architecture

Lübeck City Hall

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Lübecker Rathaus [German]

Architecture

built
1240-1350
culture
German
style/period
Brick Gothic
work type by function
city hall
material
brick
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

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Schleswig-Holstein » Lübeck » City Centre » St. Mary's Quarter
local language location name
Lübeck, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations
1240-1806
Holy Roman Empire
1240-1806
Free Imperial City
1806-1811
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck
1811-1813
Kingdom of France
1813-1871
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hanseatic City of Lübeck
type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
272bis
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, New Chamber (Neues Gemach), east elevation
Lübeck City Hall, New Chamber (Neues Gemach), east elevation Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, view from Market Square
Lübeck City Hall, view from Market Square Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, facade detail with windows
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, facade detail with windows Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, detail of the ornamented facade
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, detail of the ornamented facade Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, detail of the arcade porch building in front of the southern shield wall
Lübeck City Hall, detail of the arcade porch building in front of the southern shield wall Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building in front of the southern shield wall
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building in front of the southern shield wall Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, view from Market Square on the Long House and New Chamber
Lübeck City Hall, view from Market Square on the Long House and New Chamber Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, detail of the east facade of the New Chamber (Neues Gemach)
Lübeck City Hall, detail of the east facade of the New Chamber (Neues Gemach) Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, facade detail with gable
Lübeck City Hall, arcade porch building, facade detail with gable Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany