Corps de garde de Colmar

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Corps de garde de Colmar, Renaissance guardhouse in Cathedral Square, Colmar, France.

The Corps de garde displays a light pink facade featuring ground floor arcades and an upper floor loggia supported by Tuscan columns.

Built in 1575 by architect Melchior Beier, this structure was first intended as a town hall before being converted into a military guardhouse.

The first floor grand hall maintains original sixteenth-century decorations, including an ornate pointed arch niche with carved patterns.

Located at 17 Cathedral Square, the building connects to Merchants Street through a narrow passage between structures.

The guardhouse stands upon foundations of a former thirteenth-century ossuary crypt that belonged to Saint Jacques Chapel.

Location: Colmar

Inception: 1275

Architectural style: Style Renaissance

GPS coordinates: 48.07690,7.35785

Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:06

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