Stein-ам-Рейн. Part 2.

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We are located in the city centre on the Market square. In the middle of it @- fountain" Marktbrunnen" in a traditional Swiss style. Similar patterns can be found in many cities of the country. The fountain was installed in the square in the XVI century. In 1601 it was decorated with painted sculpture of a warrior.

the Left and right of the street Unterstadt are houses with beautiful paintings on plaster. The sizes and subjects are diverse, from ancient and biblical on the floor-дома to decorative and small.

like We got into a huge art gallery under the open sky. the facades of the houses on the street used by famous artists of the middle ages as paintings.

Each house has its own name that is depicted in the painting of the facade. sculpture to the Left of the @- home" У Sun" to the right @home-a Meise. Below I will write about some of the houses in more detail.

so, for this is the chain of houses with names:" У deer"," У the Front of the crown"." У red bull", Stone grapes"," У Sun"," Meise"," У Black horn". To better show the beauty of the homes will add to their own photos, those found on the Internet (marked with green asterisk *).

House" У deer". It is decorated with simple," теплые" painting. At the house is quite massive wooden Bay window, attached in 1707.

Rrassmatriwa home, we also advise you to pay attention to the balconies-эркеры @- a nice feature of the buildings of the town. They are adorned with emblems, figures, floral patterns.

House" У the front of the crown" with a pitched roof. In the annals of the building is first mentioned in 1398. On the lower floor, as in many other homes, this elegant street is now a shop. *

I Want to thank the conservators for the brilliant and truly Titanic skill. Some houses in the city was severely damaged by bombing Second world war. Had many sites to piece.

House" У red bull" built in the mid XV century. Bay window and frescoes were added in XVII century. Local artist A. Schmucker painted facade on biblical motives. *

the house is the oldest tavern in the city. *

House" У stone grapes". He served both residential and commercial building. The appearance of the house happened to XVII century. Rectangular Bay window was made in 1688. In 1900 C. Schmidt painted the facade, it depicts Joshua and Caleb. Inside, the house is richly decorated with stucco and medallions. *

Mugcine, bearing a bunch of grapes @- probably the ancient Jews, sent by Moses to scout the Promised Land after 40 years of wandering in the desert. *

House" У sun" a timber-framed superstructure. The frescoes adorning the facade in 1900, depict the parable of Diogenes and Alexander the Great.

Remember it: Alexander of Macedon came to Athens to look at the philosopher in a barrel." Я – Alexander, king of Macedonia, @- he said, @- and in the future – and the world. Ask me what you want"." Не I can"t see the sun", @- replied Diogenes. Amazed Alexander told his friends:" Если had I not been Alexander, he would have been Diogenes". *

at the Bottom is the oldest hotel Gasthof zur Sonne. The hotel"s interior is painted in the Rococo style. *

House" У black horn" @- a majestic building, built in the XV century. In 1515 on a three-story stone structure was erected two additional timber-framed floors.

was born In this house Johann Rudolf Schmidt, later known as Baron von Svartengren, who served as Imperial Ambassador to the Turkish Sultan in 1629-1643. In 1914 the house was decorated by A. Schmidt. *

I Think that"s all a bit fatigued by abundance of beautiful facades. Continue about them in the next post. And now let"s go to the river that separates Stein-ам-Рейн into two parts.