Stable

Marstall (of althochdt. Marahstal composed of marah, horse ( mare ) ' and stal, stall ') was originally a general term for a horse stable. In today's parlance, the term is used in stables for royal residences, which were carried out by the early modern period to the 19th century in representative architecture. The royal stables included the building for horses, wagons, carriages and harness. The term may also refer to the totality of all horses of a prince.

Especially in the Baroque era, the stables were performed magnificently. Connected to the stables was often a covered riding arena ( contemporary called Reithaus ) for the Riding School.

The stables stood in front of a high aristocratic officer of the court in general. In the hierarchy of offices at court, he was mostly arranged between rank 4 and 8 there. This task was often a representation of activity; the actual day's work was for not noble leaders. The title of the position varies: Usual were " Marstaller " ( Württemberg), " Master of the Horse ", " Oberststallmeister " or " Grand Master ".

In Austria, however, is the name for the former Royal Stables stables in Vienna (which now form the museum quarter ), not common, but occasionally for the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg stables (now the festival halls ).

A similar structure to the stables in the Netherlands are the Royal Stables in The Hague.

Current usage

Many historic buildings have been converted stables in Germany from the 19th and 20th century for a new use after their original function had become obsolete as part of a princely court. Representative Architecture, building size and central location made ​​many Marstall building suitable as a seat for public institutions. So there are now often archives, libraries or authorities in the converted stables. Following on from her previous life, some of these redeveloped buildings have retained the name Marstall.

  • Used old and new stables in Berlin, among others, the Berlin City Library.
  • Stables in Freising, Freising Cathedral Library houses the
  • Heidelberg Marstall, houses facilities of the University of Heidelberg.
  • Kassel Marstall, serves as a market hall and the seat of the Municipal Archives Kassel.
  • Stables in Kempten, various museums,
  • Lübeck's stables, now a youth center.
  • Meininger stables, home to a riding club and some offices of the city government.
  • Munich stables, with the Theater im Marstall. The older Munich Marstall is the old coin that has already been converted at the beginning of the 19th century in a mint and since 1989 houses the Bavarian State Conservation Office.
  • The Schwerin Marstall is now the headquarters of the Ministries of Social Affairs and of Education of Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania from 1997 to 2011 he also served as the seat of the Technical State Museum.
  • Stables in Weimar, Thuringia seat of the Central State Archive in Weimar.
  • The Salt House in Zittau originally served at the same time as a warehouse, stables and armory. Today in the building, among other municipal authorities, shops, restaurants and a library are housed.
  • Stables in Coburg, service building of the Survey Office Coburg.
  • The today known as Golden- Ross Barracks former princely stables in Mainz has been misused in the 18th century and served as a theater for example, buildings and barracks later. Today the building is part of the Landesmuseum Mainz.
  • The Royal Stables in Marburg now serves as a dormitory of the Hessian Fellows Institute.
  • The Potsdamer stables now houses the Filmmuseum Potsdam.
  • The stables of Weilburg castle is now used as a hotel and restaurant.
  • The Royal Stables in Rotenburg an der Fulda is now home to the training and continuing education center of Hesse mobile - road and traffic management.
  • The first Dresden Marstall - a splendid Renaissance house on Jüdenhof - has been changed repeatedly structurally; many architectural elements that point to its original use, but are still recognizable today. So found on the courtyard side of the building today a horse-pond and a riding - ramp to the first floor. The barn was built in 1586-1590 i - Renaissance style and has been directly connected to the Georgenbau the Royal Palace on the Long Corridor of the stable yard. The building was originally the accommodation of the electoral Horses and carriages on the ground floor. The Electoral setup and armor chamber was located upstairs. After reconstruction in the Baroque style in 1747 drew the picture gallery to the first floor a. Between 1872 and 1876, was another fundamental reconstruction of the building. Since then it is referred to as Johanneum and now used by various museum uses by the Municipal Transport Museum.
  • By converting the first Dresden Gemäldegalerie stables for the construction of a new royal stables was necessary. This was from 1745 to 1748 as a Baroque four -leaf barn facility in the Wilsdruffer suburb. When the air raids on Dresden in February 1945, he partially destroyed. The rebuilt after 1950 building has been involved in the theater workshops of theater.

Historical Buildings

The Royal Stables in Munstermaifeld in the district of Mayen- Koblenz ( Rhineland -Palatinate ) was in 1532 by Elector Johann III. built by Metzenhausen. It was after the Collegiate Church, the second largest building in the city and burned on 1 February 1914 to the foundation walls.

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