Word 12 (Quedlinburg)

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Word 12

The house Word 12 is a Grade II listed building in the town of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt . The Greek restaurant Helena is operated in the building (as of 2012).

location

The building is located in the southern part of the historic Quedlinburg old town on the corner of Word and Carl-Ritter-Strasse . The house is registered in the Quedlinburg monument register as a residential building and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

Architecture and history

The two-storey half - timbered house was built according to a building inscription in 1676 during the Baroque period . The master builder was the carpenter Jochim Schäfer on which the inscription M. IOCHIM SCHEFFER ZM. refers. There is a bay window on the east-facing gable side . The half-timbered facade of the building is adorned with various decorative shapes. There are St. Andrew's crosses , diamonds , profiled fillers and cleats .

In 1951, according to other information in 1952, the house was extensively renovated and shortened in connection with a road breakthrough to the stone bridge. A new east gable and a bay window were created. An inscription on the building, which was designed in the style of traditional inscriptions, refers to this work. Deviating decorative shapes also document the changes that have taken place.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Hans-Hartmut Schauer, Quedlinburg, specialist workshop / world cultural heritage , Verlag Bauwesen Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-345-00676-6 , page 146
  2. Hans-Hartmut Schauer, Quedlinburg, specialist workshop / world cultural heritage , Verlag Bauwesen Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-345-00676-6 , page 150
  3. Hans-Hartmut Schauer, Quedlinburg, specialist workshop / world cultural heritage , Verlag Bauwesen Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-345-00676-6 , page 102
  4. State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Saxony-Anhalt (ed.): List of monuments in Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 7: Falko Grubitzsch, with the participation of Alois Bursy, Mathias Köhler, Winfried Korf, Sabine Oszmer, Peter Seyfried and Mario Titze: Quedlinburg district. Volume 1: City of Quedlinburg. Fly head, Halle 1998, ISBN 3-910147-67-4 , page 285
  5. Hans-Hartmut Schauer, Quedlinburg, specialist workshop / world cultural heritage , Verlag Bauwesen Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-345-00676-6 , page 102

Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 14.6 "  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 29.4"  E