Knieperwall 1 (Stralsund)
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The building with the postal address Knieperwall 1 is a listed building on Knieperwall in Stralsund . It is also known as the beghine house.
The three-storey and siebenachsige brick building was built in 1888 to plans by Ernst von Costanosellari built. The client was a municipal foundation that had the building called the “Beghinenhaus” built for women in need. Despite the name there is no connection to the community of Beguines and Begarden .
The facade is simple. The windows to the Knieperwall are designed with arches , the upper floors are structured with pilaster strips . A triangular frieze runs under the eaves .
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 438.
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. 42.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 18 '46.2 " N , 13 ° 5' 10.6" E