Essen City Hall

Essen City Hall is a 23-storey, 106 m skyscraper in , . When completed on 1 July 1979, it was one of the tallest city halls in Europe and is currently the third tallest city hall in Germany after and .
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  • Type: Town hall
  • Description: townhall of the City of Essen
  • Also known as: “Rathaus Essen”
  • Address: Porscheplatz 1, Essen, 45127
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rathaus Galerie Essen and Old Synagogue.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center.

Synagogue
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The is a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Steeler Straße 29, in , in the state of , . is situated 200 metres south of Essen City Hall.

Fountain
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is a fountain, which is situated 230 metres south of Essen City Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altenessen and Margarethenhöhe.

Suburb
is a northern borough of the city of , . Officially it is divided into the two boroughs of Altenessen-Nord and Altenessen-Süd. Because of its size, was divided into two parts, when it was incorporated into the city of Essen in 1915. is situated 3½ km north of Essen City Hall.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southwest of Essen City Hall.

Suburb
is a northwestern borough of the city of , . It was incorporated into the city in 1915. Before it had been part of the Bürgermeisterei Borbeck. is situated 4 km northwest of Essen City Hall.

Essen City Hall

Latitude
51.45814° or 51° 27′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.01594° or 7° 0′ 57″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
9F39F258+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51255253
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­townhall
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q135672
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Essen City Hall” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Essen City Hall”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قاعة مدينة ايسن”
  • Esperanto: “Urbodomo de Essen”
  • German: “Essener Rathaus”
  • German: “Rathaus Essen”
  • Greek: “Δημαρχείο του Έσσεν”
  • Persian: “اسن سیتی هال”
  • Russian: “Эссенская ратуша”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Theater im Rathaus and Rathaus Essen.

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