The city hall of Innsbruck is located in the Maria Theresien road.

Old city hall

The old city hall in the old part of town developed 1358 and was several times converted, until the city administration drew 1897 into the new city hall.

A relief at the front shows an angel with the Stadtwappen and a pair of citizens in the Tracht 16. Century to the memory of the confirmation of the municipal law. The passage leads to an inner court with wells.

The 56 m high city tower was built around 1450. Provided with a pointed polygonal spire originally, he received a Renaissance bulb hood around 1560. The had on fire risks to respected to hold and for peace ensure for enemies look out.

From the tower gallery in 33 m height is offered a view on the roofs of the city.

New city hall

From three old community centres in the center grown together, this building complex in the Maria Theresien road from 1712 to 1810 formed the Innsbrucker city palace of the counts 1848 took place its transformation to the hotel Austrian yard. After its auction 1862 it acquired 1882 the Innsbrucker paper merchant Leonhard long. The today's shape of the eastern solidium originates from the following years. 1897 gave the object to long in trueful generous way of the city Innsbruck as new city hall.

Between 1882 and 1886 the established crosswise and/or Saaltrakt in the inner court with Fresken of Ferdinand Wagner was zerbombt 1944. The Westtrakt of the city hall to the Fallmerayerstrasse originates from the year 1939.

2002 were opened, to the substantially increased city hall complex planned by the French architect Dominique Perrault. In this project of the city Innsbruck with private investors are today the centers of politics and administration of the state capital in close connection with numerous handels and service enterprise.

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