Imperial City Mint
The Reichsstädtische Münze is a listed building in Kempten (Allgäu) with the address Schützenstraße 7 . The Gothic side building with three storeys dates from the 15th century.
The imperial city of Kempten received the right to mint coins in 1510.
The currency of that time was minted in the Imperial City Mint. Today the Heimatverein Kempten has its place of business in the mint. In April 2012, the "Kunstreich Gallery" of artig eV opened on the ground floor and part of the first floor. The gallery shows individual and group exhibitions by artists on a monthly basis.
description
The house, which has six window axes, has a barrel vault under it . Parts of the ground floor are also vaulted. The banister consists of sawn balusters , the parapet on the upper floor of round balusters. On the first floor there is a wooden slatted ceiling with a clover leaf frieze, which is partly attached with decorative nails. In the house, a wall painting was uncovered, which u. a. shows a tile-sized red and white checkerboard pattern. There is a corrugated tree in the attic .
Individual evidence
- ^ Kunstreich: Artig opens gallery. In: Allgäu Live In April 2012, 28th year.
- ^ Alexander Duke of Württemberg: City of Kempten (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume VII.85 ). Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Munich / Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-7954-1003-7 , p. 90 f .
- ^ Michael Petzet : City and district of Kempten. (= Bavarian art monuments. Vol. 5), 1st edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, DNB 453751636 , p. 64.
Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 29.2 ″ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 7.5 ″ E