Old Town Hall is a historical building in Leipzig, the city was located here before the municipality. The first town hall appeared in the XIV century, it was later greatly expanded by connection to the cloth and trading houses, is nearby.

In the 50 years of the XVI century, the building has undergone a partial demolition and reconstruction, Old Town Hall acquired the elements of the Renaissance style, helped by the works of the architect and mayor of Leipzig, Hieronymus Lotter. The result of his work was the appearance of elongated buildings decorated with 8-coal tower above the entrance and high loft. The main entrance to this historic building is located not in the center, but asymmetrically, closer to the northern facade. Romer had two floors, 28 rooms upstairs were involved in the work of the city council. The ground floor was the place, where the merchants of Leipzig. They used the premises for warehouses and shops.

Subsequently, the Old Town Hall building was completed on the second floor there was a balcony, and then the beautiful chimes work the talented watchmaker George Werner. At present, this building is one of important buildings in Germany renaissance. Of particular interest in the Old Town Hall are in great ballroom and Landscape Room, Conference Room and the treasury.

During the recent renovations in 1909 in a niche of one of the facades it was built a fountain called "Bathing girl." The bronze figure of a girl by the sculptor Johann Hartmann, and in 1992 it had to be replaced by a copy of the theft.

Until 1905 the Old Town Hall has been involved for the meetings of the municipality of the city, but in 1911 was opened Museum of History, among the exhibits is stored only portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, written during the life of the great composer.