Potsdam City Hall, Potsdam

The Potsdam City Hall, located on Friedrich Ebert Street (Friedrich-Ebert-Straße) in Potsdam, serves as the seat of the city administration and the mayor, housing the registry office along with 478 rooms, including the plenary hall, library, and the Blue Salon. It is also referred to as the New Town Hall, replacing the smaller Old Town Hall, which was severely damaged during World War II but was later rebuilt.

Constructed between 1902 and 1907, the building was initially designed as a "government building" for the Potsdam administrative district. The architectural plans were initially developed by senior building officer Paul Kieschke. After his untimely death, city building inspector Traugott von Saltzwedel, along with other managers, took over detailed planning and construction management.

The complex includes the main administration building, a residential wing, and a stable. The main building has four floors of varying heights, with service apartments, storage rooms, and workspaces in the basement. A large meeting room is located at the front. The residential wing has two floors with apartments, banquet rooms, and additional facilities. Facades on Spandauer Straße and the stair towers are clad in sandstone. The foyer features a 16-meter-high stair hall with a Monier vault, and the main meeting room has an oval floor plan, and gallery niches, and is decorated with sculptures, columns, paintings, and reliefs.

Remarkably, the building sustained no major damage during World War II and was quickly repurposed for city administration after the war's conclusion. Since 1947, it has continuously housed various administrative offices of Potsdam. A partial renovation of the building, initiated in 2015, was completed in 2018, with additional renovation measures planned for the future.