Palais Sutterheim, Baroque architectural monument at Market Square, Erlangen, Germany.
Palais Sutterheim is a three-story Baroque building at Erlangen's Market Square with nine window axes across its main facade. The structure features ionic corner pillars and a mansard roof with decorative dormers that define its architectural style.
The building was constructed between 1728 and 1730 and became Erlangen's city hall in 1836, serving as the municipal administration center until 1971. This extended use reflects its important role in the city's development and governance for more than a century.
Today the palace houses the City Library and an art gallery, where visitors find exhibitions, books, and artworks throughout its rooms. The building serves as a living cultural center where people gather to read, study, and experience local art.
The building stands on the south side of Erlangen's Marktplatz, its main entrance facing the square through the basket-arch portal. The Stadtbibliothek and Kunstpalais occupy the palace today, with the gallery on the ground floor. The two southern extensions along Hauptstraße and Einhornstraße, added in 1885–1886 and 1890, are part of the same monument complex.
The triangular pediment above the entrance carries the alliance coat of arms of the builder, Christian Hieronymus von Stutterheim, together with a clock. The portal below is flanked by free-standing Ionic columns supporting a broken pediment filled with cornucopias.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 94,357 contributors worldwide.