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New Town Hall (Dresden)

Dresden, Germany · built 1910

New Town Hall (Dresden)
New Town Hall (Dresden). Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The New Town Hall in Dresden is the seat of Dresden's city administration. It is located south-east of the Altmarkt on Dr.-Külz-Ring. The town hall tower is 100.3 metres (329 ft) high (with figure, including lightning rod); the viewing platform, which currently is not open to the public, is 68 metres (223 ft) above the ground. The town hall clock has a diameter of 4 metres (13 ft). The Golden Town Hall Man on the tower is 5.05 metres (16.6 ft) high from the base to the crown. There are 16 larger-than-life sandstone statues at the height of the viewing platform. The partially restored statues represent 16 virtues, namely (counter-clockwise starting in the north): Love, Hope, Mercy, Piety, Faith, Loyalty, Courage, Perseverance, Strength, Sacrifice, Wisdom, Kindness, Justice, Truth, Vigilance and Prudence.

Town hall data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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