| Address: |
Rathausplatz
Esslingen am Neckar
Stuttgart
73728
Germany
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| Tel: |
020 3011 3102
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| Email: |
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| Website: |
visit website
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| Flight time from UK: |
1 hr 35 mins |
| Time Zone: |
GMT +1 hour |
| Location & Parking: |
The venue is located 17km from the main airport in the centre of Esslingen |
Description
The Old Town Hall in Esslingen on the Neckar, built around 1420, has been described by experts as a masterpiece of the carpenter's art. Originally planned as a merchant's and excise house, the north side of the building was redesigned in 1586-1589 in the Renaissance style. At the same time, it received the bell tower and the astronomical clock.
Today, it is a favourite gathering place for the citizens of Esslingen and visitors from a long way round about — in the Gothic-style “Bürgersaal” (Citizens' Room), the Baroquestyle “Ratsstube” (Aldermen's Room), in the historical ambience of the “Lempp-Zimmer”, or in the spacious Schickhardt hall.