Chimera at the old Townhall - Frankfurt am Main - Hessen / Germany
N 50° 06.656 E 008° 40.832
32U E 477157 N 5551012
Chimera above the entrance in a very good conditi
Waymark Code: WMW550
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/11/2017
Views: 8
Above the entrance, at the keystone of the portal you will find this chimera.
Informations from the official tourism website:
Source: -http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=3866&_ffmpar[_id_inhalt]=32367&_ffmpar[_id_eltern]=3942
"Baujahr: 1900-1908
Architekt: F. v. Hoven, L. Neher
Monumentaler Gebäudekomplex von 1900-1908 in Formen des Neobarock, gruppiert um zwei Höfe
Ostseite als Hauptfassade mit ehemals übergiebelter Mitte, überkuppelten Eckerkern, figürlich dekoriertem Portal dessen figürlicher Schmuck entspricht der üppigen Bauplastik ringsum südwärts auf Atlantenpaar ansetzende Bogenbrücke als Verbindung zum Südbau
Reste ursprünglichen Interieurs
Adresse
Altes Rathaus Nordbau
Paulsplatz 9
60311 Frankfurt am Main"
EN (Translation):
"Year of construction: 1900-1908
Architect: F. v. Hoven, L. Neher
Monumental building complex from 1900-1908 in forms of Neo-Baroque, grouped around two courtyards
East side as the main facade with a formerly centered center, the Eckerkern, a figurally decorated portal whose figural ornamentation corresponds to the lush building sculpture round arch bridge, which connects southwards to the Atlantic, as a connection to the south building
Remains original interior
Address
Old Town Hall Nordbau
Paulsplatz 9
60311 Frankfurt am Main "
Water spout is used: no
Condition: Pristine
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