Abstract

This drawing by Emil Limmer (1854-1931) shows the Dresden Ratskeller, the tavern located in the cellar of the Dresden city hall. Besides serving as the seat of municipal government, city halls in Germany also played host to restaurants and taverns. The use of city halls as both administrative and gastronomic locales dates back to the thirteenth century. The affluent, fashionably dressed patrons in Limmer's drawing are seen enjoying glasses of wine.

The Ratskeller in Dresden (1903)

Source

Source: Emil Limmer, In the Ratskeller at Dresden, drawing, 1903.
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Recommended Citation

The Ratskeller in Dresden (1903), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/wilhelmine-germany-and-the-first-world-war-1890-1918/ghdi:image-1621> [September 26, 2025].