Ancienne Douane (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃sjɛn dwan], "Old Custom house") is a 14th-century building on the Grande Île, the historic city centre of Strasbourg, France. The structure is classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1948.[1]
| Ancienne Douane | |
|---|---|
 South side of Ancienne Douane and the river Ill in 2012 | |
  Location of Ancienne Douane | |
| Former names | German: Kaufhaus German: Markthalle |
| General information | |
| Type | customs house |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Location | Strasbourg, France |
| Address | 6, rue de la Douane |
| Coordinates | 48°34′46″N 7°45′00″E / 48.57944°N 7.75000°E |
| Construction started | 1358 |
| Completed | 1389 |
| Renovated | 1962–1965 |
| Destroyed | 1944 |
| Owner | Municipality of Strasbourg |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Robert Will (reconstruction) |
The custom house was built in 1358 and enlarged in 1389. It was heavily damaged by British and American bombing raids on 11 August 1944 and left as a ruin for almost two decades before being rebuilt according to the medieval plans by architect Robert Will (1910–1998).[2][3]
The Ancienne Douane currently houses a restaurant and a covered market.
References
edit- ^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne douane, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "HISTOIRE - Ancienne Douane". L'Ancienne Douane. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Recht, Roland; Klein, Jean-Pierre; Foessel, Georges (1988). Connaître Strasbourg. Colmar: Éditions Alsatia. p. 135. ISBN 2-7032-0185-0.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ancienne Douane, Strasbourg.
- Ancienne Douane[permanent dead link] on archi-wiki.org
- Marie Marty: Quand l’Ancienne douane était le Rungis de Strasbourg, Rue89 Strasbourg, 24 December 2015 (in French)