Altes Rathaus, Bamberg
Küchel, Johann Jakob Michael
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Alternative Titles
Old City Hall, Bamberg
Sammlung Ludwig im Alten Rathaus
Date
1467-1756Description
Overall view from the southwest; arch of the Obere Brücke (bridge) links to the old city hall; The first phase of the Bamberg town hall was completed by 1467 on the river Regnitz. Originally in a Gothic style, it was rebuilt in Baroque and Rococo style by Johann Jakob Michael Küchel in 1744-1756. Anwar Johann painted the murals on the exterior walls (1755). Traditional German fachwerk (a half-timbered wing called the Rottmeisterhäuschen used for guards on watch) juts out over the river. The town hall is built on an artificial island linked on either side by a bridge (the Obere Brücke). This is because of conflict between the bishop and the mayor, with the bishop refusing land for the hall. Today it is the Sammlung Ludwig, a museum that houses one of the biggest porcelain collections in Europe. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/26/2015)
Type of Work
city hall; art museumSubject
architecture, decorative arts, bridges (built works), Restoration and conservation, city government, Gothic (Medieval), Baroque, Rococo
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