Glockenspiel House, Protected heritage building in Böttcherstraße, Bremen, Germany
The Glockenspiel House is a Renaissance Revival building with red brick architecture and a carillon made of thirty Meissen porcelain bells. The tower crowns Böttcherstraße and significantly shapes the visual character of this historic street.
The building was constructed between 1923 and 1924 under the direction of merchant and patron Ludwig Roselius as an office building for Bremen America Bank. It replaced former warehouses that once occupied the site.
The rotating wooden panels inside the tower display reliefs of maritime explorers and aviation pioneers from different eras. These artworks reflect the city's connection to trade and technological progress.
The chimes sound at set times depending on the season: January to March at noon, 3 PM, and 6 PM, and April to December every hour between noon and 6 PM. You can visit the street anytime, though you need patience to catch the live performance.
The original blue-enameled and gilded porcelain bells were replaced with white ones after World War II damage, but the wooden art panels inside survived the war unharmed. This mix of rebuilding and preservation shows how the structure reflects its past.
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