Neumann pulpit

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View from Wolfhartsgasse (2017)

Neumann-Kanzel or Belvedere is the name of a listed viewing platform in the old town of Würzburg . The platform was part of the "Balthasar Neumann House" and was built after 1724 by Balthasar Neumann in the Baroque style.

location

The Balthasar Neumann House was at Franziskanergasse 2 a; the listed portal and the new memorial plaque are located in Wolfhartsgasse.

history

The portal of the house
The new memorial plaque

Joh. Balthasar Neumann moved into the Oberfrankfurt farm in 1724, which he had acquired from Prince-Bishop Christoph Franz von Hutten . Here worked on the designs for various new buildings in the residential city. He had a viewing platform built on the roof terrace of the property. This was called " Belvedere " or popularly "Neumann pulpit". A platform on the roof of his house gave him an overview of his Würzburg building projects. Balthasar Neumann died on August 19, 1753 in the Oberfrankfurter Hof. A memorial plaque for the architect was attached to the house. During the bombing raid on Würzburg on March 16, 1945 , the historic courtyard was so badly damaged by bombs that it had to be blown up in 1950 because of the risk of collapse. In 1955/56 a new building was built on which the pulpit and the preserved portal of the courtyard were incorporated. The "Balthasar-Neumann-Stube" was set up as an event room on the top floor. The pulpit and portal were later entered in the Bavarian list of monuments. The memorial plaque was renewed.

Building

The roof terrace with wrought-iron railing and the raised pillar structure with stairs in the Baroque style of the 18th century are under monument protection ; likewise the round arched portal of the Hof Oberfrankfurt, rebuilt in 1955/56, with weapon reliefs in the spandrels from the 18th century. These components were built into a new building from 1955/56.

literature

  • Josef Kern: The builder's command bridge . In: Wertheimer Zeitung from 9./10. January 2010.
  • Thomas Memminger: Würzburg's streets and buildings. 3rd edition, Gebrüder Memminger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Würzburg 1923. p. 150.

Web links

Commons : Neumann-Kanzel and Balthasar-Neumann-Haus  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Josef Kern: The builder's command bridge . In: Wertheimer Zeitung from 9./10. January 2010.
  2. ↑ Erika Kerestely: Würzburg. City guide with a colored city map. Stürtz city guide. Verlagshaus Würzburg GmbH & Co KG, Würzburg 2008. ISBN 978-3-8003-1929-9 , p. 51.
  3. ^ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation : D-6-63-000-143

Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '31.7 "  N , 9 ° 55' 48.2"  E