1904 - Ruffinihaus - München, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 48° 08.184 E 011° 34.406
32U E 691452 N 5334663
The Ruffinihaus is a historic building located at Rindermarkt 10 in Munich, Germany.
Waymark Code: WMXAHC
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 12/17/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Das Ruffinihaus (benannt nach Johann Baptista Ruffini), eigentlich eine Gruppe von drei Häusern (auch bekannt als Ruffinihäuser) am Rindermarkt 10 in der Münchner Altstadt, wurde 1903 bis 1905 von Gabriel von Seidl errichtet und ist nach dem 1808 abgetragenen Ruffiniturm benannt, der das ursprüngliche Sendlinger Tor bildete und somit Teil der ersten Münchner Stadtbefestigung war. Das dreiseitige Haus, das an die Sendlinger und die Pettenbeckstraße grenzt, steht an der ursprünglichen Hangkante des historischen Stadtgrabens der ersten mittelalterlichen Stadtbefestigung, wie heute noch beim Blick von Südosten zu erkennen ist. Der markante Standort verweist dadurch sowohl im Gelände wie in der historischen Betrachtung auf den Übergang zwischen dem ältesten Stadtkern und der ersten Stadterweiterung des 13. Jahrhunderts.

Die Münchner Denkmaltopographie beschreibt den Bau als „romantisch-heimatliche Stimmungsarchitektur höchsten Niveaus zur Interpretation eines unter malerischem Ideal begriffenen historisierenden Altstadtbildes, dessen ‚Aufwertung‘ erstrebt wurde.“

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The Ruffinihaus ("Ruffini House") is a group of three houses (also known as Ruffinihäuser) on the Rindermarkt ("cattle market") 10 in the Old Town of Munich. It was built by Gabriel von Seidl from 1903 to 1905 and is named after the Ruffiniturm ("Ruffini tower", demolished in 1808), which in turn was named after Johann Baptista Ruffini. The Ruffiniturm formed the original Sendlinger Tor ("Sendlinger gate") and thus was part of Munich's first city wall. The three-sided house that borders the Sendlinger Street and Pettenbeck Street stands on what was the fluvial terrace of the first medieval fortification's moat, as can still be seen today when viewed from the southeast. This is a prominent site by virtue of both being a historical location and marking the transition point between the oldest core of the city and its first expansion in the 13th century.

The Bavarian Office of Monument Preservation describes the building as "romantic-native mood architecture of the highest level for the interpretation of a historicist image of an old town as seen under a picturesque ideal, which was meant to be 'upgraded'."

Source: Wikipedia (visit link)
Year of construction: 1904

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Full inscription:
Aedif.(Edificado) ano dom 1904 ---- Built natural year 1904


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