The Old Town Hall stands at the center of Wrocław's Market Square, sited at an angle. A single-story building with cellars and a tower was built between 1299 and 1301. An upper story was added from 1328 to 1333, and further rooms were added between 1470 and 1510. By 1560 the major features of today's building were in place. No individual architect is named, and the work was commissioned by the city's largely German population.
It is regarded as a fine example of bourgeois Gothic architecture. The Council Chamber has a Renaissance portal from 1528, a Baroque stove and wall paintings, and the Council Office has padded doors from 1429. A clock decorates the east facade.
An aerial bomb pierced the roof late in World War II without exploding, though some sculpture was lost. Restoration began in the 1950s, and the building is now the Museum of Bourgeois Art.
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