Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Hôtel de ville
Altkirch, Haut-Rhin, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
- Protection
- inscrit MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Façade et toiture : inscription par arrêté du 28 juin 1937
- Protection dates
- 1937/06/28 : inscrit MH
- Type
- hôtel de ville
- Main period of construction
- 4e quart 18e siècle
- Dates
- 1780
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Altkirch
- Département
- Haut-Rhin
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.62343, 7.23755
- Mérimée reference
- PA00085318
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1763 map "Switzerland Divided into Cantonments." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Construction de la seconde moitié du 18e siècle. La partie centrale de sa façade, formant avant-corps, est surmontée d'un fronton triangulaire, dans lequel s'inscrivent, sculptées, les armes de la ville, qui porte d'azur à une église d'argent couverte de gueules, ajourée et ouverte d'azur, sur une terrasse de sinople, le clocher en forme de tour carré, couvert aussi de gueules et croisé d'or. Au premier étage, joli balcon en fer forgé, également d'un écusson aux armes de la ville. Ce balcon est supporté par trois consoles en pierre, dont deux affectant la forme de lions dressés, tandis que celle du milieu, formant la clef d'arcade du grand portail d'entrée, figure une tête de femme, les yeux recouverts d'un bandeau. A toutes les baies, clefs sculptées ; celle dormant sur le balcon porte la date de 1780 - chaînes d'angles. La toiture est surmontée d'un clocheton à toiture galbée.
English translation
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History
Construction of the second half of the 18th century. The central part of its façade, forming a projecting section, is surmounted by a triangular pediment, within which are inscribed, carved, the arms of the town, which bears azure with an argent church covered gules, pierced and open azure, on a sinople terrace, the bell tower in the form of a square tower, also covered gules and crossed or. On the first floor, a fine wrought-iron balcony, also with an escutcheon bearing the arms of the town. This balcony is supported by three stone consoles, two of which are in the form of rearing lions, while the central one, forming the keystone of the grand entrance portal, represents a woman's head, her eyes covered with a blindfold. At all the openings, carved keystones; the one above the balcony bears the date 1780 - corner chains. The roof is surmounted by a small bell tower with a curved roof.
Nearby in the register
- Ancienne maison du Baillitribunalunder 1 mi
- Fontaine de la Viergefontaineunder 1 mi
- Vieille porte de villeporte de villeunder 1 mi
- Maisonmaisonunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.