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Essential
Architecture- Hanseatic city of Stralsund
Wulflam House |
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architect
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location
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Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
north-eastern Germany. |
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date
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1358 |
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style
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Hanseatic
Brick Gothic |
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construction
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Brick |
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Contact:
Wulflamstuben: Alter Markt 5, 18439 Stralsund
Tel.: 03831 - 29 15 33
www.stralsundtourismus.de
Opening hours:
Mon-sat: 11.00-23.00
Guided Tours:
German, English (only at the ground- floor)
the building:
The most famous of Stralsund’s medieval gabled houses
was built by the mayoral family Wulflam. Documented as having been
constructed before 1358, it has two distinctive features: 1. the hall
storey located above the vestibule, which is a very rare design element
used for official entertaining, and, 2, the magnificent pilaster gable.
With its polygonal columns, the alternation between glazed and unglazed
brick, and the intricate ornamental forms, the gable is clearly related
to the ornamental façade of the City Hall. It is evidence of the power
consciousness of one of the leading council families of the time. Today
the Wulflam House accommodates a restaurant with a fine view of the City
Hall and St. Nicolas’ Church.
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links
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Special thanks to
www.eurob.org |
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www.essential-architecture.com
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