Located in the heart of Hanau's historic district, the German Goldsmiths' House was built as the city hall on the Altstädter Markt in 1537-1538 in the style of the late Renaissance Period. When the Old Town and New Town were consolidated in around 1820, the city administration moved to the new city hall which had been built in 1730. The building on the Altstädter Markt could then be used for other purposes. From 1821 to 1850, it housed the Regional Court of the Electorate, then it became a middle school for boys, and in 1902 the Hanau Historical Society established a museum there.
The war destruction of March 1945 made the Goldsmiths' House no longer usable. However, by March 19, 1958, the Goldsmiths' House had been rebuilt in all its original glory as a half-timbered building and ever since has been able to function again as an exhibition house for jewelry, hollow- and flatware.
Stamp is Germany's Most Beautiful Panoramas: Moselschleife, issued on 02.05.2016.
Thank you Günter!
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