Neues Rathaus
Early twentieth-century town hall whose tall tower is crowned by a gilded copper Hercules.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Neues Rathaus in Dresden is about the golden figure on top of its tower and the people who made him, from the sculptor Richard Guhr to the young athlete who posed for him in nineteen-oh-seven. It follows the figure's pose and the arguments it later stirred, and asks how comfortably a city can live with the man who designed its crowning statue. Best heard from the square with a clear view of the tower's summit.
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