Ancienne Douane ("Old

Custom house A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting ...

"), also known as Koïfhus, is a

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and

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building in

Colmar Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...

, France. It is classified as a ''

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'' by the

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since 1930. It is also the birthplace of general

Jean Rapp General Count Jean Rapp (; 27 April 1771 – 8 November 1821) was a French Army officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and twice governor of the Free City of Danzig. He served as Aide-de-camp to French Generals ...

. The building currently houses a restaurant as well as temporary exhibitions and

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Gallery

Colmar-Koifhus (7).jpg, West side Colmar-Koifhus (4).jpg, South side Colmar-Koifhus (8).jpg, 1480 portals Colmar-Koifhus-Porte (2).jpg, Renaissance portal Colmar-Maison natale de Jean Rapp (1).jpg, Plaque for Jean Rapp

References

External links

The Koïfhus or the former customs house
on tourisme-colmar.com. Buildings and structures in Colmar Tourist attractions in Colmar Gothic architecture in France Buildings and structures completed in 1480 Custom houses Monuments historiques of Haut-Rhin Restaurants in France {{France-struct-stub