Albrecht-Dürer-Platz 4, Schürstabhaus, Architectural heritage monument in Sebald Old Town, Nuremberg, Germany.
The Schürstabhaus is a four to five story urban palace next to Sebaldus Church with a pointed arch portal on its western side. The facade shows varied floor levels and was originally built as two separate houses.
The building grew from two separate structures dating to the 12th century that were unified into one in 1482 by Carl Schwerzer. During this transformation, he added a house chapel that shaped the monument's character.
The building displays late Gothic wall paintings on its upper floors and intricate wood carvings from the 14th century. These works show how skilled Nuremberg craftspeople brought their artistry into residential spaces.
The building sits in Nuremberg's old town near Sebaldus Church and is easily reached through the narrow lanes of the Sebald quarter. Today the monument serves as an event venue, so checking ahead about access conditions is advisable before visiting.
A late Gothic sculpture of Mary and Child from 1482 adorns the southwestern corner of the building, while the original artwork is now kept in the Germanic National Museum. This artwork reveals the high artistic ambition of the owner family and shows how important this house was in medieval Nuremberg.
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