Under the griffins (Breslau)
The house Unter den Greifen is the largest house on the Breslauer Ring and is located on the west side of the square (No. 2).
history
The first owner of the house was a leather and fur merchant from Bruges , Belgium , Konrad von Költsch. The house was given its current shape between 1587 and 1589. A fire in December 1933 destroyed the upper floors of the building. During the renovation, the ornaments that had been lost in the past centuries were reconstructed. The building survived the Second World War almost unscathed. Since 1993 the well-known café Pod Gryfami has been located on the ground floor next to an antique shop . The basement rooms are now used as an inn.
architecture
The striking five-story gable from the 16th century is decorated with white lions, griffins, eagles and peacocks. The sandstone portal in the Renaissance style also dates from this period . Above is the coat of arms of the former owner, on which a griffin can be recognized. The work on the front of the house is believed to have been made by the Dutch sculptor Gerhard Hendrik .
literature
- Klaus Klöppel: Breslau - Lower Silesia and its millennial capital . Trescher Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-89794-256-1 , p. 43.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 39.1 ″ N , 17 ° 1 ′ 49.8 ″ E