Muri-Amthof
The Muri-Amthof is a striking building in Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland . This is the former office of the Muri monastery . The building on Antonigasse forms the head building of the southeast corner of the upper town of Bremgarten and sets the main architectural accent on the Reuss front. The former Amthof has been privately owned since 1838 and is a listed building . It is also a cultural asset of national importance .
history
A building of the Muri monastery in Bremgarten was first mentioned in 1367, but this was a different building. In 1397 the monastery was exempted from all taxes and other obligations that would arise from the purchase or construction of houses within the city ban. As a result, in 1399 the monastery acquired a farmstead from Kunzmann von Seengen with a turnaround on the bank of the Reuss : "The farmstead ze bremgarten in the Statt an der swinmergt with the farmstead in front of it, the farmstead next to it and the dumps behind it." Shortly afterwards, the first office building was built on the site, which served the officials of the Muri monastery as the administrative seat and its abbots as the urban lodging quarters.
The first office building on this site was built in the early 15th century. However, Abbot Laurentius von Heidegg had it replaced by a new building between 1546 and 1548. The tithe barn was built in 1575. On the eastern gable front of the Amthof, master stonemason Hans Dub from Lucerne and master mason Melchior Bratmann from Bremgarten built an entrance hall including Schneggen between 1580 and 1584 , on behalf of Abbot Hieronymus Frey . Between 1640 and 1641, Abbot Johann Jodok Singisen had master mason Jakob Martin raise the Schneggen by one floor, creating the choir of the house chapel. The papal envoy Hieronymus Farnese consecrated the chapel room on October 6, 1640, while the construction work was still going on, in honor of Our Lady and Saints John the Evangelist and Jodokus. The chapel was not painted until 1641/42 by the painter Hans Michael Lüpner. This also bordered the altarpiece in color, which was created in 1642 by the workshop of the Lucerne sculptor Niklaus Geisler.
In 1688, master bricklayer Heinrich Schmied renewed the archway and the courtyard wall. In 1767 master potter Leonz Küchler created a tower oven. The garden on the Reusshalde was enlarged in 1778 and newly laid out on three reinforced terraces. The house chapel was renovated in 1779, the renovation and enlargement of the tithe barn followed in 1780/81. In 1838 the administrator appointed by the canton, Rudolf Lindenmann, sold the Amthof; it has been owned by the Meyer-Weidmann family since 1870. Between 1899 and 1901, under the direction of the architect Richard Michel from Frankfurt an der Oder, the building complex was completely renovated. The tithe barn was heavily rebuilt.
building
The main building is in the late Gothic style. It is a two-storey wall construction that rests on an almost ground-level basement, the tithe basement. The steep roof is closed off by two long side stepped gables. The polygonal Schnegg tower is attached to the east-facing gable front . On this is the cube-shaped half-timbered structure of the choir of the house chapel, which is provided with a pointed helmet .
A neo-Gothic conservatory was added to the east of the main house in 1900 . This is located above a 10 meter long defensive wall with two loopholes from the Middle Ages. The 1900 heavily rebuilt and reduced tithe barn is located in the northwest corner of the property. The now almost square building has a high stepped gable. The striking, defense-like observation tower and the gate were also built in 1900 and are kept in the style of historicism .
The house chapel was able to retain its original appearance from 1640/41 and is considered a gem. However, it is not open to the public. The altar from 1642 comes from the workshop of the Lucerne carver Nikolaus Geisler. It is furnished with the figures of the altar patron Maria, Johannes Evangelist and Jodokus. In the gable of the altar are the God the Father and the dove of the Holy Spirit.
literature
- Peter Felder: The art monuments of the canton of Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume IV, Bremgarten district. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1967, ISBN 3-906131-07-6 , p. 140-150 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The date comes from the certificate in the tower button.
Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '2.8 " N , 8 ° 20' 28" E ; CH1903: 668,191 / 244828