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style in 1528. It was then rebuilt in 1757 and had a tower added in 1765. It expanded with an annex along Schmiedestraße in 1832. The building contained works by the Königsberg-born sculptor
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The Altstadt Town Hall was rebuilt after an internal fire on 6 March 1940, but was subsequently destroyed in August 1944 during the
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depicting a golden lion's head was added during the 1832 expansion and became popular with children.
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With the unification of the three towns into a single city in 1724 and the selection of the
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River. Its original construction date and style is unknown, but it was rebuilt in the
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were held inside the town hall from 1907 to 1924. It also contained the city
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The town hall was located along the Altstädtischer Markt, a market near the
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Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II
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After the defeat of rebels in the neighboring Königsberg town of
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as city hall, Altstadt's Rathaus instead hosted the
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54°42′37″N 20°30′44″E / 54.7102°N 20.5121°E / 54.7102; 20.5121

‹See Tfd›
German
town hall
Altstadt
Königsberg
Germany
Pregel
Gothic
Rudolf Siemering
Kneiphof
Thirteen Years' War
Kneiphof Town Hall
Königsberg City Archive
Königsberg Public Library
city's business school
Sparkasse
Bombing of Königsberg in World War II
Postcards of Altstadt Town Hall
Postcard of Altstadt Town Hall
Altstädischer Markt with the town hall
Kneiphof Town Hall
Löbenicht Town Hall
Stadthaus
ISBN
3-7921-0320-6
Mühlpfordt, Herbert Meinhard
ISBN
3-7612-0092-7

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