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City Butchers' Hall (Stadtmetzg), Augsburg

City Butchers' Hall (Stadtmetzg), Augsburg

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City Butchers' Hall (Stadtmetzg), Augsburg

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Location: Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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Mickl

May 2, 2021

Elias Holl built the butcher's shop in Augsburg at the beginning of the 17th century. A masterfully masonry canal vault through which the Vordere Lech flowed under the city butcher. The social welfare office has been using the premises of this beautiful monument with the representative Renaissance facade since 1939.

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HPT

April 12, 2022

The Vordere Lech was carried out with the construction of the building in a canal under the Metzg and used to cool the meat and as a waste water stream. The canal vault under the Stadtmetzg is still preserved today: files of an office are stored there. The Vorderer Lech has long been flowing underground past the monument again.

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October 4, 2023

Wikipedia (Stadtmetzg, 2023-10-04):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtmetzg
Wikipedia (list of architectural monuments in Augsburg, 2023-10-04):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Augsburg
Wikipedia (list of architectural monuments in Augsburg-Jakobervorstadt-Nord, 2023-10-04):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Augsburg-Jakobervorstadt-Nord#D-7-61-000-679
“Former Stadtmetzg ... Three-story gable roof building with a representative gable front to the south, modified inside by Elias Holl using drawings by Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1606–1609, 1938/39 and expanded to the north ... D-7-61-000-679”

City of Augsburg (The 22 objects of the UNESCO World Heritage Augsburg Water Management System, 2023-10-04):
wassersystem-augsburg.de/de/die-22-objekte-des-augsburger-wassersystems

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Heiko

October 30, 2024

The Stadtmetzg (City Butcher's Hall) in Augsburg is a historic Renaissance building considered one of the most important works of the famous architect Elias Holl. Built between 1606 and 1609, the Stadtmetzg originally served as a meat hall where the city's butchers' meat was hygienically and centrally stored and sold. Located near the Old Town, the building is a striking example of Augsburg Renaissance architecture.

The building is distinguished by its ornate facade and meticulous design, which meets both functional and aesthetic requirements. A notable architectural feature are the canals and water channels that Elias Holl incorporated to keep the building cool and ensure hygienic storage of the meat – an innovative system for the time.

Today, the Stadtmetzg is no longer used as a meat hall and is a listed building. It is a popular photo subject and a testament to Augsburg's history, underscoring the city's importance as a center of trade and craftsmanship during the Renaissance.

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Udo Jauch

May 16, 2021

From there to the Brechthaus go over the confluence of two Lech canals

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Lisa im Ländle

September 27, 2021

Beautifully located on the Perlachberg

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Chris S_trandläufer

October 24, 2023

Great old house with a great facade

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Udo Jauch

May 2, 2021

Nice starting point for walks through the city center

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Thomas

June 28, 2021

Administration building in the lower town with a beautiful fountain. Unfortunately, there was also a lot of traffic before that.

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Udo Jauch

January 30, 2024

It is a very good starting point for a hike through the city center of Augsburg.

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Bianca 🌈

June 14, 2024

Located on the way to the Fuggerei

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Michael Balster

September 14, 2022

The place is more interesting

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August 31, 2023

see also, for example, here: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtmetzg

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Holger

February 27, 2024

Today it is an administrative building.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtmetzg

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Holger

March 2, 2023

I have something else from the net:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtmetzg

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Südschwede

December 14, 2023

The Stadtmetzg was once a butcher's shop. Located on the way from the Perlachturm to the Fuggerei.

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Michael

November 27, 2024

Built in 1606 and served as a meat hall and was closed in 1930 today it serves as an administration building

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Holger

March 1, 2023

History to experience and touch

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City Butchers' Hall (Stadtmetzg), Augsburg

1. Moritzplatz, Augsburg – Lech canals loop from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof

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