Attraction · Bremen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Town Hall is an attraction in Bremen, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 35 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 290 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet, a bike pump and a water point.
Audio tour · Town Hall
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You're standing on Bremen's market square, in front of the city hall. First, look at the big stone statue right in front of the façade. That's Roland. He and the city hall were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list together in 2004.
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This town hall in Bremen is an attraction on the city's large market square. Since 2004, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site together with the Roland statue. The building came through the war almost unscathed, while much of the city was destroyed. The Ratskeller, a café you can simply walk into, is in the cellar. You will find the Town Hall in Bremen on the Marktplatz at Am Markt 21. Nearby are the Herold memorial at 21 metres, the Roland statue at 48 metres and the equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck at 49 metres.
The Town Hall was built around 1400, when Bremen was at the height of its power. The building was a statement against the archbishop. From then on, the market square was dominated by the Town Hall rather than by the cathedral. Both great halls were made a few spans longer and wider than the great hall of the bishop's palace. Just over 200 years later, the façade received a thorough makeover in the style of the Wezerrenaissance. The master builder Lüder von Bentheim drew his inspiration, among others, from Dutch masters such as Hans Vredeman de Vries and Hendrik Goltzius.
The Dutch text doesn't give opening hours or ticket prices for the Town Hall, so check the official website, rathaus-bremen.de, before you set off. You'll find the information that applies at the time there. The Town Hall is partly accessible for wheelchairs, which means you may not be able to reach every part of the building easily. The Dutch text doesn't say which parts are accessible, so look that up in advance on the same website. That way you can plan your visit properly and avoid any surprises.
Public toilets are close by: the nearest one is 66 metres away, at Unser Lieben Frauen Kirchhof, and there are 14 within 500 metres of the Town Hall in Bremen. You won't be short of somewhere to sit either. The nearest bench is 33 metres away, at Schoppensteel, and there are 211 benches within 500 metres. For drinking water, the nearest tap is at Hohe Straße, 287 metres away, and there are 2 taps within 500 metres. If you have a bike with you, there is a free bike pump at Sandstraße, 173 metres away. It is the only bike pump within 500 metres.
Once you've visited, there's no need to walk far for something new. The Bremer Loch is 51 metres from the Town Hall in Bremen, an attraction you can view straight away. St. Petri-Dom, also an attraction, is 98 metres away. At the Roland statue, you can listen to an audio story. If you fancy a longer walk, Museum Kunsthalle Bremen is a museum 520 metres away. There is also a 2-minute audio story about the Town Hall itself. You can listen to it on the spot in the Outdoor Pitstop app, so you'll learn more about the building as you walk. That means you can comfortably visit the sights in this area on foot, one after another, without long stretches in between.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No honesty box within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 35 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Roland on the spot with the app
The nearest public toilet is 66 metres from the Town Hall, at Unser Lieben Frauen Kirchhof. Within 500 metres there are 14 public toilets in total.
Yes, the nearest bench is 33 metres from the Town Hall, at Schoppensteel. Within 500 metres there are 211 benches.
The nearest drinking water point is 287 metres away, at Hohe Straße. Within 500 metres there are 2 drinking water points.
The building itself was constructed around 1400 and received a new façade a good two hundred years later.
Yes, the Town Hall, together with the Roland statue, has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2004. The statue stands directly in front of the façade.
The Town Hall is partly wheelchair accessible. More information can be found on the official website, rathaus-bremen.de.
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