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Giebelfiguren am Gewandhaus

Gable figures on the Gewandhaus

Balthasar Kircher
1590

Braunschweig / Giebelfiguren am Gewandhaus

Beschreibung / Description

The Gewandhaus (Cloth makers hall) originally served as a storage, sales and guild house for the guild of garment tailors.

East side (Brabandtstraße)

On the stepped gable are five freestanding sculptures: Two warriors with halberd, above them the virtues of hope and strength, at the top Justitia with sword and scales.

Braunschweig - Giebelfiguren am Gewandhaus
Justitia
Hope
Strength

Warrior with halberd (left)
Warrior with halberd (right)

West side (An der Martinikirche)

Braunschweig - Giebelfiguren am Gewandhaus
At the top of the gable a woman with palm branch.

Künstler*in / Artist

Balthasar Kircher, Renaissance stonemason and stone sculptor in Brunswick, (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Gewandhaus (Braunschweig).
Stadt Braunschweig, Tourismus, Altstadtmarkt.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 52°15'45" - E 10°31'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens609; Photograph: 28 July 2024
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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