The Pfister House

The Pfister House found at Rue des Marchand in Colmar in Alsace was built in 1537 by a milliner native of Besançon called Ludwig Scherer. The name of the architectural heritage of Colmar comes from the family who resided here from 1841 to 1892.

The edifice is composed of two levels of yellow sandstone from Rouffach and the facades are made of frescos painted by Christian Vacksterffer which represent themes issued from the Bible, scenes extracted from the Old Testament or busts of emperors of Holy Roman Empire who reigned at the end of the 15th century and during the 16th century.
You can admire there, the portraits of Maximilien, Charles Quint and Ferdinand the 1st. Magnificent drawings inspired from the Genesis and the Gospels illustrate Love, Faith, Justice and Hope. This iconography offers the edifice its Renaissance style while conserving its Middle Ages' influence.

On seeing the building, you will be immediately attracted by the particular form of the corner oriel with its windows decorated of arches. The octagonal staircase turret used to serve the two levels gives a particular charm to this architecture. Its sculpted wooden galleries also contain marvelous painted frescos which you will never get tired of contemplating.

The second floor there are 3 registers from left to right and from bottom to top, the date of 1648, the monogram of Stattman and the wardrobes of his wife, portraits of Emperors of Germany and other details which truly deserve your attention. The various restorations never cease to embellish for the greatest delight of its visitors. The latest repairs were done in 2012 on the facade and the ceiling. The Pfister house is a Historical Monument since 1927.

Address:
11 Rue des Marchands
68000 Colmar

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