The New Town Hall, a large complex with five inner courtyards, was built by Karl Roth between 1905 and 1910 after the Alte Rathaus (Old Town Hall) had become too small for the growing city. The Old Town Hall (Alte Rathaus) was built in 1744 at the northwest side of the Altmarkt and completely destroyed during the allied bombardments of February 1945.
The New Town Hall was also heavily damaged by the bombardments but it was rebuilt shortly after the war, between 1948 and 1952. The harmony between the tower and the main wings is gone however since only the octagonal tower was reconstructed accurately while the wings were built in a simplified form. The south wing was rebuilt between 1948 and 1952 and the Festsaalflugel, the east wing, was rebuilt between 1962 and 1965.