Leipzig New Town Hall - Great Attractions (Leipzig, Germany)

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Take a tour of Leipzig New Town Hall in Leipzig, Germany – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.

Leipzig, Germany has a New Town Hall which cannot be mistaken for its predecessor, the Old Town Hall.
The name of the building can be misleading, it is actually over 100 years old, with construction beginning in 1899.
Neues Rathaus, as it's known in German, is the seat of the local government.
It is located in Leipzig's southwest historic old town area.
The main tower of the building measures 361 feet, making it the largest town hall in the world.
It took six years to complete the New Town Hall, the extraordinary results of which are blatantly visible.