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Gundeldingen Castle
Gundeldingen Castle is a castle in the Gundeldingen neighborhood of the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Basel of the Canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, heritage site of national significance. As of 2024, castle is owned by Canpasoglou de Fürstenberg family. Originally four related castles, today parts of only two remain. History Inner castle The Front or Inner Castle (') was built during the 16th century as a manor house for a wealthy merchant. Over the following centuries it was owned by a number of wealthy families. Currently it is owned by the Canpasoglou de Fürstenberg family. The manor was the center of a large country estate and for over two centuries was surrounded by a large garden and duck pond. The main building was first painted red about 250 years ago, beginning a tradition that lasts until today. Only the main building remains at Dittingerstrasse 20. Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half Timbered
Timber framing () and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs. If the structural frame of load-bearing timber is left exposed on the exterior of the building it may be referred to as half-timbered, and in many cases the infill between timbers will be used for decorative effect. The country most known for this kind of architecture is Germany, where timber-framed houses are spread all over the country. The method comes from working directly from logs and trees rather than pre-cut dimensional lumber. Artisans or framers would gradually assemble a building by hewing logs or trees with broadaxes, adzes, and draw knives and by using woodworking tools, such as hand-powered braces and augers (brace and bit). Since this building method has been used for thousands of years in many parts of the world like Europe (Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
