page_title: New Town Hall (Bremen)
section_title: The new building
hierarchical_section_title: New Town Hall (Bremen) / History / The new building
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Neues Rathaus in Bremen, Glücksgöttin Fortuna (Bildhauer: de:Georg Roemer) als Wetterfahne auf dem DachreiterDas abgebildete Objekt ist ein geschütztes Kulturdenkmal in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, mit der Nr. 0066,T003 beim Landesamt für Denkmalpflege registriert. → Datenbankeintrag
context_page_description: The New Town Hall has stood on the Domshof in the centre of Bremen, Germany since 1913. Located behind the Unser-Lieben-Frauen-Kirchhof cemetery, it is adjacent to the older section of the Town Hall with which it forms a harmonious ensemble. Among its sumptuous rooms decorated with local artefacts, the New Town Hall houses the Senate Chamber used by the Senate for its regular meetings and the Great Hall, a venue for official receptions. In 2004, Bremen Town Hall was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with the Roland of Bremen.
context_section_description: The new Town Hall, three times larger than the old building, was built from 1909 to 1913, mostly by local construction companies. The result was a fine three-storey Neo-Renaissance building with a clinker-brick façade and a hipped, copper-plated roof. The finish consisted of clinker bricks from Oldenburg and Muschelkalk limestone from Bavaria while Obernkirchen sandstone was used for the interior. Despite the practices of the times, it was decided there should be no tower.
caption: Eastern roof with the Fortuna sculpture
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