Marktstrasse 3 (Quedlinburg)

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House Marktstrasse 3

The Market Street 3 is a Grade II listed building in the town of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt .

location

It is located in the historic old town of Quedlinburg, north of the city's market square. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is listed in the Quedlinburg Register of Monuments as a residential and commercial building. To the south is the also listed Kunsthoken , to the north is the house at Marktstrasse 4 .

Architecture and history

The property was originally a merchant's farm. Some of the courtyard buildings have been preserved from this period. The oldest courtyard building is a half-timbered house from around 1680. It is decorated with pyramid beam heads and ornamental walls of the compartments . In addition, there are three timber-framed farm buildings from the late 19th century in the courtyard.

Today's front building was built around 1900 as a replacement building. The facade is in the neo-baroque style using elements of art nouveau . Drifting work and mosaics are remarkable .

There is a shoe shop on the ground floor of the house.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 23.8 "  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 29"  E