Armory (Schwäbisch Hall)
The former armory is located at Rosenbühl 14 in Schwäbisch Hall . In the building directory of the city of Schwäbisch Hall it is referred to as a new building , in Eugen Gradmann's name as a rifle house or new building . B. as an old armory (new building) or just as a new building . Today it is used for cultural and social events. Up to 400 people can be entertained in the new building.
history
The stone building with a five-story pitched roof stands at the highest point in the old town of Schwäbisch Hall in front of a well-preserved part of the medieval city wall near the Langenfelder or Crailsheimer Tor and is considered the largest and most striking house in the city. The floor plan has the shape of an irregular parallelogram.
According to Gradmann, the building was erected from 1505 - at the time of construction at the eastern end of the city - and was probably not finally completed until 1533. It was planned as a rifle house (armory) and granary. This use is also evidenced by an explanation in Herolts Chronik, in which it is stated that "above Traid and below the gun" have been placed. However, theater is said to have been played in the building as early as 1604.
In 1510 there was apparently a break in the construction of the house due to disputes between the nobility and the bourgeoisie, during which the concept changed: In the ground floor hall there are several stone round pillars with vaulted beginnings, while the entablature is otherwise supported by oak supports. Buttresses on the northern long side also indicate that the ground floor was originally intended to be vaulted. In addition to windows with late Gothic curtain arches, there are also younger window shapes on the building. Dendrochronological examinations of the wood used allow dating to the years 1526 and 1527. This year is also referred to by the inscription on a stone tablet on the north-eastern side of the gable, which also shows the coat of arms of the empire and the city, which are carved as reliefs and held by a putto . The double-headed eagle on the right-hand coat of arms was chiseled off when Hall lost its imperial city status in 1802 , and was reconstructed in the 20th century. The putto, which stands between the two coats of arms and holds them with outstretched arms, is significantly larger than two other putti, which were depicted lying down and supporting the coats of arms. The same combination of coats of arms can be found - without any decorative or supporting accessories - on the outer Langenfelder / Crailsheimer Tor. Here, too, the original shape of the coats of arms fell victim to history. The imperial eagle was painted over with the Württemberg coat of arms, the other coat of arms with the city arms with cross and hand. The original coat of arms stone was later removed altogether; the stone at the gate today is a reconstruction.
The former cannery served as a fruit crate from 1803 , belonged to the Royal Cameral Office in Hall in 1827 and was entered in the state register of architectural monuments in Württemberg on October 8, 1925. It was converted into a festival hall and theater hall in 1979.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b building list on www.schwaebischhall.de
- ↑ a b c d e Eugen Gradmann : The art and antiquity monuments of the city and the Oberamt Schwäbisch-Hall . Paul Neff Verlag, Esslingen a. N. 1907, OCLC 31518382 , pp. 70 ( archive.org ).
- ↑ www.strassenkatalog.de
- ↑ a b c www.schwaebischhall.de
- ↑ www.schmeck-den-sueden.de
- ↑ a b c d e www.welt-der-wappen.de
- ↑ www.quermania.de
- ↑ www.quermania.de
- ↑ www.kulturpur.de
Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ 40.8 ″ N , 9 ° 44 ′ 19.5 ″ E