London Court (Kempten)
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The Londoner Hof (formerly Biechteler Haus ) is a listed building in rococo style in the independent city of Kempten . It is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Kempten's old town and has the address Rathausplatz 2 .
history
The building was built in 1764 by the merchant and mayor Johann Christoph Fehr as a patrician palace. The client has immortalized himself with his coat of arms in the gable of the facade. In 1827 the house was converted into a hotel and renamed the Hotel and Albergo Londoner Hof . In 1885 the house was bought by an iron trading family and served as a commercial building.
description
The house is located between Rathausplatz and St. Mang-Platz . The four-storey facade is painted golden yellow and has a striking portal by Emanuel Seidl . Inside there is a yellow staircase with a golden, wrought-iron railing . The ceiling is decorated with rosettes .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description on neukamm.de
- ↑ Description on tigitalarchiv.com ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Description on fuerstenhof-kempten.de
- ↑ Brief story about the house ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Alexander Duke of Württemberg: Monuments in Bavaria . City of Kempten: ensembles - architectural monuments - archaeological site monuments. tape VII.85 , ISBN 3-7954-1003-7 , pp. 58 .
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Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 34 ″ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 8.2 ″ E