Architecture

Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, facade detail with gable

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Lübecker Rathaus [German]
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, facade detail with gable

Architecture

structure overview
architectural element(s)
style/period

Architecture: Lübeck City Hall

built
1240-1350
culture
style/period
work type by function
material
architect / constr. phase
1240
construction of Romanesque structure
1251-1308
reconstruction after the fire of 1251 in Early Gothic style and extension (including arcade porch and Grawanthus)
1298
construction of the Long House
1340-1350
demolition of the main building and new construction
1435
redesign of the shield wall with three turrets
1442-1444
addition of the new chamber (Neues Gemach)
1570-1572
Gothic arcade porch is replaced by a new Renaissance building
1594
addition of the Neue Gemach stairways

Geography

local language location name
Lübeck, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
272bis

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