Historic City Hall

Germany's oldest city hall, with over 800 years of building history – featuring a magnificent Renaissance loggia and a Gothic council tower.

Landmark Old town History

The Historic City Hall in the heart of the old town is, by virtue of its surviving structures, considered the oldest town hall in Germany. Its documented building history reaches back more than 800 years.

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At a glance

Building history: over 800 years
Location: old town, near Alter Markt and the Gürzenich
Highlights: Renaissance loggia, Gothic council tower, Hansa Hall
Status: listed monument, still the seat of city politics

800 years of city history

From the medieval Hansa Hall through the magnificent Renaissance loggia (1573) to the late-Gothic council tower, the city hall unites several eras. The tower bears 124 figures of important Cologne personalities. In front of the building, the excavated mikveh also bears witness to the city's Jewish history. A living monument amid the bustle of the old town.