Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: Altes Rathaus, Bamberg
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Altes Rathaus, Bamberg
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Alternate Title:
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Old City Hall, Bamberg
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Image View:
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Detail, fachwerk (half-timbered) Rottmeisterhäuschen wing juts out over the river at the south end; hall sits in the middle of the Obere Brücke (bridge)
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Creator:
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Johann Jakob Michael Küchel (German architect, 1703-1769)
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Location:
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site: Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Location Note:
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Obere Brücke 1
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GPS:
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+49.891667+10.886944
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Date:
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1467-1756 (inclusive)
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Cultural Context:
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German
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Style Period:
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Baroque; Gothic (Medieval); Rococo
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Work Type 1:
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city hall
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Work Type 2:
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art museum
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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wood; stone; copper; stucco
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Technique:
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construction (assembling); painting and painting techniques
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Description:
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The first phase of the Bamberg town hall was completed by 1467 on the river Regnitz. Originally in a Gothic style, it was rebuilt in Baroque and Rococo style by Johann Jakob Michael Küchel in 1744-1756. Anwar Johann painted the murals on the exterior walls (1755). Traditional German fachwerk (a half-timbered wing called the Rottmeisterhäuschen used for guards on watch) juts out over the river. The town hall is built on an artificial island linked on either side by a bridge (the Obere Brücke). This is because of conflict between the bishop and the mayor, with the bishop refusing land for the hall. Today it is the Sammlung Ludwig, a museum that houses one of the biggest porcelain collections in Europe. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Additional Module Ten
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Identifier:
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1A2-G-B-AR-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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