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Pfister House (Maison Pfister)

Pfister House (Maison Pfister)

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Pfister House (Maison Pfister)

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Location: Kolmar, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France

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Paul

March 26, 2024

THE PFISTER HOUSE, Colmar
This bourgeois house was built in 1537 by the hat maker Louis SCHERER, who came from Besançon and had become rich through the operation of silver mines in the Val de Lièpvre. Although it dates back to the Renaissance period, it is still heavily influenced by medieval architecture. The pictorial design, which combines allegories and people from the Old and New Testaments with imperial portraits, shows very well the preference of wealthy merchants for the humanistic culture of the Renaissance.
Text / Source: Tourist Office of Colmar and its region, Place Unterlinden, 68000 COLMAR - FRANCE
tourisme-colmar.com/en/discover

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Maurizio Dejo

April 20, 2022

The Pfister house was built in 1537 for the hatter Ludwig Scherer, who made his fortune with money trading in the Val de Liepvre. Despite its medieval features, the house is the first example of architectural renaissance in Colmar. With its two-storey corner oriel, its wood gallery, its octagonal turret and its mural paintings which represent biblical and secular scenes, the Pfister house became one of the symbols of the old Colmar. It owns its name to the family who restored it and lived there from 1841 to 1892.

🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

July 23, 2022

The corner house Pfister was built in 1537 by order of the hatter Ludwig Scherer who had made fortunes in the silver trade.
Despite its features, it is the first example of Renaissance architecture in Colmar. With its two-storey bay window, its wooden gallery, its octagonal turret and its murals depicting biblical and secular scenes, the Pfister House has become one of the symbols of old Colmar. It owes its thanks to the family who restored and inhabited it from 1841 to 1892.

The facade and roof of this building were restored in 2012.
Source: www-tourisme--colmar-com.translate.goog/fr/sites-a-visiter-dans-le-grand-pays-de-colmar/F235008787_maison-pfister-colmar?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=nl&_x_tr_hl =nl&_x_tr_pto=sc
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Location: Kolmar, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France

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