Alte Handelsbörse - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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kaschper69
N 51° 20.436 E 012° 22.538
33U E 317214 N 5690971
The Alte Handelsbörse is Leipzig's oldest assembly building and one of the oldest baroque buildings in the city.
Waymark Code: WMTG6F
Location: Sachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 11/20/2016
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[DE] Alte Handelsbörse
1678/87 auf Initiative von 30 Kaufleuten vermutlich nach Plänen des Oberlandesbaumeisters JOHANN GEORG STARCKE errichtet. Das Haus ist das älteste Versammlungsgebäude der Leipziger Kaufmannschaft und der erste Barockbau der Stadt. Die vier Sandsteinfiguren auf der Dachbalustrade schuf JOHANN KASPAR SANDTMANN.
[EN] Old trade exchange
1678/87 on the initiative of 30 merchants presumably built according to the plans of the Oberlandesbaummeister JOHANN GEORGSTARCKE. The building is the oldest assembly building of the Leipziger Kaufmannschaft and the first baroque building of the city. The four sandstone figures on the roof balustrade were created by JOHANN KASPAR SANDTMANN.
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Location: Naschmarkt pedestrian area
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