Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
North Frisia
Friedrichstadt
The Crooked House (Schiefes Haus), Friedrichstadt
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
North Frisia
Friedrichstadt
The Crooked House (Schiefes Haus), Friedrichstadt
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Recommended by 266 out of 272 hikers
Location: Friedrichstadt, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
The building was slanted because the houses had a large attic and the loads were transported upwards by a pulley. This avoided that the loads constantly came up to the house wall when pulling up. Really smart!
July 16, 2019
The deliberately oblique construction is particularly pronounced in this house around 1620.
July 13, 2018
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