Town Hall (Freiburg im Breisgau)

The Town Hall (German: Rathaus) of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, is spread over a total of 16 locations.

It is located in the inner courtyard and is now called Gerichtslaube ("court house") and is directly connected to the Old Town Hall.

On the far left, the former passage route framed by a Renaissance arch into the courtyard of the town hall serves as the main entrance to the building.

Above the arch is a clock crowned by the Double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire with the coats of arms of Hungary and Bohemia as well as under the Herzschild of Castile and Austria.

More coats of arms on the gable over the main entrance remind of the different monarchs in Freiburg: The space in the top right contains the red eagle of the House of Zähringen (1091-1218).

In the middle on the left, there is the State coat of arms of the Habsburg hereditary lands, the so-called Lerchenwappen, which features five eagles on a blue background that stand for five different duchies.

At the lower left the shield of the House of Austria can be seen, to the right of it there is the coat of arms of Freiburg, the Saint George's Cross.

[2][3] During Operation Tigerfish in 1944, the old town hall burned out completely and the entire interior decor was lost.

As assembly between the buildings a prestigious columned doorway decorated with pediments carrying the inscription Academia friburgensis had been chosen.

In the early 18th century, the Auditorium maximum (the biggest lecture hall) had been created in the course of a renovation of the building's south wing.

Due to its grand stucco ceiling, the auditorium is considered the most beautiful room in Freiburg which has been created during the baroque period.