Why go
It was built between 1899 and 1905 at the behest of the then independent city of Charlottenburg in the Prussian province of Brandenburg. It was built between 1899 and 1905 at the behest of the then independent city of Charlottenburg in the Prussian province of Brandenburg.
What to look for
- Charlottenburg Town Hall is an administrative building situated in the Charlottenburg locality of Berlin in Germany.
- It was built between 1899 and 1905 at the behest of the then independent city of Charlottenburg in the Prussian.
The full story
The town's population consisted mainly of royal officials and initially the king also assumed the office of the mayor. As from the mid 19th century the population grew rapidly, the building became too small to house the municipal offices and in 1860 a new town hall was inaugurated eastwards on the road to the Prussian capital Berlin, the present-day Otto-Suhr-Allee. Around 1900, Charlottenburg had become an affluent city and its citizens expressed their confidence by holding an architectural competition to rebuild the town hall in a lavish Gründerzeit style with a 70 m (230 ft) long Wünschelburg sandstone façade and a spire of 88 m (289 ft), exceeding the dome of Charlottenburg Palace (which allegedly caused trouble with Emperor Wilhelm II).
Useful to know
- Verify current opening hours, closures and timed-entry rules on the official site before setting out.
- Allow extra time for security or ticketing when the visit includes an interior collection or viewing platform.