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Gignoux-Haus, Rococo architectural heritage monument in Lechviertel, Augsburg, Germany

The Gignoux-Haus is a Rococo building at Vorderer Lech in Augsburg's Lechviertel, built in 1764/65 by Leonhard Christian Mayer, who combined several existing structures. Its two three-storey wings stand at right angles under mansard roofs; the short wing carries a polygonal bay window. Franz Xaver Feichtmeier supplied the rocaille stucco, and the basket-arched portal is flanked by Ionic pilasters and crowned by a triangular pediment with ornamental vases.

The building was constructed between 1764 and 1765 under architect Leonhard Christian Mayer's direction. It was commissioned by Georg Christoph Gleich, who had married into the Gignoux family.

The house served as a theater space from 1956 to 2010 and hosted regular performances for Augsburg audiences. The venue was an important part of the city's cultural life during those decades.

The house is located in Augsburg's Lechviertel area at Vorderer Lech 8 and 10. It has been closed to visitors since 2010 due to structural defects and fire safety concerns.

The building was put up as a cotton-printing works, not a residence: Georg Christoph Gleich commissioned it in 1764, went bankrupt in autumn 1770 and fled Augsburg. His wife Anna Barbara Gignoux, widow of the calico manufacturer Johann Friedrich Gignoux, then ran the manufactory in her children's name and recovered the property.

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1945
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Vorderer Lech 8,Vorderer Lech 10
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48.36718,10.90084
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