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Facing the painted fountain across the cobbles, the Hôtel de Ville is the beating civic heart of Lausanne and the finest surviving example of seventeenth century architecture in the canton of Vaud. Built between 1673 and 1675 by the local architect Abraham de Crousaz on the footprint of earlier municipal buildings, it once combined three roles under a single steep roof: the arcaded ground floor sheltered the town's wheat market, the upper rooms housed the city government, and the pointed belfry rang out warnings of fire and danger. That belfry, with its distinctive silhouette, gives the modest facade a surprising vertical lift and remains one of the most recognisable outlines in the old town. Inside, a mural honours Major Davel, the Vaud officer executed for trying to free the region from Bernese rule, while a young Mozart once played beneath these vaults. Today the building still serves as the seat of Lausanne's municipal council, so beneath the postcard charm real decisions about the city are made every week.
Fatti principali
- 1675 year — Architect Abraham de Crousaz completed the town hall after two years of construction
- 10 years old — Mozart gave two concerts inside in 1766, his only ever visit to Switzerland
- 17 century — It is regarded as the finest example of 17th century architecture in the canton of Vaud
📍 Place de la Palud 2, 1003, Lausanne