Knieperstrasse 20 (Stralsund)

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The house at Knieperstrasse 20 in Stralsund (2008)

The house with the postal address Knieperstrasse 20 is a listed building in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund on Knieperstrasse on the corner of the Alter Markt .

Originally built with two floors, a third floor was added to the plastered building in 1866. During this renovation, the staircase axis was added to Knierperstrasse and the facade was redesigned in the neo-renaissance style. The strong cornices and the stucco decor are evidence of this .

A polygonal bay window is attached to the Alter Markt on the two upper floors.

The house is located in the core area of ​​the city ​​area recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site of the “ historic old towns of Stralsund and Wismar ”. It is entered in the list of architectural monuments in Stralsund with the number 437.

literature

  • Friederike Thomas, Dietmar Volksdorf: The old town island Stralsund - Illustrated list of monuments. The architectural monuments of the old town in text and images. Edited by the building authority of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. Self-published, Stralsund 1999, DNB 987697757 , p. 41.

Coordinates: 54 ° 18 '58.7 "  N , 13 ° 5' 24.7"  E