Altes Rathaus, Historical town hall in Hambach an der Weinstraße, Germany.
Altes Rathaus is a sandstone administrative building in the center of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, built in the 18th century with a stepped gable roof. A clock tower rises above the facade and can be seen clearly from the surrounding square.
The building was erected between 1739 and 1741 under Prince Bishop Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim as a seat of local administration. It suffered wartime damage and was used for other purposes for decades before returning to its original role in 1983.
Two sandstone figures on the western facade show Saint James and Saint Anne, carved by sculptor Walter Bauer in the 1980s. They are easy to spot from the street and give the building a personal, local touch that sets it apart from purely civic architecture.
The building sits in the old town and is easy to reach on foot from the main pedestrian area. The facade and tower are fully visible from the street, so a short stop on a walking tour is enough to take it in.
The tower bell dates from 1826 and the clock was added in 1868, and both still work today. This means the tower has been marking time in the same square for nearly 200 years without interruption.
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