Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace in Bremen: Bremen is a Free Hanseatic City on the Weser River, situated in northwestern Germany. The historic Marketplace of Bremen is situated in the centre of Bremen. The most important building on the Marketplace is the Town Hall of Bremen, it was built in the Gothic Style between 1404 and 1410. In the early 17th century, the façade was rebuilt in the Weser Renaissance Style, a prominent style in north Germany during the Late Renaissance period, also known as Northern Mannerism, that occurred in the north of Europe in the beginning of the 16th century and lasted until the early 17th century. The wine cellar of the town hall was was often visited by artist and writers, such as Heinrich Heine. The Roland statue stands in front of the Town Hall of Bremen and faces Bremen Cathedral, it is the largest Roland statue in Germany. The statue was made of limestone and is 5.5 metres tall, it dates back to 1404 and is one of the oldest and most representative of all the Roland statues in Germany. The Roland statue is the very symbol of the freedom and the trading rights of a town. The actual Roland was a hero and the chief paladin of the Emperor Charlemagne. The Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace in Bremen became a UNESCO World Heritage in 2004.
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Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen: The Roland statue stands in front of the Town Hall of Bremen. A Roland statue is a symbol of the freedom and the trading rights of a town. The 5.47-metre-tall Roland statue of Bremen dates from 1405 and is the oldest surviving Roland statue. The real Roland was a legendary medieval hero and Charlemagne's chief paladin, the foremost of his twelve paladins.
