| Old Town Hall | |
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Altes Rathaus | |
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 Old Town Hall and the approximate location of the former 13th-century defensive wall encircling the old town (●) that grew around the market place and Market Church next to it
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| General information | |
| Address | Köbelingerstraße 4 |
| Town or city | Hanover |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°22′16″N 9°44′10″E / 52.371225°N 9.736018°E |
| Construction started | 1410 |
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The Old Town Hall (German: Altes Rathaus) is a former, and the first, town hall in Hanover, Germany. Originally built in the old city district in 1410, replaced by the New Town Hall in 1913, and extensively restored in 1953 and 1964 after heavy bomb damage in World War II, it is the oldest secular building in the city. The market façade with the highly sophisticated Brick Gothic of the lucarnes has been preserved and partly restored in its medieval shape. Some elements of it were copied on other wings of the building.