The Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) of Bamberg, Germany
not only has beautiful architecture but it is also unique as it has been
built over two bridges.
The reason for siting the town hall at such a location was
dispute between citizens and the bishop of the town. The bishop who owned most
of land in the town didn't allow town hall to be built of his lands, so the
mayor decided to create an artificial island in the River Regnitz and
constructing
the the town hall on the two bridges and the artificially created island. These
two bridges namely Obere brücke (Upper bridge) and Untere brücke
(Lower bridge) were not owned by the bishop.
The original town hall built in the period between years 1461 and 1467
and its design was mainly influenced by the Gothic architecture. In years 1744
to 1756 its exterior was modified to Baroque/Rococo styles and in the year 1755
paintings were added to its facade. The eye-catching half-timbered extension over
the Upper bridge was added in 1688 for use as the residence of the Corporal of the guards (Rottmeisterhäuschen).
The town hall now houses Ludwig Collection - one of the
largest collections of porcelain in Europe.
Image from Flickr is by Stiller Beobachter
Image from Flickr is by Klausl
Image from Flickr is by paula soler-moya
Image from Flickr is by Manu
Image from Flickr is by Manu
View of the back end;
Image from Panoramio is by world of pictures by KlausH
Location in Google Maps / Google Earth
Source of info: German Wikipedia (English Translation) / Tripadvisor
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