Former bank for trade and industry
| Former bank for trade and industry | |
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 Former bank for trade and industry (2011) |
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| Data | |
| place | Darmstadt |
| Construction year | 1873 / 1874 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 '26 " N , 8 ° 38' 30.6" E |
The former bank for trade and industry is a building in Darmstadt .
Architecture and history
The former bank for trade and industry was built for the bank for trade and industry in 1873 and 1874 according to plans by the Mainz architect Philipp Johann Berdellé . A three-axis, flat risalit divides the ten- and twelve -axis facade in the middle. The corner of the building with a Roman triumphal arch motif extends over two floors . Four Corinthian columns divide the area into three fields. The middle, larger field takes up the entrance with the round arch . The two outer, narrower fields adorn the ground floor two relief - medallions . The relief medallions adorn women who symbolize trade, industry and fertility. In the round-arched niches of the upper floor there is a male statue , the trade (with a purse , a ship's bow , an anchor and a cloth bales ), and a female statue that industry (with fire , one gear and an impeller ) symbolizes. The sculptures are by Heinrich and Valentin Barth from Mainz . In 1944 the structure was badly damaged in an air raid . During reconstruction, the building was two simple projectiles increased .
Monument protection
The building, which was located in a dominant place in terms of urban planning, was formerly opposite the former train stations and is a cultural monument for architectural and urban historical reasons .
The former bank for trade and industry today
Today the former bank for trade and industry is a residential building.
Picture gallery
Bank for Commerce and Industry (around 1883)
Former bank for trade and industry (2011)
Former bank for trade and industry (2011)
Former bank for trade and industry (2015)
Former bank for trade and industry (1997)
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 126f.