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Excavation site

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Northwest Mecklenburg

Wismar

Excavation site

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Location: Wismar, Northwest Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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1. Alter Schwede Wismar – Wassertor Wismar loop from Wismar

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2. Alter Hafen Wismar – Wassertor Wismar loop from Wismar

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3. Wassertor Wismar – Old Harbor Wismar loop from Viereggenhof

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Christian

August 27, 2018

In 1351 the "old school" was first mentioned in the city book of the Hanseatic city of Wismar. It is an elongated building that was divided in the middle by a fire wall. Each of the two halves was divided into three equally sized classrooms by half-timbered walls. These room units extended from the basement to the attic. The "old school" was an outstanding example of brick architecture in the high Gothic style, which was one of the top achievements in secular building in the Baltic Sea region. The building was richly structured with panels, friezes and battlements, red and green glazes adorned the bricks of the wall surfaces and the various shaped stones of the decorative elements.

1945 in April the "old school" was hit so badly in an air raid that the remains of the building had to be demolished between 1946 and 1948. The basement, which was still quite substantial, was filled with rubble and paved over.

In 2001, small parts of the basement masonry were uncovered during the first excavations. The excavation and securing work on the monument could be continued successfully and visibly in the following years.

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Heiko Edelmann

April 15, 2023

You can look inside through a gap. Here the school is excavated, which was destroyed in World War II and then paved over.

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maria

June 22, 2023

The Old School was a building and was part of the “Gothic Quarter”, which was centered around St. Mary's Church until its almost complete destruction in the Second World War.
In 2015, a large wooden box protected the cellar ruins from the weather.
In the future, the aim is to rebuild the old school.
Source:de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Schule_(Wismar)

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1. Alter Schwede Wismar – Wassertor Wismar loop from Wismar

2. Alter Hafen Wismar – Wassertor Wismar loop from Wismar

3. Wassertor Wismar – Old Harbor Wismar loop from Viereggenhof

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