Haus Löwenstein, Gothic architectural monument at Market Square, Aachen, Germany.
Haus Löwenstein is a Gothic heritage building from the 14th century located on the corner of the market square in Aachen, Germany. It features a corner tower and exposed stone masonry on its facade, with a statue of Saint Nepomuk set into a wall niche.
The building was constructed around 1344, shortly after a major fire that destroyed much of central Aachen. It was named after Anna Löwenstein, the first documented owner, and has remained on the market square ever since.
The name Haus Löwenstein comes from Anna Löwenstein, a noblewoman recorded as its first known owner in the 14th century. Over the following centuries, merchants and craft guilds used the building as a meeting place for trade and business on the market square.
The building stands directly on the market square and is easy to reach on foot from anywhere in the city center. Since it now serves as the city press office, visitors can only view it from the outside, which is enough to see the facade and the statue.
During restoration work in the 1970s, the medieval stone walls were uncovered and a functionalist interior was added that reflects post-war reconstruction thinking. The result is a building where the outer medieval shell and the plain modern interior exist side by side without trying to match each other.
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