Wallstrasse (Düsseldorf)

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Wallstrasse
coat of arms
Street in Düsseldorf
Wallstrasse
Wallstrasse with surroundings
Basic data
place Dusseldorf
District Old town
Created Late 17th century
Connecting roads Hafenstrasse , Kasernenstrasse
Cross streets Bergerstrasse, Mittelstrasse
use
User groups Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic

The Wall Street is a street in Dusseldorf , which was created in the second half of the 17th century. It was built on the "wall" of the city wall that was built after 1394 and was named after this city fortification.

History and location

Detail with the area of ​​the later Wallstrasse with citadel

After the city was expanded in the southwest by the construction of the citadel from the first half of the 16th century, the moats in front of the city walls in this area also had to be modified. The city fortifications in the entire southern area were rebuilt from the end of the 17th century during the further expansion of the fortress city and the protective systems were moved south, especially in the southeastern area. The previous old fortifications consisting of moats and city walls with the earth walls lost their function but were largely preserved for a few decades. It was not until 1787, when Carlstadt was laid out, that the wall and ramparts of the old city fortifications in the area of Wallstrasse were leveled and the moats in front of it were filled in. This created Wallstrasse, which was built on both sides and was first called "Auf'm Wall". It developed into a second-hand sales street and was later also called the "flea market". The small church , which is accessed from Berger Straße, has always been adjacent to Wallstraße. The monastery garden of the Capuchins was also on Wallstrasse.

The eastern area of ​​Wallstraße from Mittelstraße is the southern border between the medieval old town and Carlstadt. It shows a closed development. Heinrich Ferber describes the original development around 1890:

“ We can only make a very brief visit to Wallstrasse. Once we unfortunately received little news from this street and then those we own cannot be placed […] Then we still know that in No. 14 the teacher Heinrich Crumbach had his private school. We have no knowledge of the location of the house 'im Krebs', which Maria von Oss sold in 1693, the 'city of Krefeld' and the 'city of Kaiserslautern', which occur in 1794, the house 'zur Sonne', 1768 between Rosendahl's house and the 'Scheere', 'the white dove', where old iron was sold in 1797, 'the old bathroom', which in 1789 pump maker Hermann Joseph Jansen sold to the cooper Conrad Winkes, the house 'in the black horse', as well as the house ' to the City of London '1789–1793 belonged to the Picckarsts. We would like to add that the Capuchin brewery was also located here, which was sold to Steffens and consorts on April 16, 1810 by the tax authorities for 7096 francs. "

Development

Wallstrasse in 2012
  • The building at Wallstraße 11 has a listed barrel vault that dates from the 17th century. The vaulted cellar is a testimony from the time around 1696, when the former Walllinienstraße was built on on both sides. The barrel vault was placed under monument protection on December 28, 1989. Heinrich Ferber writes about the history of the house:

“ The only house about which we have certain news bears the number 11. It was mentioned here as early as 1748 about the three white cruisers; At that time it was owned by the Bingen couple. In 1765 Christian Arnsdorf sold it to Johann Peter Esser and at the beginning of this century it belonged to Johann Peter Willems . "

  • The corner building at Wallstrasse No. 29 a (or Mittelstrasse 11 ) was placed under monument protection on September 2, 1983. More about this house under Schneider's office building .
  • The building at Wallstrasse 29 b (or Mittelstrasse 8 ) essentially dates from the 18th century and was the former abbey of the Düsseldorf Capuchin monastery . While all the buildings of the monastery on Flinger Strasse were demolished after the secularization in early 1800, it remained and was later rebuilt. In 1854 shop windows were installed. The interior was rebuilt in 1861. In 1882 the facade was designed according to plans by the architect Anton Harte . On December 7, 1984 the building was listed as a historical monument. The building is assigned to classicism . Architectural details are a triglyph frieze, pillars, articulated fascias, gables on consoles and the window roofing:

“[...] A triglyph frieze and a cornice set off the upper floors. The plaster on the upper floors shows a horizontal joint section. A narrow cornice runs between the top two floors. The house has two shop windows facing Mittelstraße with a central entrance flanked by columns. All upper floor windows have articulated bezels. Gables above consoles emphasize the windows on the first floor. The middle of three axes to Mittelstrasse is marked by a roof on the first floor. A cornice with consoles and a tooth cut completes the rising masonry. "

Volute gable, house 31 a (2012)
  • The building at Wallstrasse 31a was built at the end of the 18th century. Shop windows were installed in the 19th century. The age of the building is particularly remarkable: "It is probably the oldest surviving house on Wallstrasse". The baroque building was listed on March 8, 1995 as a historical monument. The Baroque building shows architectural details such as structured window surrounds , entablature and scrolled gables with attachment:

“[...] There is an inscription field above the ground floor. The two windows on the upper floor were attached to a windowsill cornice. They have articulated bezels and are emphasized by beams. The house has a volute gable with a top. A two-part window illuminates the gable. "

Web links

Commons : Wallstraße  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein: Festschrift for the 600th anniversary. 1888, p. [460] 443.
  2. ↑ Theo Lücker: Stones speak. Small signpost through Düsseldorf's old town . Verlag Dieter T. Ewers, Düsseldorf 1977, No. 52, p. 102 [Die Wallstraße]
  3. ^ In: current city map of the state capital Düsseldorf .
  4. ↑ H. Ferber: Historical walk through the old city of Düsseldorf. Published by the Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein; Verlag C. Kraus, 1889, Part II, p. 71
  5. ↑ Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation
  6. ↑ a b c d cf. Jörg Heimeshoff : Listed houses in Düsseldorf . Nobel, Essen 2001, ISBN 3-922785-68-9 , pp. 248, 250.
  7. ↑ H. Ferber: Historical walk through the old city of Düsseldorf. Published by the Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein; Verlag C. Kraus, 1889, Part II, p. 71
  8. ↑ Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation
  9. ↑ Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation
  10. ↑ Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation

Remarks

  1. ↑ The times given by H. Ferber, as far as they cite dates before 1787, are incorrect. As stated by J. Heimeshoff for the construction time, the south side of Wallstrasse was only built on with houses around 1796. For the demolition of the old city wall in the Wallstrasse area, other sources cite “from 1787”.