The courthouse of the State of Bremen: “Landgericht Bremen”
Bremen's Courthouse

Seen from the Domsheide plaza: the five-portal courthouse facade
Bremen's courthouse complex is located between the Domsheide plaza and the “Wallanlagen Park” (green belt east of “Am Wall” street). The picture shows the decorative portal facade of the courthouse seen from the Domsheide. The figures above the portal arches are portraying German emperors and majors of the city of Bremen who were essential in establishing Bremen's law & justice system. A bilingual (German-English) plaque with the title “Gerichtsgebäude” has the following information:
Built in 1891-95 according to plans of the Oldenburg architects Ludwig Klingenberg and Hugo Walter. The complex appears well fortified due to numerous towers, covers a whole block and is divided into court house and the former remand prison. The two buildings are merely connected by bridges and are characterised by a multifaceted composition of historicizing form and style elements; elaborate decorations, among others allegoric illustrations of vices and virtues.
The extravagant dimensions of the courthouse portals and floors can be appreciated by taking a look at the people and bicycles dwarfted by the backdropping building. Even the “vices and virtues” appear diminished on the impressively designed, five-columned front facade. In addition to municipal law-inforcement services, the historic courthouse complex today includes the city's central library (Stadtbibliothek), a restaurant, snack bars, cafés and venue-space for exhibitions and performing-arts events.
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