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The stately palace we see today was made up of a group of houses that were rebuilt and joined together in 1532. At the end of the 16th century it finally took on the Renaissance look.
In 1595, a statue symbolizing justice adorned the new facade. After the installation of the Sovereign Council in 1698, the building underwent several development works. The current facade in neoclassical style is the result of work carried out between 1769 and 1771.Originally used to set up the patrician societies, the building from 1532 the approach of the magistrate who until then sat in the Koïfhus. Louis X IV visits there during his in 1681 and 1683. The council of Alsace, founded in 1657, moved there from 1698. .On the facade of the Augustinusstraat, a niche has been arranged to house a replica of Manneken-Pis. Originally set up for the municipal baths, it was presented to Colmar in 1922 by the city of Brussels in memory of the suffering they suffered during the German occupation.
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July 23, 2022
The Sovereign Council of Alsace is a council established in September 1657 by Louis XIV after the union of Alsace with France by the 1648 Treaties of Westphalia.
Source: Wikipedia
August 30, 2022
This building was rebuilt in 1532 on the neighboring Augustinian cemetery. At the end of the 16th century it underwent major Renaissance-style renovations, during which the paintings and epigrams that have now disappeared adorned the external façade. In 1595 a statue symbolizing justice adorned the new façade. After the sovereign council moved into the building in 1698, it was renovated in several stages. Its current neoclassical facade was made during works between 1769 and 1771.Originally, the building was used for the meetings of the patrician Wagkeller, from 1532 the meetings of the magistrate took place here, which until then had met in the department store. Louis XIV stayed here during his visits between 1681 and 1683. From 1698, the Sovereign Council of Alsace, founded in 1657, was constituted in this building. The district court is currently located in the building.A niche containing a replica of the Manneken Pis was built on the façade facing Rue des Augustins. This figure, originally located in front of the Stadtbad, is a gift from the city of Brussels in 1922 and is intended to commemorate the suffering the two cities endured during the German occupation.
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visit.alsace/en/235008798-the-courthouse
October 16, 2022
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