Villa Glitzerburg

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The Villa Glitzerburg (originally Villa Wedekind ) was one of the largest residential buildings in Kassel . It was built from 1868 to 1870 on Karthäuserstraße / corner Friedrich-Ebert-Straße (then Hohenzollernstraße). The architect was Wilhelm Lüer , and the master builder was the Kassel master mason Seyfarth. After Luer's death, construction continued under the direction of Conrad Wilhelm Hase . The building owner was the German-Italian businessman Karl Wedekind .

The building was built in neo-Gothic style in the style of the Hanover architecture school . The interior of the villa was largely furnished in a neo-Gothic style. Wall paintings were found as well as rich lead glazing . The frescoes and wall paintings came from the artist Merkel, who had painted an altar painting in Fritzlar Cathedral . In addition, there were pictures of numerous artists with whom the client, who was also active as a patron , was in contact.

The building materials were exclusively handcrafted and not manufactured. The villa was surrounded by an extensive park. A view over Kassel was possible from the tower of the house. The glazed roof tiles reflected the sunlight and popularly led to the name "Glitzerburg".

The German construction newspaper of February 10, 1870 describes the building in detail and praised the monumental execution and the consistently neo-Gothic design.

After the owner's death, the villa was sold to the merchant Carl Ponfik in 1883. In 1902 the Imperial Post Office acquired the building and park and had the Upper Post Office built in the park. The villa was made available to the respective Chief Postal Director as an official residence. During the Second World War , the building was largely destroyed in an air raid in October 1943. It gave way to a new post office building that is now used by Deutsche Telekom .

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  1. ↑ Gurlitt Cornelius: On the Liberation of Architecture: Goals and Deeds of German Architects in the 19th Century Birkhäuser, 1968, p. 98
  2. ↑ Bastian Ludwig: Glitzerburg was a highlight among Kassel's houses . In: www.hna.de . July 2, 2015. Retrieved on 2016-03-111.

Coordinates: 51 ° 18 '54.2 "  N , 9 ° 29' 8.9"  E