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Town Hall Of Wissembourg
Wissembourg Town Hall (french: Mairie de Wissembourg, Hôtel de ville de Wissembourg) is a Baroque city hall in Wissembourg, a small town at the northern edge of the Bas-Rhin department of France, close to the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is classified as a ''Monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture since 1932. History The new city hall was designed by the architect Joseph Massol in order to replace the medieval town hall (recorded in 1396) that had been burned down on 25 January 1677 by French troops (q. v. History of Alsace). The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 26 June 1741, and the inauguration took place eleven years later, on 27 June 1752. Depending on the sources, the town hall has been entirely renovated from 2009 until 2011, or from 2010 until 2012. Previous restorations had taken place in 1826, 1937 and 1959. Description The ''Louis Quinze'' town hall of Wissembourg is built in pink sandstone. The three floors below the roof are o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque Architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and awe. It reached its peak in the High Baroque (1625–1675), when it was used in churches and palaces in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Bavaria and Austria. In the Late Baroque period (1675–1750), it reached as far as Russia and the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America. About 1730, an even more elaborately decorative variant called Rococo appeared and flourished in Central Europe. Baroque architects took the basic elements of Renaissance architecture, including domes and colonnades, and made them higher, grander, more decorated, and more dramatic. The interior effects were often achieved with the use of ''quadratura'', or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
