Commercial and commercial bank (Heilbronn)

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Building of the trading and commercial bank Heilbronn

The building of the former trading and commercial bank (today WÜBA ) in Karlstrasse 70-72 in Heilbronn was built in the neoclassical style. The building stands as a cultural monument under monument protection .

Building description

The building was created in 1923 by Hermann Steus for the commercial and commercial bank. The three-story building has a hipped roof with dormers . Its facade is made of plaster and is structured both symmetrically and horizontally . Furthermore, the architect used an axially arranged window arrangement, with the center of the facade being emphasized by a central projection. At the top, a cornice , cornice and a gable have been attached. The building's entrance loggia is crowned by a balcony with a balustrade .

In the 1950s the building served as the main administration for Württembergische und Badische Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft . During this time the interior of the house was redesigned by Julius Hoffmann in the baroque style according to the Stuttgart school of Paul Schmitthenner . The building is therefore "a typical feature of the early phase of post-war reconstruction in Württemberg [...] established by Paul Schmitthenner's school in Stuttgart."

Individual evidence

  1. hoef: Hidden gem. Wüba building classified as a cultural monument . In: Heilbronn voice . September 3, 1998.

literature

  • Julius Fekete , Simon Haag, Adelheid Hanke, Daniela Naumann: Heilbronn district . (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Baden-Württemberg, Volume I.5.). Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1988-3 , pp. 109 .
  • Heilbronn - young city on the way into the future . Heilbronn printing house, Heilbronn 1970.
  • Cultural and economic history Heilbronn . Kunstverlag Josef Bühn, Munich 1973 WÜRTTEMBERGISCHE UND BADISCHE VERSICHERUNGS- AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Karlstrasse 70–72 .

Web links

Commons : Karlstraße 72 (Heilbronn)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '32 "  N , 9 ° 13' 55.9"  E