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The 1608 to 1610 established old person city hall of Wiesbaden are the oldest building of the city. It stands to central place Wiesbadener old part of town, which lock place, around which also the former city lock of of the nassauischen dukes, in which today the hessian federal state parliament group themselves is accommodated, the market church as well as the new city hall. Old person the city hall was built in the Renaissance style, 1828 were originally transformed however the former framework upper floor gotisierend. The formerly wooden reliefs under the five windows of the upper floor, which the virtues strength, justice, next love and moderateness represent, were replaced thereby by stone copies. The originals from oakwood can be visited today in the Wiesbadener museum. Today the building serves the city Wiesbaden as register office. In the which one reaches by means of stairs centrically under the outside staircase, is a wine restaurant. Before the outside staircase, between city lock and old city hall, stands the 1753 establishes market well, whose central column the nassauische lion with sign crowns. In the year 2002 the building was comprehensively reorganized and equipped with a elevator on the back.

See also

  • List of the objects of interest of Wiesbaden
  • New city hall (Wiesbaden)
  • City lock Wiesbaden

Literature

  • Baedeker Wiesbaden Rhine gau. Karl Baedeker GmbH, Ostfildern Kemnat, 2001, ISBN 3879540764

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