In the Westphalian city of Osnabrück, “Steinwerke” refers to quarry stone rear houses, which are the oldest parts of the city’s residential buildings and date back to the 13th century, reflecting the building and residential culture of the high medieval city. The back houses formed a two-part house complex together with a North German “Dielenhaus” (a house with a high ground floor hall) facing the street. The Osnabrück “Steinwerke” were, singularly in German secular architecture, covered in the attic with al stone barrel vault, creating a completely closed, fireproof shell.
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In the Westphalian city of Osnabrück, “Steinwerke” refers to quarry stone rear houses, which are the oldest parts of the city’s residential buildings and date back to the 13th century, reflecting the building and residential culture of the high medieval city. The back houses formed a two-part house complex together with a North German “Dielenhaus” (a house with a high ground floor hall) facing the street. The Osnabrück “Steinwerke” were, singularly in German secular architecture, covered in the...
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