The historical city hall of in Westphalia at the Prinzipalmarkt is beside the pc. - Paulus cathedral one of the landmarks of the city. Admittingness attained it as meeting place of the negotiations to the peace, which led to the completion of the war in Europe, and as place of birth of the Netherlands by swearing to the peace of It is considered as one of the most important architectural monuments as well as one of the most beautiful buildings of everyday of the gothic.

History

Since all documents of archives of the city with their history were destroyed during the rule of the in the years 1534 and 1535, all information into the 1530er-Jahre is based on documents, which were kept outside of the city and/or city archives. Accordingly the historical sections are not accurately datable into the time of the 1530er-Jahre.

Emergence

When received the municipal law around the year 1170, the councillors of the town councillor, i.e. judge and juror, needed a place where meetings and courts could be held. A first simple building developed directly in relation to the Michaelistor to the cathedral castle and the Dombereich in the proximity of the Prinzipalmarktes. This became already some years before against center 12. Century put on. With this first building of a city hall it concerned a simple and fast established framework construction. It is to be assumed it was established around 1170 or briefly after in order being able to put to the councillors its own meeting building as at short notice as possible at the disposal.

Already with the first Parzellierung of the Prinzipalmarktes the place for a city hall at this place was probably kept free, since on old cadastral maps at the position of the city hall a free surface with double plot width of the remaining buildings is noted. The choice of this position witnesses of high self-confident its citizen of there it thereby the city hall in direct line of sight to the pc. - Paulus cathedral and the palace built, in order to lend to its striving for liberty and the claim to power on autonomy opposite bishop Nachdruck. For the bishop equaled the building at this place however rather an open provocation, had to look it nevertheless on the way from his palace to the cathedral under duress on the city hall of the citizens. Additionally to be emphasized the self-confident its should the citizen opposite their national gentlemen toward end 14. Century, when the city hall should be decorated also still with a splendourful front.

This initial framework construction stood still with a distance from approx. 12 m to the market route of the Prinzipalmarkts and the year ago 1200 by a solid building of stones with the dimensions 14.50 m for 18 m was probably already replaced. For the year 1250 this building is then the first time testified as meeting place of the jurors. Its lower part, which is council room, also as peace hall well-known. At the beginning 14. Century before the building already existing a further building was near built directly to at the Prinzipalmarkt, in order to make for the citizenry a place for meetings available. The extension to the front can be attributed to that far risen self-confident its citizen, who does not hide itself with its city hall no more in the house line of the Prinzipalmarktes "„"“wanted. This citizen-resounds probably developed around the year 1320. Toward end 14. Century, probably by 1395, resounds by 4 m a long porch extended, which projects into the market. And becomes direct this porch was carried by five round columns at the roadside. It is part of the characteristic semicircular canal of the Prinzipalmarktes. Its front provided with precious ornaments, in particular the so-called Schaugiebeln.

15. Century to the Second World War

In the years 1576 and 1577 the roof of the rear building part over the council room and the above preparation chamber was converted. The original saddle roof in north south direction was cleared away and replaced by a new Giebeldach in east west direction like that of the front building part. The master craftsmen taken part with the change are to be recognized by their master characters in blue clinker stones in the Ostgiebel. Additionally Gruthaus "“a cultivation to eastern the city hall established "„, which was called also "„small council room "“, "„Stoveken "“, starting from 1602, developed) or "„winter council room "“(1773/76) and of two floors consisted. The designation as winter council room owed it to the problem of the heating of the council room: While the councillors sitting in the proximity of the fire-place were weldingbathed, the members present on the other end of the area froze. In the winter months council meetings were often shifted therefore into the small council room. These 1892 around a third floor cultivation did not extend existed since the destruction in the Second World War and the reconstruction into the 1950er-Jahren however no more. It was replaced by a new stair tower.

Celebrity attained the city hall beside the city hall as meeting place of the congress between 1643 and 1648, that terminated the war in Europe. First the realm yard advice Johann crane read out to 27. May 1643 in the council room the declaration of neutrality of the emperor. She relieved the city for the time of the negotiations of its obligations the realm opposite and was thus a neutral city. To the congress the traveled over 150 high guests a receipt was prepared there and with a sip from a cup, which welcomes so-called "„golden cock "“. Particularly to the cause of the negotiations the painter and artist Everhard Alerdinck received the order to adorn the city hall. In addition it painted the Giebel again 1646 with and "„illuminierte "“it with white lead. The council room, in which the negotiations to the peace and the solemn ceremony of swearing to the peace of took place, is since that 18. Century also as peace hall admits. The peace by of 15. May 1648 is considered as birth of the Netherlands, after Spain and the sieved Netherlands provinces closed after 80 years peace and their independence was granted to the Netherlands. The actual peace was not sworn to here however against a widespread acceptance, but did not only negotiate.

Toward end of the 1850er years developed the desire for an urban festival room in the upper floor of the city hall. In addition the roof space should be referred, which was up to then as far as possible unused. On 29 April 1858 the city delegates to catch up thereupon first only one sketch and a cost estimate decided. The change was decided on 12 December 1858 and requested drafts by the building supervisor Hauptner as well as by the railway supervisor Keil. The commencement of construction retarded however among other things because the assigned building masters Julius Carl Raschdorff rejected and besides made changes at the structural drawing were postponed due to political conditions. For these changes three drafts in order were given. They became the responsible person advice of building of governments salt mountain on 25 October 1860 submit, which they displeased however all. In its appraisal from 21 February 1861 was called it, it left "„, architectural style and the art-fair connection to the front Giebel "“would miss. At the same time it submitted its own alternative draft, for whose execution the town council decided. Thus a large hall with developed in the upper floor. The national's building male nurse Gustav wolf judged this interference negatively 1949 in the restaurant press message), since its opinion after by the interference the clear separation between house body rectangle and roof triangle and the agreement between inside and outside were thus destroyed.

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