Colmar displays traditional Alsatian architecture with timber-framed houses and medieval buildings. The old town includes historic districts with water canals, Gothic churches, and Renaissance structures. The city museums present art from medieval to modern times, regional history, and natural sciences. Notable buildings include Saint-Martin Collegiate Church, Unterlinden Museum, and Pfister House.
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The district contains several canals bordered by timber houses from the 17th century with colored facades and wooden beams.
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The buildings of leather workers sit near water and include high roofs with wooden galleries for drying animal hides.
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The old fishmongers' street contains houses with wooden facades from the 17th and 18th centuries next to the canal.
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The church building from the 13th century has a 71-meter tower with sandstone walls and colored roof tiles.
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The stone building from 1350 displays medieval architecture with Christian motifs through stone ornaments and wall paintings.
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The facade of this Renaissance building from 1609 features 111 sculpted heads depicting people from different social classes.
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This 16th-century merchant house combines an octagonal tower with biblical wall paintings and decorative wood carvings.
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The museum in the sculptor's birth house presents his models, personal items and photographs from the 19th century.
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The park offers seasonal flower beds, large grass areas for leisure activities and a historical fountain dating from 1864.
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The museum occupies a 13th century Dominican convent and displays a collection of European art from medieval period to modern times.
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This Gothic church displays religious medieval art, including wall paintings and an altar created by Martin Schongauer in 1480.
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The central square with historical Renaissance fountain is framed by timber houses from the 16th century that functioned as customs buildings.
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The museum displays a collection spanning 100 years featuring mechanical figures, dolls, model trains and board games from different periods.
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Historical customs house from the 15th century with red tiles and bay windows. The building functioned as warehouse and tax collection point.
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Modern district with galleries, public space sculptures and glass and steel buildings constructed in the past 20 years.
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Building from 1865 made of bricks with metal framework and cast iron pillars, created by architect Jean-Michel Boltz. Traders gather there on Thursdays.
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Stone fountain with bronze statue of military commander Lazarus von Schwendi. Created in 1898 by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi on Place de l'Ancienne Douane.
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The copper statue stands on a pedestal in the city center. It was installed to commemorate sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, creator of the New York monument.
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The Gothic church dates from the 13th century. The building features stone columns, pointed arches, and tall windows with stained glass panels.
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The judicial building from 1902 features Renaissance style elements. The structure includes decorated stone facades, two lateral wings, and an interior courtyard.
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The brick tower from 1886 stands 54 meters tall. The structure contains the original water storage tanks and 19th century pumping equipment.
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Municipal thermal establishment from 1906 designed by architect Ulysse Abel Bertsch. The building now serves as a venue for cultural events.
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Cultural venue from the 19th century with a neoclassical design featuring stone columns at the entrance. The building occupies the former site of a Dominican monastery.
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Scientific institution displaying geological specimens from the region, preserved animals native to Alsace, and cultural objects from African and Oceanian communities.
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Military building from 1575 constructed on the foundations of a chapel dating back to 1286. The structure includes an exterior gallery from 1577-1582.
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Residential building from 1597 built over five floors with a volute gable. The facades feature decorated cornices and pinnacles characteristic of Renaissance architecture.
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Neo-classical building constructed between 1736 and 1744, listed as a Historical Monument. Previously a Franciscan convent, it now houses the municipal library.