List of the Monuments historiques in Ammerschwihr

The list of Monument historique in Ammerschwihr lists all classified and registered Monuments historiques in the Alsatian town of Ammerschwihr .

List of structures

designation	description	Location	Labelling	Protection status	date	image
Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel	The pilgrimage of Trois-Épis originated in 1491 with an apparition of Mary. Soon the first wooden chapel was built at the place of the apparition, which was replaced by a new stone building between 1493 and 1503. First a hermit lived here, later a clergyman. In 1332 the Swedes looted the chapel and in 1636 it was burned down. In 1640 it was finally rebuilt. From 1651 the Cistercians from Paris took over the chapel and built a monastery. In 1779 this was taken over by the Capuchins. During the French Revolution, the chapel was secularized and bought by the citizens of Ammerschwihr. They returned them to the Capuchins in 1804. Today the monastery is inhabited by Redemptorists. They built a new church in the 20th century, but the chapel remained as a place of devotion to Mary. The chapel connects directly to the monastery building and is a small rectangular hall with a retracted choir with a three-sided end. A ridge turret with a curved hood sits on the saddle roof of the choir. Gothic lancet windows illuminate the interior.	Trois-Épis, 18 rue Thierry Schoere ( location )	PA00085326	Inscrit	1988	more pictures
Meywihr Castle	In 1950 the remains of a donjon were exposed on the southern edge of the village . The castle was first mentioned in 1279. Its beginnings go back to the 10th century. At the beginning of the 13th century the castle belonged to the Counts of Pfirt , and later to the Lords of Rappoltstein . In the 14th century the castle was abandoned, fell into disrepair and was finally used as a quarry. Only a few remains have survived, including parts of a square residential tower made of red sandstone with roughly hewn corner blocks. A little further south are the ruins of the former chapel of the submerged town of Minnewiller.	Chemin du Schlossweg ( location )	PA00085324	Inscrit	1956
St Martin Church	The oldest part of the church is the west tower from the 14th century and the rectangular choir. Between 1564 and 1585, Claus Wigand built today's church as a basilica on the foundations of a medieval church and relocated the tower. The middle and side aisles are separated by arched arcades on round pillars.	Place de l'Abbé-Ignace-Simonis ( location )	PA00085325	Inscrit	1946	more pictures
South-east corner of the city fortifications	In 1367 the imperial bailiff granted Ammerschwihr city rights and allowed the construction of a city wall. This was built from 1388, as evidenced by the remains of the wall. In addition to the walls, four city gates were also built: the Obertor in the west, the Lower Gate in the east, the Kaysersberg Gate in the north and the Colmar Gate in the south. From this first wall, the upper gate, the tower on the southeast corner and the citizen tower have been preserved. The fortification was modernized in the 16th century. A second wall was placed in front of the first in the south, and new city gates were built in the west and east. The rogue tower was built as protection at the new lower gate. The walls were abandoned in the 18th century. The walled gates in the north and south were opened again in 1803. In 1806 most of the walls were razed and the moat was filled in in 1866/67.	1 place du Vieux-Marché ( location )	PA00125230	Inscrit	1993
