Herne Town Hall ( Rathaus Herne ) is a neoclassical administrative building in the city of Herne , founded in 1911 and opened in 1912; since then, it houses both the city council and the local administration. The project was created by architect Gisbert von Teuffel, who won the competition, which was attended by 54 plans for a new town hall ; is a monument of architecture of the city.
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History and Description
By the beginning of the 20th century, the city of Herne had expanded considerably: since April 1, 1908, the communities of Baucau and Horsthausen were included in Herne as new municipalities. As a result, the city began to need a headquarters for its administration: the already existing town hall - the former building of the Protestant community in today's Gutenberg Square, in conjunction with a number of rented houses, including the hall in the Harani gymnasium - became narrow for municipal employees. On November 17, 1908, the city authorities purchased a plot of land near the evangelical cemetery with an area of 8.88 hectares for 96,000 marks .
After selecting a site for construction, a general competition was held for projects of the future mayor's office, in which 54 plans took part. The final part of the competition was won by a project of the architect, and later a professor at the Technical University in Karlsruhe , Gisbert von Teuffel (1881–1970) and on July 5, 1910 a total construction cost of 900,000 marks was approved. The building was designed in October 1910 by architect Wilhelm Kreis [1] : according to his plans, on March 8, 1911, the construction of a neoclassical "urbanistic" building was begun. The laying of the first stone took place on May 13, 1911, and on October 1 of the following year, the first services moved to a new town hall: the grand opening took place on December 6.
For the construction of the building were used the most modern at that time building materials, including reinforced concrete . The height of the structure from the base to the top of the tower was 42 meters; the domed roof of the town hall reminded of the buildings of the XVIII century. The parapet was decorated with two tall sculptures by Joseph Enseling, which were removed after December 9, 1965. The city council hall stood out in the interior of the town hall: the covering of its walls, 6.5 meters high, was made of cedar panels, and the windows, which occupied the entire space from floor to ceiling and oak chairs, gave the hall “spectacularity”. The town hall from the time of construction had electric lighting, central heating in all rooms and an elevator system. The total cost of construction amounted to 950,000 marks. Since 1985, the town hall is a monument of architecture of the city.
See also
- Martin Opitz Library
- Gymnasium Harani
Notes
- ↑ Hermann Hipp, Klaus von Beyme, Ernst Seidl. Architektur als politische Kultur: philosophia practica . - Dietrich Reimer, 1996. - p. 221. - 348 p. - ISBN 9783496011491 .
Literature
- Hermann Schaefer. Festschrift zur Einweihung des neuen Rathauses zu Herne. Herne, 6. Dezember 1912.
- Stadt herne. Das Herner Rathaus - Ein Haus von Bürgern für Bürger.
Links
- Rathaus Herne (German) . herne.de . Herne . The appeal date is January 22, 2019.