Baumeisterhaus: Baumeisterhaus

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie

Sixteenth century German domestic architecture with first floor shops and stepped (corbie) gables.\u000a\u000aThe house known as the Baumeisterhaus, which was built by Weidmann in 1596 for a town councillor, is the most important Renaissance building in Rothenburg, notable for the particularly rich figurative decoration on its fa\u00E7ade. [The facade is decorated with two rows (on two floors) of seven herms. One set represents the Seven Vices or Sins and the other set the Seven Virtues.]

History

Alt Title

Master Builder's House

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Rothenburg ober der Tauber|Rothenburg ober der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany: Schmiedgasse (Smithy Lane)|+49.376944+10.178889

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Renaissance

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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