Berliner Rathaus - Berlin, Germany - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The sign is in German and reads:

"Berliner Rathaus

Erbaut von 1861 - 1869 nach Plänen von Hermann F. Waesemann. Bis 1945 Sitz der Stadtverordnetenversammlung und des Oberbürgermeisters. Im 2. Weltkrieg teilweise zerstört. 1951 - 1956 wieder aufgebaut. Bis 1990 Sitz der Stadtverordnetenversammlung und des Oberbürgermeisters von Ost-Berlin. Seit dem 3. Oktober 1991 Sitz des Regierenden Bürgermeisters und der Senatskanzlei."

[English translation courtesy of Google Translate:]

"Berlin Town Hall

Built from 1861 - 1869 according to plans by Hermann F. Waesemann. Until 1945, the seat of the city council and the mayor. In the second world war partially destroyed. 1951 - 1956 rebuilt. Until 1990, the seat of the city council and the mayor of East Berlin. Since October 3, 1991 seat of the mayor and the Senate Chancellery."

The following additional information is from Wikipedia (visit link) :

"The Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall) is the town hall of Berlin, located in the Mitte district on Rathausstraße near Alexanderplatz. It is the home to the governing mayor and the government (the Senate of Berlin) of the Federal state of Berlin. The name of the landmark building dates from the facade design with red clinker bricks.

History

The Rathaus was built between 1861 and 1869 in the style of the north Italian High Renaissance by Hermann Friedrich Waesemann. It was modelled on the Old Town Hall of Torun, today Poland, while the architecture of the tower is reminiscent of the cathedral tower of Notre-Dame de Laon in France. It replaced several individual buildings dating from the Middle Ages and now occupies an entire city block.

The building was heavily damaged by Allied bombing in World War II and rebuilt to the original plans between 1951 and 1956. The Neues Stadthaus, which survived the bombing and had formerly been the head office of Berlin's municipal fire insurance Feuersozietät in Parochialstraße served as the temporary city hall for the post-war city government for all the sectors of Berlin until September 1948. Following that time, it housed only those of the Soviet sector. The reconstructed Rotes Rathaus, then located in the Soviet sector, served as the town hall of East Berlin, while the Rathaus Schöneberg was seat of the West Berlin Senate. After German reunification, the administration of reunified Berlin officially moved into the Rotes Rathaus on 1 October 1991."

Group that erected the marker: City of Berlin URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Rathausstraße 15 Berlin, Germany 10178

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