Big guild
The large guild is a building in the Upper Swabian former Free Imperial City of Memmingen . It closes off the market square to the east and thus sets a strong urban development aspect.
Importance of the house
The patricians belonged to the great guild, and after the guild revolution in 1347 they formed their own guild, or, more precisely, the patrician society. Because of the wealth that they brought to the city, they were the most powerful guild in the former Free Imperial City . The Small Council , also known as the Privy Council or Hare Council , was introduced into the city in 1551 by Emperor Charles V. He consolidated the previously prevailing supremacy of the patricians in political events by the fact that the patrician class always made up the majority. It determined which political, cultural and economic direction the city took. After the mediatization of the imperial city, the Noble Society of the Golden Lion lost its supremacy.
history
The first drinking room of the wealthy Memmingen merchants was built on this site in 1453 after the patricians had founded their own guild after the guild revolution. From 1718 to 1719 it had to give way to the new building. The building served as a meeting place and ballroom for the patricians and nobles of the city and the surrounding area. After the city became Bavarian in 1804 and the associated dissolution of the guilds, the Society for the Golden Lion was also dissolved. In 1834 the city acquired the house and housed various offices and authorities there. Around 1950 the house housed the city museum, today the passport, foreigner, residents' registration and registry offices are located there. Weddings are held in the neighboring Memmingen town hall .
Building description
Exterior view
The building has two floors, the third floor is already in the sloping roof with three dormers with curved Renaissance gables. Large, white-painted cuboids extend from the middle, the largest dormer window to the floor. The same white stones are at the corners. The entrance is slightly elevated and can be reached via three steps. It is flanked by two indicated columns. The door is made of stained oak, and lion heads are used as door knockers. The first floor is painted gray and has grooves. The second floor is colored red. In the middle there is a balcony with rich decorations, in the middle of which a lion is depicted. The wrought iron parts are gold-plated. The balcony is supported by stone lions. There are also curved Renaissance gables on the sides of the building.
Above the balcony is the inscription "T V PATR I A M ET PRO C ERE I S C ONSER V A I N FOE D ERE I O V A" which reads with "Do you, O God (Jehovah), receive the hometown and the Nobles in a friendly league "is translated. The larger letters in the inscription form a chronogram , which gives the year of construction 1719.
Celebrations around the big guild
- At the children's festival, the mayor greets the children from the golden balcony of the guild.
- On fishing day , the scales are placed in front of the big guild to determine the heaviest trout.
Web links
- The big guild on the website of the city of Memmingen
- Technical information from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation
Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 10.8 " N , 10 ° 10 ′ 53.3" E