Wild Man Fountain	In the center of the hexagonal well basin stands a column with a bulbous entasis . In the lower part, foliage disguises the column, above it sit lions with spouts in their mouths, between them figures. The column ends with a capital. A bearded man stands on it with a stick and a coat of arms. The fountain, built in 1560, was badly damaged in World War II and was not restored until after 1971.	Place de l'Ancien-Hotel-de-Ville Grand-Rue Rue de la Reconnaissance ( Location )	PA00085327	Classé	1965	more pictures
Ruins of the old town hall	According to an inscription in the stair tower, the town hall was built in 1552 by Colmar Anton Fromm in the Renaissance style. 20 stonemasons' marks from 11 stonemasons have been preserved. There was a large boardroom on the first floor. The three windows facing the street were separated by pillars with acanthus leaves. The town hall was destroyed in the winter of 1944. However, photographs from 1914 document the original condition. Only the outer walls of the gable facade and the remains of an inner stair tower are preserved. The arched entrance portal with Renaissance portal and the side portal to the stair tower bear witness to the building's former architectural wealth. Two pilasters support an entablature here. Above it sits a gable field with two lions bearing a coat of arms. Above it the year 1557.	Grand Rue ( location )	PA00085328	Classé	1965	more pictures
Residential building	The house probably dates from the 17th century and was probably changed in the 18th century. Changes may also have been made in 1858. This year can be found together with the initials of the owner at the time in a stone in the corner cuboid. The gable-facing plastered building is set back in a courtyard with ancillary buildings. The gable was built in half-timbered construction. Its top is covered with wood. The windows are partly designed with segment arches, others with round arches. The cellar is only partially sunk into the ground.	20 Grand Rue ( location )	PA00085329	Inscrit	1931	more pictures
Upper gate	The Upper Gate ( Porte Haute ) is one of the oldest in the city and was built as part of the fortifications towards the end of the 14th century. The 20 meter high tower has a high roof and sits directly in the fortifications. Retaining walls hold the turn in the lower third, the corner cuboids are highlighted. The upper floor was designed in half-timbered construction. The gateway is designed with a round arch on the city side and a pointed arch on the outside.	Grand Rue ( location )	PA00085330	Inscrit	1931	more pictures
Citizen Tower	The town tower was built as part of the construction of the first city fortifications from 1388. It is also known as the "oil tower" ( Tour de pétrole ) - probably because it served as an oil store . The tower was changed in the 17th century: it was given loopholes. The semicircular tower out of town was built from rubble stones and has corner blocks. A keel arch frieze on consoles sits below the upper floor. A door from 1511 shows the coats of arms of the ruling lords of the city.	Rue de la Rivière-aux-Bains ( location )	PA00085331	Inscrit	1931	more pictures
Rogue Tower	The round tower was built in 1535 over a high sandstone base as part of the second fortress wall. Presumably it was built in place of an older tower from the 14th century. The three floors of the tower are separated by cornices. There are eye-catching loopholes on the two lower floors. A conical roof protects the walls.	Grand Rue Route du Vin ( location )	PA00085332	Inscrit	1931	more pictures

