Town Hall
Altes Rathaus, Kornmarkt, Lucerne 6004 - Switzerland
Phone: +44 (0)41 (0)41 227
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One of Switzerland’s most important Renaissance buildings, the Town Hall, known locally as the Altes Rathaus, was built in the period 1602-1606 by Anton Isenmann on the site of a former warehouse. In Italian Renaissance style, its impressive overhanging roof is, however, typical of the Bern canton. The open arcades are still used today as a weekly market place and the Kornschütte hall above, formerly a trading area, is now used as an exhibition and concert hall. The 41-metre-high tower, with its beautiful painted clock face, was once used as a watch and observation tower
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