The copper dome of the new town hall's tower culminating at around 100m is topped by a statue known as the 'Golden Man'. It is a five meter high statue of Hercules by Richard Guhr. Below the dome, at a height of 68 meters is one of the city's best viewing platforms, with great views of Dresden's historic center.
The new Dresden town hall is a pretty impressive complex with multiple inner courtyards on the 'Altmarkt' , Dresden's large central square. It was erected between 1905 and 1910 by Karl Roth after the old town hall had become too small for the expanding town. The 1744 Old Town Hall at the northwest side of the Altmarkt was completely destroyed during the allied bombardments of February 1945. The new town hall was also badly damaged during the same bombardments but it was rebuilt between 1948 and 1952 but the historical structure is gone forever as only the octagonal tower was rebuilt accurately. The rest exists today in a simplified form. In front of the east wing's four golden gates stand two bronze lions by Georg Wrba, one of the academy's professors. He was also the one to cast the bronze sculpture 'Bacchus on a Donkey' near the entrance of the Ratskeller at the southeast end of the town hall. Touching the large toe of Bacchus is supposed to bring luck. The copper dome of the new town hall's tower culminating at around 100m is topped by a statue known as the 'Golden Man'. It is a five meter high statue of Hercules by Richard Guhr. Below the dome, at a height of 68 meters is one of the city's best viewing platforms, with great views of Dresden's historic center. 'Willst du was schaffen, tu es nicht ohne Rat doch vorwärts bringt dich nur die frische Tat.' - If you are to create something, get good advise but only your actions will bring you forward.
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