20 Rue du Merle (Cluny)

The rectangular hall building at 20 Rue du Merle in Cluny is a medieval town house in the French municipality of Cluny . The Romanesque core building is the oldest precisely datable medieval town house in France to date . The construction time can be given as 1090/91 on the basis of dendrochronological studies. The present appearance of the Renaissance facade goes back to a renovation in 1595/96. The building is not classified or inscribed as a monument historique .

architecture

Romanesque core building

In front of the house there was a forecourt on the street side when it was built and stood at the gable to it. The facade had a large stanchion arch in the middle on the ground floor. Most of the former outer wall of the upper floor has been lost. Their appearance can only be guessed at. From stone finds in the garden and terrace of the house, about one meter wide lintel vaults , probably a biforium , can be reconstructed.

Renaissance facade

The eaves- standing renaissance facade consists of alternating arched gates and basket-arched shop arcades . The rectangular windows on the upper floor are irregularly distributed and stand on a continuous parapet .

history

The house was built in 1090/91. No previous buildings are proven. Already in the 12th – 13th In the 19th century the house was enlarged on the street side. From 13th to 15th In the 19th century the house was expanded several times. The street-side facade of the 13th century was demolished and replaced in the 15th century. This facade was completely replaced again in 1595/96 by the Renaissance facade that has been preserved to this day.

Web links

Reconstruction of the condition of 1090/91 from flights in 2015.

literature

Bernhard Flights, Pierre Garrigou Grandchamp, Jean-Denis Salvèque: Saône-et-Loire. Une maison romane de 1091 à Cluny (20 rue du Merle) . Bulletin Monumental, 2000, Vol. 158, No. 2, pp. 151–155 ( online )
Bernhard Flights: Domus solaratae. Investigations into stone houses and the development of the city around 1100 in Cluny. Basics of building history for exploring the High Middle Ages with a contribution to the history of planning in Europe. Edition Open Access 2015 ( Online ) ISBN 978-3-945561-05-8 . Pp. 32-80.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Bernhard Flights: Domus solaratae. Investigations into stone houses and the development of the city around 1100 in Cluny. Basics of building history for exploring the High Middle Ages with a contribution to the history of planning in Europe . Edition Open Access, 2015, ISBN 978-3-945561-05-8 , pp. 33-38 .

46.43531 4.655718Coordinates: 46 ° 26 ′ 7.1 ″ N , 4 ° 39 ′ 20.6 ″ E

[:0-1] Bernhard Flights: Domus solaratae. Investigations into stone houses and the development of the city around 1100 in Cluny. Basics of building history for exploring the High Middle Ages with a contribution to the history of planning in Europe . Edition Open Access, 2015, ISBN 978-3-945561-05-8 , pp. 33-38 .