To the seven electors (Breslau)
The House of the Seven Electors is a building on the Breslauer Ring and is located on the west side of the square (No. 8).
history
The origins of the house go back to the 13th century. The facade was designed in 1672 by the Italian artist Giacomo Scianzi. The owners of the house were among others the Silesian princes von Hochberg . The building survived the Second World War completely. Today there is a bookstore on the ground floor of the house.
architecture
The fresco painting on the front of the building dates from 1672. It shows images of Emperor Leopold II , as well as the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation . These include the Archbishops of Mainz , Cologne and Trier , the Electors of Saxony and Bavaria as well as the Count Palatine of the Rhine and Margrave of Brandenburg . The sandstone portal is adorned with a black eagle, the symbol of the Habsburgs . The following slogan can be found on the medallions on the first floor: To God and the highest authorities do a lot, no envious nor slanderous harm.
literature
- Klaus Klöppel: Breslau - Lower Silesia and its millennial capital. Trescher Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-89794-256-1 , p. 44.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 36.2 ″ N , 17 ° 1 ′ 48.6 ″ E