The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html

The Great Hall of the Town Hall is the most significant part of the Old Town Hall. Built between 1332 and 1340, it repeatedly played a central role in imperial history until the 17th century. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 12 meters at its apex, it was the largest secular building north of the Alps at the time of its construction. Its sculptural decoration must have been similarly unique, of which two formerly polychrome reliefs on the east side have survived. They depict Emperor Louis IV on the throne and a grant of privileges (the so-called Norimberga and Brabantia). In order to provide Albrecht Dürer with space for murals after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the council had other 14th-century sculptures removed in 1520. Under Dürer's direction, a Renaissance masterpiece was created in the hall from 1521 onwards, encompassing murals, stained glass windows, paneling, a wooden barrel vault, and wall sconces. Dürer also designed exterior paintings, remnants of which remained visible until the mid-19th century. Dürer's murals in the hall depicted a court scene (the slander of Apelles), a scene of the town musicians (the piper's chair), and Emperor Maximilian I on his triumphal chariot on the north wall. In 1613 and 1621, Gabriel Weyer, Jobst Harrich, Paul Juvenel the Elder, and Georg Gärtner the Younger renewed and added to the murals from Dürer's time. The comprehensive restoration of the hall's interior in 1904/05 amounted to a complete repainting. Little of the original movable furnishings survived: the imperial throne, a chandelier by Hans Wilhelm Beheim, and a Swedish lion. The bronze screen, originally intended for the Fugger family burial site in Augsburg and erected in the western part of the town hall after Dürer's death, was cast in the workshop of the Vischer foundry family and had already been sold in 1806 (four sections survive in Montrottier Castle, Savoy). In 1649, the Peace Banquet took place in the town hall, which Joachim von Sandrart immortalized in a painting. The town hall burned down to its outer walls in 1945. All the murals, including parts of Dürer's original decoration preserved beneath later layers, were lost. The exterior was rebuilt between 1956 and 1958, followed by the restoration of the interior from 1980 onwards (initially without murals). The wooden barrel vault from 1521, the wainscoting, and the stone floor were reconstructed.

L: Mende, M., Das alte Rathaus. Architectural History and Furnishings of the Great Hall and the Council Chamber, Vol. 1, Nuremberg 1979. - Baur, C., On the Reconstruction of the Great Hall, in: Yearbook of Bavarian Monument Preservation 37 (1983), 73-93.

Matthias Mende

quoted from: City Lexicon Nuremberg, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Endres, Nuremberg 1999

see also:

- Ceiling chandelier in the Town Hall

- Design for the Town Hall facade north of the hall (1615)

- https://www.altstadtfreunde-nuernberg.de/de/projekte/rathaussaal-und-reichskleinodien.html