The building that has been known as the Old Town Hall since the 19th century was built between 1470 and 1480. Designed by Jörg von Halsbach - better known as the master builder of the Frauenkirche - this original city hall was created in a Gothic design, which was the popular style of the era.
However, numerous changes were made to the building in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods (late 1500s, early 1600s). Nearly 300 years later, in the 1860s, it was reconverted back to its Gothic splendor. Later, in 1877 and again in 1934 two gateways were created to allow traffic to pass through the building.