Supplement (building)
One addition is a raised terrace- like porch on the street side in front of the entrance to a building. Supplements are usually provided with railings and go over the entire width of the building facade .
Widespread in the Baltic Sea region since the 14th century , additions are intended to protect the house entrance and the ground floor from flooding.
Originally as a wooden structure, later made of sandstone or brick and decorated, the most beautiful fittings were made in the Renaissance .
The city of Gdansk is famous for the additions to its gabled town houses - the Frauengasse ( ul. Mariacka in Polish ) is one of the greatest sights here.
In the Estonian capital Tallinn , the former Hanseatic city of Reval, you can still find additions to many of the former merchants' houses.
Supplements are part of the outdoor seating .
Enclosed on the southern street front of the Long Market in Gdansk
Supplements in the Frauengasse in Gdansk
Reconstructed Beischlag on Dambski Palace in Thorn ( Toruń )
literature
- Gottfried Kiesow : From open stairs and civic pride, in: Learning to see cultural history Volume 2, 5th edition, German Foundation for Monument Protection, Bonn 2011, ISBN 978-3-936942-14-9 (= "Monuments" - publications of the German Foundation for Monument Protection).
Web links
- Enclosed in the large art dictionary by PW Hartmann