The city hall of the city Mainz is called of the Mainzern also after the mayor at that time Jockel fox building of foxes.

That city hall because of the Rhine bank nearby the Theodor Heuss bridge been, was sketched by Arne Jacobsen and Otto Weitling in the year 1966/1970 and from 1970 to 1974 built, forms with the Hilton hotel and Rhine-gold-resounds to one from the modern trend stamenden complex.

Prehistory

New self-confident its city since 1962 was expressed also in new buildings for the administration. The majority of the town councillor the building of a new city hall at the Rhine bank decided already two years before the incorporations. Around the city hall and its location it had already given a controversy for many years, which went back partially into the 30's. Its own city hall had never given it in since 1462 the Mainz governed by the representatives of the archbishop and cure princes. The town councillor resided over the centuries in different buildings, which firmierten mostly as "„city hall "“. After the debate end of the 50's had again flashed, became among other things the extended powder tower, which lock or the area "„at the fire "“suggested, in whose direct proximity the city hall was finally also built after the draft of the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen. It merged into a total concept from the shopping centre "„at the fire "“and the new Rhine-gold-resounds, the follow-up's building of the destroyed town hall from the period of promoterism. In addition, when the building and the location were decided, the discussions continued, this time caught fire them from the costs and the architecture of the building conceived as modern counterpoint to the town centre. Nothing the despite was inaugurated the new city hall on 31 December 1973.

Costs

For the entire city hall complex inclusive city hall plateau and bridge tower were estimated 1969 45 millions DM. 1973, one year before the completion, already 67 millions DM were calculated. Finally the city hall complex should cost the city Mainz 80 millions DM.

Use of the building

Apart from the normal use as city hall for the city Mainz, the advice hall and the entrance hall can be used also as forum for music, literature and exhibitions.

The conference rooms in the city hall carry the names of the twin cities of Mainz. The Bestuhlung contained in it comes likewise from Arne Jacobsen and is monument-protected, like the city hall. The chairs, altogether 460, belong to the series of 7 the Jacobsen into the 1950er years sketched. Model 3107 is without and model 3207 with arm rest. Both types are covered with brown leather.

The city hall as well as the interior equipment, may be transformed only with permission of an architect's office, which represents the rights at the works of Arne Jacobsen.

Town hall square

The town hall square was renamed one year after death by Jockel fox in Jockel fox place.

At the place is the sculpture vitality from aluminum staffs those is spiral arranged. It was sketched by Andreu Alfaro from the twin city Valencia in the year 1979 which in September 1982 before the city hall was then set up. The object has a certain similarity with the symbol of the XX. Olympic summer games of 1972 in Munich exhibits, however here in three-dimensional form. With in the year 2006 an accomplished renovation of the city hall and the sculpture this was not set up however again in the original adjustment (the first staff stood on "“1-Uhr-Stellung"”, now is it on 4-Uhr-Stellung).

Toward Rhine and Rhine-gold-resounds is the sculpture key of the hour racquet of Hans Arp, which by the federal state government Rhineland-Palatinate of the city Mainz was given on 18 December 1974.

Under the place is a public multi-storey car park. Several elevators connect the multi-storey car park with the place.

See also

• History of the city Mainz
• List of the mayors of Mainz

Related links

• Information and pictures to the city hall on mainz.de
• In addition, to information to Rhine-gold-resounds to the city hall on mainz.de
• Pictures of the town hall square with dawn, town councillor hall and '' vitality ''
• '' arch '' IN FORM
• Rhine newspaper picture and text to the city hall
• More concerns Rhine-gold-resounds however nevertheless times here purely before I it forgets
• City reorganizes monument-protected chairs
• Press release of the city Mainz for the reorganization of the chairs

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