Rotes Haus - Chur, GR, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Axel-F
N 46° 50.947 E 009° 32.020
32T E 540686 N 5188535
The history of the 'Rotes Haus' in the old town part of Chur.
Waymark Code: WM14MQH
Location: Graubünden, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/28/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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This sign is attached to the so-called red house.

Text on the Sign:
"
Rotes Haus. Das grösstentells originale Barock-
haus des Commissari Rudolph von Salis dürfte
um 1637 aus einem Umbau hervorgegangen sein.
Halbwegs scheint sich das Gebäude noch dem
Typus der schmalen Altstadthauser anzupassen,
halbwegs sucht es bereits jene eigenstandige
und repräsentative Wirkung zu erzielen, die

im 17. Jahrhundert zunehmend in Mode kam und
etwa den Oberen Spaniöl an der Kirchgasse 16
charakterisiert. Beachtenswert am Äusseren des
Roten Hauses ist nebst dem barocken Portal mit
dem Salis-Wappen auch der südlich vorgelagerte,
eingefriedete Garten. Der flachgedeckte Anbau
an das Rote Haus stammt von 1895.
"

Translated:
"
Red House. The mostly original Baroque
House of Commissari Rudolph von Salis
to have emerged from a renovation around 1637.
The building still seems halfway to that
To adapt the type of narrow old town houses,
halfway it is already looking for that independent one
and to achieve representative effect that

in the 17th century became increasingly fashionable and
for example the Upper Spaniöl at Kirchgasse 16
characterized. Noteworthy on the exterior of the
Red House is in addition to the baroque portal
the Salis coat of arms also the one in front of the south,
fenced garden. The flat-roofed cultivation
to the Red House is from 1895.
"

The same information in the Red house (in German) can be read here:
(visit link)
Group that erected the marker: City of Chur

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Hegisplatz 15
Chur , Graubünden Switserland


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