Hunting umbrella (Landgrafeneck, Darmstadt-Kranichstein)
| Hunting umbrella | |
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 Hunting umbrella on the Landgrafeneck (2014) |
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| place | Darmstadt-Kranichstein |
| Construction year | 18th century |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 55 '23.1 " N , 8 ° 42' 47" E |
The hunting umbrella on the Landgrafeneck is a building in Darmstadt-Kranichstein .
History and description
The hunting umbrella on Landgrafeneck , from the 18th century , is located on the northeast corner of the Gschwendwiese . The Landgrafeneck was named after the Landgraves of Hessen-Darmstadt . The hunting umbrella resembles the jumps-like hunting shelters at Charlottenplatz and the corridor . By loopholes hunters on running past could boar shoot; without being attacked yourself.
Hunting shade is made of natural stone quadern bricked round and with earth side angeböscht . The wall is about 1.4 meters high and about 0.5 meters thick. The inside diameter is approx. 2.5 meters. There are five loopholes in the wall.
Monument protection
The hunting umbrella is a cultural monument for architectural, hunting history and city history reasons .
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg Verlag, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 682.