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House of Heads

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House of Heads

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    March 26, 2024

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    THE HEAD HOUSE, Colmar
    The bourgeois house was built in 1609 in the Rhenish Renaissance style and owes its name to the unusual decoration of 105 grotesque masks. A magnificent two-storey bay window with a balcony above adorns the façade, which is irregularly punctuated by windows with carved pillars. At the very top of the curved gable stands a bronze Alsatian cooper, created by Auguste Bartholdi. It is a reminder that the house was once used as a wine exchange.
    Text / Source: Tourist Office of Colmar and its region, Place Unterlinden, 68000 COLMAR - FRANCE
    tourisme-colmar.com/en/discover
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    September 8, 2025

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    Built in 1609 by order of the merchant Anton Burger, the House of Heads is attributed to the architect Albert Schmidt, who also designed the old Protestant rectory and the …
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    May 27, 2024

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    Historic house, which has countless heads on the facade, some of which are distorted into grimaces... in the courtyard there is a nice restaurant
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    Location: Kolmar, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France

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