List of objects

designation	description	Location	Labelling	Protection status	date	image
Two bas-reliefs: Saint Christopher and Saint Anthony the Great	Painted wood, late 15th century	at the Hôtel de Ville ( location )	PM68000608	Classé	1982
closet	various woods, 1616	at the Hôtel de Ville ( location )	PM68000867	Classé	2003
Painting Lamentation of the Cross	Oil paint on canvas, gilded wooden frame, second half of the 17th century, after Anthony van Dyck	at the Hôtel de Ville ( location )	PM68001380	Inscrit	2001
Bust of Saint Urban	Wood, painted and gilded, 17th century	in the rogue tower ( location )	PM68000989	Inscrit	1982
Archangel Michael sculpture	Wood, painted in color and gilded, 18th century	in the rectory ( location )	PM68000610	Classé	1984
Sculpture Madonna and Child	Wood, colored and gilded, around 1700	in the rectory ( location )	PM68000988	Inscrit	1985
Sculpture praying Christ	from a Mount of Olives group; Stone, around 1500	west of the village on a rock above the D 11.8	PM68000609	Classé	1982
Sculpture Saint Martin	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000007	Classé	1974
Sculpture Madonna and Child	Wood, painted in color, around 1700; currently installed in elementary school	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000598	Classé	1982
Three episcopal sculptures	Wood, painted in color, 18th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000600	Classé	1982
crucifix	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000611	Classé	1984
Pietà	Walnut, late 15th century; currently in the chapel of the Maison de Retraite St-Ignace	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000612	Classé	1982
crucifix	Wood, painted in color, end of the 17th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000010	Classé	1988
crucifix	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000008	Classé	1974
Crucifixion group	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000009	Classé	1980	more pictures
Pietà	Wood, painted in color, 18th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000599	Classé	1982
Sculpture Saint Eligius	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000613	Classé	1982
Sculpture Saint Stephen	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000614	Classé	1982
Sculpture of a monk	Wood, painted in color, beginning of the 16th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000620	Classé	1982
Pietà	Wood, painted in colors, 19th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000986	Inscrit	1982
Sculpture of the risen Christ	Wood, painted in colors, 1618	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000597	Classé	1982
Sculpture of a preaching clergyman	Wood, painted in color, 18th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000601	Classé	1982
Painting of the Marriage of Mary	Oil paint on canvas, gilded wooden frame, 1779, after Charles André van Loo	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000602	Classé	1982
Seven saints sculptures	Wood, painted in color, 18th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000604	Classé	1982
Two sculptures: Peter and Paul	Wood, painted in colors, 16th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000607	Classé	1982
Four sculptures of a mount of olives	Wood, painted in color, from 1617	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000621	Classé	1982
organ	Main entry for PM68000605	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000872	Classé	1982	more pictures
Organ prospectus	Built in 1762 by François Louis Dubois and Martin Bergäntzel	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000605	Classé	1982	more pictures
Sculpture group Education of Mary	Wood, painted in color, beginning of the 16th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000982	Inscrit	1982
Two sculptures: bishop and pope	Wood, painted in color, 18th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000983	Inscrit	1982
Sculpture Madonna and Child	Processional figure; Wood, painted and gilded, first half of the 19th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000984	Inscrit	1982
Painting St. George defeats the dragon	Oil paint on canvas, gilded wooden frame, 1807, by Sébastien Griss	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000603	Classé	1982
pulpit	Stone and Wood, 1888	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000606	Classé	1982	more pictures
Sculpture Saint Stephen	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000615	Classé	1982
Sculpture Saint Roch	Wood, painted in color, end of the 15th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000616	Classé	1982
Sculpture palm donkey	Wood, painted in color, around 1500	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000617	Classé	1982
Sculpture Madonna and Child	Wood, painted in color, around 1500	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000618	Classé	1982
Pietà	Wood, painted in color, beginning of the 16th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000619	Classé	1982
Rosary altar	Altar table, reredos and sculptures; Wood, colored and gilded, and oil paint on wood, around 1900	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000985	Inscrit	1982	more pictures
Sculpture Death of St. Joseph	Wood, painted in colors, 19th century	in the church of St-Martin ( Lage )	PM68000987	Inscrit	1982
Landmark of the Pairis monastery	Sandstone, 17th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000676	Classé	1993
Landmark of the Order of Malta	Sandstone, 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000677	Classé	1993
Sculpture Madonna and Child	Wood, painted in color and gilded, early 17th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000678	Classé	1993
Sculpture Saint Anthony the Great	Wood, 17th or 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000684	Classé	1993
Sculpture Christ in the grave	Wood, painted in colors, 15th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000685	Classé	1993
Calyx bursa	Woolen cloth, after 1791	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000691	Classé	1993
