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New Town Hall (Dresden)

Dresden, Germany · built 1910

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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