Cour du Corbeau, Private mansion and monument historique in Strasbourg, France.
Cour du Corbeau is a series of buildings lining narrow courtyards that run 110 metres back from the Place du Corbeau, averaging 16 metres wide. The structures are not uniform in style or period; their unity comes from the way they are arranged along the single entrance. The tall narrow facade has plaster panels and dark timber framing in V and diagonal patterns, with louvred openings and carved wooden balconies on two levels of the wing to its right.
The building began as an inn founded in 1528 and hosted important visitors over the following centuries. The location played a role in regional history before being transformed into its current form.
The name Zum Rabe, Alsatian for "At the Crow", appears from 1528, and the courtyard is still called Cour du Corbeau. From the 18th to the 19th century the inn also housed the Poste aux chevaux, with postillions and grooms tending the horses. The glass workshop of the Ott firm moved in in 1852 and stayed until 1982.
The complex has a single entrance from Place du Corbeau, on the bank of the Ill, and runs back about 110 metres through a series of narrow courtyards roughly 16 metres wide. Visitors pass through the dark timber archway at 1 quai des Bateliers; the entrance buildings still house medical laboratories, so access is limited to the courtyard and hotel areas.
The central courtyard preserves exposed wooden beams and stone arches showing how buildings were constructed in the 16th century. These original construction elements are rarely found intact and reveal past craftsmanship methods.
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