Ancienne Douane (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃sjɛn dwan], "Old Custom house") is a 14th-century building on the Grande Île, the historic city centre of Strasbourg, France. The structure is classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1948.[1]
Ancienne Douane | |
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Former names | German: Kaufhaus German: Markthalle |
General information | |
Type | customs house |
Architectural style | Gothic |
Location | Strasbourg, France |
Address | 6, rue de la Douane |
Coordinates | 48°34′46″N 7°45′00″E / 48.57944°N 7.75000°E |
Construction started | 1358 |
Completed | 1389 |
Renovated | 1962–1965 |
Destroyed | 1944 |
Owner | Municipality of Strasbourg |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Robert Will (reconstruction) |
The custom house was built in 1358 and enlarged in 1389. It was heavily damaged by British and American bombing raids on 11 August 1944 and left as a ruin for almost two decades before being rebuilt according to the medieval plans by architect Robert Will (1910–1998).[2][3]
The Ancienne Douane currently houses a restaurant and a covered market.
References
edit- ^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne douane, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "HISTOIRE - Ancienne Douane". L'Ancienne Douane. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Recht, Roland; Klein, Jean-Pierre; Foessel, Georges (1988). Connaître Strasbourg. Colmar: Éditions Alsatia. p. 135. ISBN 2-7032-0185-0.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Ancienne Douane, Strasbourg.
- Ancienne Douane[permanent dead link ] on archi-wiki.org
- Marie Marty: Quand l’Ancienne douane était le Rungis de Strasbourg, Rue89 Strasbourg, 24 December 2015 (in French)