Hohe Strasse 38 (Quedlinburg)

The house at Hohe Straße 38 was a historic half-timbered house in Quedlinburg . It is considered a lost important building of the city, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

location

Plot at Hohe Straße 38, photo 2013

It was located to the west of the Quedlinburg market in the historic Quedlinburg old town, at the confluence of Weingarten and Hohe Strasse.

Architecture and history

The two-storey half - timbered house was built in 1529. The building was covered with a high, steep roof. The framework was built in the form of a row of stands . The width comprised seven containers . There were parapets . The beam heads were designed in the shape of a pear rod . On the floor threshold was an inscription was in Gothic minuscule script with the year 1529. Moreover, the floor was emerging with a trapezoidal shaped pointed ship throat decorated. There were long, figuratively carved studs on the building . In 1934 the house was demolished. At that time, three cleats were still preserved. The westernmost of the knags was a fool's figure. It was recovered during the demolition and taken to a museum.

Today (as of 2013) the area is undeveloped.

literature

Hans-Hartmut Schauer, The urban planning monument Quedlinburg and its half-timbered buildings , Verlag für Bauwesen Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-345-00233-7 , page 48.

Individual evidence

^ Hans-Hartmut Schauer, Quedlinburg, specialist workshop / world cultural heritage , Verlag Bauwesen Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-345-00676-6 , page 55; A photograph of the house from 1934 is on page 56.

51.789567 11.140483Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 22.4 " N , 11 ° 8 ′ 25.7" E

[1] Hans-Hartmut Schauer, Quedlinburg, specialist workshop / world cultural heritage , Verlag Bauwesen Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-345-00676-6 , page 55; A photograph of the house from 1934 is on page 56.