Painting The first pilgrims arrive at Trois-Épis	Oil paint on canvas, mid 17th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000699	Classé	1993
Votive tablet for Saint Anthony	Oil paint on canvas, 1695	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000704	Classé	1993
Pilgrimage accounting book	Leather, paper and ink, from 1705	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000707	Classé	1993
42 votive tablets	various techniques, 19th and 20th centuries	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000712	Classé	1993
Graphics The Trois-Épis monastery	Lithograph, 1824	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000718	Classé	1993
Vault keystone	Sandstone, late 15th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000686	Classé	1993
Paten and ciborium	Tin and brass, late 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000690	Classé	1993
Painting Thierry Schoere reports to the council of Niedermorschwihr about the apparition of Mary	Oil paint on canvas, mid 17th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000698	Classé	1993
Votive plaque No. 1	Oil paint on canvas, wooden frame, 1672	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000711	Classé	1993
Main altar	Altar table, tabernacle and reredos; Wood, painted in color and gilded, 1904	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000720	Classé	1993
Pietà	Pottery, 15th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000679	Classé	1993
Pietà	Ceramic, copy of PM68000679	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000680	Classé	1993
Sculpture Saint Anthony the Great	Wood, painted in color and gilded, 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000682	Classé	1993
Sculpture Saint Francis of Assisi	Wood, painted in color and gilded, 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000683	Classé	1993
Painting Transport of the miraculous statue from Ammerschwihr to Trois-Épis	Oil paint on canvas, gilded wooden frame, 1807	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000693	Classé	1993
Painting Entombment	Oil paint on canvas, 18th century, after Federico Barocci	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000695	Classé	1993
Painting of the Assumption	Oil paint on canvas, first half of the 17th century, after Peter Paul Rubens	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000701	Classé	1993
key	Wrought iron, 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000705	Classé	1993
Painting Saint Anthony the Great	Oil paint on canvas, gilded wooden frame, before 1777	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000709	Classé	1993
Certificate of settlement permit for the Capuchin Order	Paper, ink, 1779	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000714	Classé	1993
Sculpture Madonna of Trois-Épis	Wood, painted in color and gilded, middle of the 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000681	Classé	1993
Passion flower chandelier	Wrought iron, painted, mid 19th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000689	Classé	1993
Painting The Madonna of Trois-Épis appears to Thierry Schoere	Oil paint on canvas, mid 17th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000696	Classé	1993
Diptych The miracle of Nierdermorschwihr	Oil paint on canvas, wooden frame, 1867	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000700	Classé	1993
Painting of the Visitation	Oil paint on canvas, wooden frame, after 1839, by Melchior Paul von Deschwanden	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000702	Classé	1993
Painting view of the monastery	Oil paint on canvas, 1824	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000703	Classé	1993
Votive tablet No. 13	Oil paint on wood, 1817	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000708	Classé	1993
Manuscript History of Trois-Épis from 1633 to 1688	Paper, ink, 1688	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000715	Classé	1993
missal	with leather binding, printed in Venice in 1504	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000719	Classé	1993
Console stone	Sandstone, 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000687	Classé	1993
Four candlesticks ( Antoniterleuchter )	Silver, 18th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000688	Classé	1993
Four explanatory medallions	Wood, painted and gilded, mid-17th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000692	Classé	1993
Painting Lamentation of Christ	Oil paint on canvas, late 18th or early 19th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000694	Classé	1993
Painting The wheat sack miracle by Niedermorschwihr	Oil paint on canvas, mid 17th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000697	Classé	1993
Crown of the Miraculous Madonna	Oaths, bronzed and glass, 19th century	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000706	Classé	1993
Votive panel no.11	Oil paint on canvas, wooden frame, 1814	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000710	Classé	1993
Certificate	Parchment, ink, 1497	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000713	Classé	1993
Book of Cicero's Collected Works	with leather binding, printed in 1617	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000716	Classé	1993
Two books	with leather binding, 1545	in the Notre-Dame-des-Trois-Épis chapel ( location )	PM68000717	Classé	1993

literature

• Walter Hotz : Handbook of the art monuments in Alsace and Lorraine. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1976, p. 8.
• Dominique Toursel-Harster, Jean-Pierre Beck, Guy Bronner: Dictionnaire des Monuments historiques d'Alsace . La Nuée Bleue, Strasbourg 1995, pp. 30-34.
• Jean-Luc Flohic, Muriel Vandeventer (ed.): Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin (= Le patrimoine des communes de France , Volume 68). Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 663-664.

Web links

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• Monuments historiques (buildings) in Ammerschwihr in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture
• Monuments historiques (objects) in Ammerschwihr in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture

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