Löwenhaus, Protected architectural monument in Liefergasse, Düsseldorf, Germany
The Löwenhaus is a three-story stone building on Liefergasse featuring Gothic pointed arches on its ground floor and a distinctive stepped gable facade decorated with yellow brick. The structure showcases medieval Altstadt architecture and currently serves residential and cafe purposes.
Documented since 1382, the building ranks as Düsseldorf's oldest secular stone structure, surviving despite countless urban transformations over the centuries. Its thick southern walls exceeding one meter suggest a possible earlier role in the city's defensive fortifications.
The building takes its name from a lion emblem that once adorned its facade, reflecting the structure's importance in the medieval city. Today visitors can access a cafe on the ground floor, where locals and travelers meet within these historic walls.
The building sits close to Heinrich-Heine-Allee station and is easily reached on foot. The cafe on the ground floor opens Tuesday through Saturday from 15:00, providing a comfortable spot to pause while exploring the medieval Altstadt.
The structure may have originally served as part of Düsseldorf's first city fortifications before the castle's construction. This rare role makes it an especially valuable record of the city's earliest development.
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