Marstall (Kassel)

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The Kassel Marstall is a reconstructed building in the center of Kassel . The building, built from 1591 to 1593 in the Renaissance style , served as a stables and housed the princely art chamber and library on the upper floor . The Kunstkammer and library moved to the Museum Fridericianum in 1779 . The building was badly damaged in World War II . In the 1960s, the ruins were removed and replaced by a freely reconstructed new building. Today it is used as a market hall and also houses the Kassel city archive and the state image office .

literature

  • Alois Holtmeyer : Alt Cassel. Marburg 1913
  • Alois Holtmeyer: The architectural and cultural monuments in the district of Cassel-Stadt . Marburg 1923

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Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 54.9 "  N , 9 ° 30 ′ 11.2"  E