Rotes Rathaus

Rotes Rathaus
Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall) of Berlin
Location within Central Berlin
General information
Type	City hall
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
Location	Berlin, Germany
Coordinates	52°31′07″N 13°24′30″E / 52.51861°N 13.40833°E / 52.51861; 13.40833
Construction started	1861
Completed	1869
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hermann Friedrich Waesemann

The Rotes Rathaus (German: [ˈʁoːtəs ˈʁaːtˌhaʊs] ^ⓘ, Red City Hall) is the town hall of Berlin, Germany, located in the Mitte district on Rathausstraße near Alexanderplatz. It is the home to the governing mayor and the government (the Senate of Berlin) of the state of Berlin. The name of the landmark building dates from the façade design with red clinker bricks.