The Red Town Hall

Rotes Rathaus mit U-Bahn

Image: Florian Selig

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The Red Town Hall is the seat of Berlin’s government and the Governing Mayor, Kai Wegner. The name “Red Town Hall” is a reference to the building’s red brick façade. Its 94-meter tower makes it an immediately recognizable landmark.

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Visit the Red Town Hall

Guided tours through the Red Town Hall are available for groups. For more information, send an e-mail to the press office.

Exhibitions in the public area of the Red Town Hall can be visited Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., even without a guided tour.

LEGO-Modell des Roten Rathauses

Image: Senatskanzlei Berlin / N. Nagel

The Red Town Hall as a LEGO Model

The LEGO Red Town Hall, on a scale of 1:60, was built in 200 hours from 78,750 commercially available LEGO elements. This unique model is located across from the entrance to the Hall of Arms. Take a look and discover many loving details.

Publications

  • The Red Town Hall

    in English

    PDF-Document (1.9 MB)

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  • Inside View of History

    For the Red Town Hall’s 150th anniversary in 2019, the Senate Chancellery compiled a bilingual flipbook on the building’s history with content in German and English.

    PDF-Document (8.0 MB)

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Videos

Building the LEGO model: a time-lapse video

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Video Tour of the Red Town Hall

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The Town Hall Clock

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