town hall

(rathaus)

Work began in 1701 on the building of a new Town Hall after the War of the Palatinate Succession left much of the city, as well as the original Town Hall, in ruins. In 1751 Prince Elector Karl Theodor embellished the building a little, and then in 1886, the east building was added. In 1908, part of the Town Hall was destroyed by a fire, and so once more had to be rebuilt. The building was expanded in 1961, adding another wing as well the bell tower.