Drachenhaus, Neoclassical building in Pallien district, Trier, Germany.
The Drachenhaus is a Neoclassical building in Trier's Pallien district, constructed in 1829 as an outbuilding for Villa Weisshaus. Its symmetrical facade contains nine window axes, a hipped roof, and two corner projections with semicircular windows on the upper floor.
The structure was built in 1829 under Mayor Wilhelm von Haw to replace an earlier economic building. Its construction came during Prussian administration, when the region modernized its architectural standards.
The building demonstrates how wealthy households in the 1800s designed their service structures with careful architectural attention alongside practical purpose. The decorative copper dragons on the corners reveal that even secondary buildings received artistic embellishment.
The building now houses the municipal forestry office and several residential rental apartments, functioning as a mixed-use structure. Visitors should understand this is an active building with private residences, not a public monument.
Two large copper dragons perch on the corner projections and give the building its name, though they originally came as water spouts from another city house. These dragon ornaments were deliberately installed here and remain one of the building's most distinctive features today.
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