Hôtel De Ville, Colmar
The (, ''City hall (administration), City Hall'') is a municipal building in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, eastern France, standing on Rue des Clefs. It was designated a ''monument historique'' by the French government in 1929. History The site was previously occupied by an old courthouse which belonged to the Pairis Abbey and dated back to the late 16th century. The monks acquired the property from the bailiff of Ensisheim, Jean-Jacques Reiss, in 1775, so that they could have it demolished and replaced by a new residence for their own use. Construction of the new building started in 1779. It was designed by Gabriel Ignace Ritter from Guebwiller in the Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical style, built in brick with a cement render and stone dressings, and was completed in 1782. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of 13 bays facing onto Rue des Clefs. The central section of three bays featured a segmental headed opening with a Rustication (architecture), rusticated surround a ...
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Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of Roman architecture, ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman archi ...
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