Ruffinihaus

The Ruffinihaus (named after Johann Baptista Ruffini ), actually a group of three houses (also known as Ruffinihäuser ) at the cattle market 10 in Munich's Old Town, was erected 1903-1905 by Gabriel von Seidl and is named after the 1808 worn Ruffiniturm, of the original Sendlinger Tor formed and thus was part of Munich's first city fortifications. The three-sided house, which is adjacent to the Sendlinger and Pettenbeckstraße, stands on the original slope edge of the historic city moat of the first medieval fortification, as can still be seen when viewed from the southeast today. The prominent location refers characterized both in the field as in the historical perspective on the transition between the oldest city center and the first urban expansion of the 13th century.

The Munich Memorial Topography describes the building as " romantic mood - native architecture highest levels of interpretation of a nascent among picturesque Old Town Ideal historicizing image whose, appreciation 'has striven for. "

History

In the late Middle Ages, a small-scale building was on the land first emerged, the 1708 or 1721 owned by only two families, Püttrich and Ruffini, got, build one for the time around 1800 proven, unified building with four floors in the Baroque style left. Inside was a variety of small shops. As part of a new road extension, the city bought the property in 1898 and organized an architectural competition. Towards the design of a large department store, Gabriel von Seidl prevailed, the " Three Houses " a block development suggested by the name, which gives the impression of a small-scale substance and picks up the individual stores of the previous building.

Specifications

Around a central, triangular courtyard, the three individual houses are grouped with a different character. Noteworthy is the multiform roofscape, their different design contributes greatly to the breakdown of the structure and the impression of three independent buildings.

To the north is oriented to the front building, the narrow side acts as a conclusion of the coming of the Marienplatz Rose Street. In the West follows the facade with convex shape of the road guide of Sendlingerstraße, the wing in the east to the cattle market has a straight base line. The top two floors of the main building have north and east sides on four bay window with a polygonal plan that stand out as the only elements of the facade. The top floor of the west facade steps back and opens onto a terrace behind a small balustrade. About the shop floor with its facade of limestone juts out a copper -roofed porch full length, under a groove leaves room for shop signs. The eaves of the main block stands out clearly and borrows from Alpine architecture. The façade of the upper floors is richly decorated with stucco work and bas-reliefs, which were designed by Julius Seidler and Philipp Widmer. They show allegories of virtues and occupations, as well as symbols for professions and stands surrounded by cartridges and connected by garlands. Her style draws on motifs of rural types of the Alpine foothills and mix them with aspects of old Munich town houses. On the east facade, a fresco by Charles Wahler is integrated, which represents the historical Ruffiniturm. In this building, the only elements of the interior are obtained with the entrance hall with a groined vault, the spiral staircase and its wrought - iron railings and some original former apartment doors.

The corner house in the southwest is based on the late Baroque. The shop window front is divided by round-arched canopies that act like arcades. A bay window with loggia on the south borders the building from the neighbor. The facades of the first and second floors are divided by pilasters with rich consoles and capitals, which summarize each two windows, according to a rotating string course, the pilasters are continuing on the third floor. Originally, the corner building had two scrolled pediment, which were not rebuilt after the Second World War.

In the southeast closes another corner building as the smallest part of the building complex. The corner itself is clearly emphasized. The ground floor is rounded, the first floor is accented by superiors, massive stone balconies, the second by a cornice. The third floor is on the respective outer sides to the neighboring buildings reset and acts in the corner so vivid and powerful. Also contributes to the steep mansard roof.

Recent history and use

During World War II the Ruffinihaus 1944 damaged initially backed only provisionally in the sequence and in 1954/55 built by Erwin Schleich with some changes again. 1973 led Schleich even another renovation. 2008/ 09 were carried out re- work. In the former homes of the upper floors are offices of the municipal administration, including the Tourism Department of the City of Munich. The ground floor is occupied by the traditional Munich shops.