Brömsehaus
The Brömsehaus in Lüneburg is a merchant's house built at the beginning of the 15th century and named after the Sülfmeister Dietrich Brömse . It is one of the oldest town houses in the city and is a listed building . Today the Carl-Schirren-Gesellschaft has its headquarters in the Brömsehaus, which it uses for German-Baltic cultural events.
Building description
The Brömsehaus was built between 1406 and 1426 as a gable- independent hallway in the Gothic style. Although the house has undergone numerous structural changes over time, its basic structure has been preserved. In 1637 it got its present appearance. A building passage was built over, so that the so-called baroque room was created as a new room. There is a figuratively designed stucco ceiling . It shows biblical parables and scenes in eleven octagonal fields . The central room in the interior of the merchant's house is the five-meter-high and 18-meter-wide hall , which extends over two floors and which used to be used to store horse-drawn vehicles. The paintings on the massive wooden beam ceiling in the hall-like hall are striking. It was painted over by the Lüneburg painter Arthur Illies during a restoration in 1937 . Stairs lead from the hall to the upper floor; Above the hall there were storage rooms that were later converted into living rooms.
The original stepped gable on the front of the building was built in the brick Gothic style . Due to its dilapidation, it was demolished and converted into a pointed gable. On two sides of the building facade there are coats of arms of the Hanseatic cities of Danzig , Lübeck , Lüneburg, Riga and the coat of arms of the patrician family Brömse .
Painted wooden beam ceiling of the hall
Honor window with painted glass windows
Stained glass window of the Baltic Germans in the window of honor
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history
The Brömse house was the seat of the patrician family Brömse until 1579. After that, the owners changed more frequently. Due to dilapidation, the building was scheduled to be demolished in 1937. The Lüneburg museum director and city archivist Wilhelm Reinecke called for donations to preserve it. This made the museum association the owner of the house. The names and coats of arms of the donors are listed on the so-called window of honor, a window front to the courtyard with leaded glass.
After the Second World War, the Brömsehaus served as accommodation for displaced persons . In the post-war period , the city of Lüneburg acquired the house and put it under monument protection after renovation. In 1973 the Carl-Schirren-Gesellschaft rented the Brömsehaus and acquired it in 1983. Since 2005 it has belonged to the German-Baltic Cultural Foundation. The building was extensively renovated in 2012 and 2013.
Web links
- Extensive description with photos
- Description at Lüneburg Tourism
- Brief description by the Carl-Schirren-Gesellschaft
Coordinates: 53 ° 14 ′ 58 ″ N , 10 ° 24 ′ 41 ″ E