The Villa Schutzenberger, also known as Hôtel Schutzenberger (german: link=no, Schützenberger) is an

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hôtel particulier An ''hôtel particulier'' () is a grand townhouse, comparable to the British townhouse or mansion. Whereas an ordinary ''maison'' (house) was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a s ...

on allée de la Robertsau in the Neustadt district of

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, in the French department of the

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. It has been classified as a

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since 1975. The Villa is the seat of the

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since 1992.

History

This ample

villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became ...

was built for the owner of the Schutzenberger brewery , Louis-Oscar Schützenberger (1866–1943), by Jules (german: link=no, Julius) Berninger and his brother in law, Gustave (german: link=no, Gustav) Krafft, two prolific local architects who often worked together between 1895 and 1905. Work on the villa started in 1897 and it was finished in 1900. Inspired by

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in its shape and the design of its garden, it is one of the most lavish and frequently cited examples of

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. In spite of this, due to the financial decline of the Schutzenberger brewery, the villa was sold and threatened with demolition in 1972. It was ultimately saved by the municipality but stood empty until 1978. The ground floor was then rented by the

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, which became renter of the whole building in 1989. The Villa Schutzenberger has been completely restored since. It is not open for tourists apart on special days such as

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Gallery

La Villa Schutzenberger (41859104182).jpg, The Villa seen from the street in 2017 Strasbourg villa Schutzenberger 2014 (3).jpg,

Wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a wood-like "grain" ...

balcony and detail of façade Strasbourg villa Schutzenberger 2014 (2).jpg, Garden

terrace Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk an ...

Strasbourg villa Schutzenberger (Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel), détail (2).jpg, Entrance door in 2015 Villa Schutzenberger, ceiling.jpg, Ceiling of entrance hall Villa Schutzenberger, stair details.jpg, Detail of stairs Strasbourg-76 allée de la Robertsau (4).jpg, Signature of the architects on the garden wall

References

External links

*
''Villa Schutzenberger – 76 Allée de la Robertsau''
on archi-wiki.org

Literature

*Recht, Roland; Foessel, Georges; Klein, Jean-Pierre: ''Connaître Strasbourg'', 1988, , page 271

History

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See also