Martin Haller led a group of architects, seven others by the text and eight names in the infobox. The city built it after the Great Fire of 1842 destroyed the old city hall. The foundation stone was laid on May 6, 1886, and it was inaugurated on October 26, 1897. The article calls the exterior Neo-Renaissance and lists the style as Revivalism.
The tower is 367 feet (112 m) tall, with 436 steps. The article counts 647 rooms, though a room found in 1971 suggests more, and it corrects the myth that it has more rooms than Buckingham Palace. The roof is copper, now green. A mosaic of the patron goddess Hammonia sits above the balcony.
It is the seat of the Hamburg government, with the First Mayor's office and the Parliament and Senate chambers. The lobby is open to the public for concerts and exhibitions.
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