Grey Castle, Szczecin
Grey Castle in Szczecin | |
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Szary Zamek w Szczecinie | |
Former names | Graues Schloß |
General information | |
Type | tenement house |
Address | Königsplatz 1 |
Town or city | Szczecin |
Country | Poland |
Coordinates | 53°25′42″N 14°33′10″E / 53.42828°N 14.55285°E |
Construction started | 1904 |
Completed | 1905 |
Destroyed | 1944 |
Technical details | |
Material | brick |
Floor count | 4 |
Other information | |
Public transit access | trams |
The Grey Castle (German: Graues Schloß, Polish: Szary Zamek, Polish pronunciation:
History
The Grey Castle was built between 1904 and 1905 on the site of former barracks,[1][2] existing between 1729 and 1903.[3] The ground floor housed retail outlets as well as restaurants and coffeehouses.
The building was
Description
The tenement was a four-storey corner building. The façade facing Polish Soldier Square had six axes, with the two middle axes situated in an avant-corps topped with a triangular gable with pinnacles. Balconies adjoined both sides of the avant-corps. The corners of the building had the form of angular towers covered with the tented roof. The façades of the side wings of the building were 8-axial. The three outer axes of the first and second floor of both side wings were located in bay windows. The tenement house was covered with a mansard roof, which was accentuated with a tower. The tower had a two-part tented roof. The tented roof housed an observation deck.[5]
References
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- ^ "To miało być szczecińskie "city". Jest architektoniczny chaos. Co się wkrótce zmieni?". wszczecinie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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