Lindenallee 7, Architectural heritage monument in Marienburg, Germany.
Lindenallee 7 is a two-story villa in Marienburg with seven axes, a clinker brick facade, and Kirchheim shell limestone decorations across its exterior. The building combines formal elements with crafted details that define its appearance from all sides.
Heinrich Neuerburg, a tobacco manufacturer and Greek consul who moved to Cologne in 1921, commissioned the villa; Emil Felix designed it and it was finished in 1925. From January 1962 to February 1979 it housed the Deutschlandfunk radio station. In 1980 Poland opened its embassy chancery here, and the property passed into Polish ownership in 1993; after the embassy moved to Berlin in 1999 a consulate general remained until early December 2013.
The house displays English country house style, with architectural elements that suggest a design evolving over time and presenting different faces toward the street and garden. The varying facades reflect an intention to appear distinct depending on the viewing angle.
The house sits in a quiet residential area and is easy to spot from the street. Visitors should note that this is a private building viewable only from the outside.
The wrought-iron work on the villa was made by Cologne metalworker Carl Wyland, whose forge also produced commissions for the Neuerburg cigarette company. Look for his iron grilles and railings on the exterior. The interior decoration is attributed to Austrian sculptor Wolfgang Wallner, who lived in Marienburg and also worked on the Haus Neuerburg headquarters.
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