Patrimoine architectural

COLMAR

Monument dedicated to Bartholdi

Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) created among others the Lion of Belfort (1880) and the Statue of Liberty (1886). He is, with Martin Schongauer, one of the most important artists of Colmar. The hometown of this international artist, Colmar, paid him...

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Monument dedicated to Hirn

Gustave Adolphe Hirn, a physician, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher (1815-1890), is the greatest scientist in Colmar's long history. His research into thermodynamics and oil made him a pioneer of modern industry. His statue was made by...

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Monument dedicated to Pfeffel

This statue of the poet and teacher Théophile Conrad Pfeffel (1736-1809) who was born in Colmar is a copy of an original work of André Friedrich (1859). Initially placed in front of the Unterlinden Museum, the statue was damaged and was replaced...

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Monument to General Rapp

This statue dedicated to General Jean Rapp (1771-1821) was Bartholdi's first public monument. He was only 20 when he made it in 1854. Originally, it was exhibited on the Champs Elysées in Paris and presented at the Universal Exhibition of 1855. In...

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Musée Gourmand du Chocolat - Choco-Story

Right in central Colmar, discover the new Chocolate museum and take part to an interactive and immersive walk, with a recreational and educational tour, free samples to taste (all you can eat !), and much more… An original and exciting...

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Museum of the municipal factories

Located on the site of the former water pumping station for the Colmar basin, this 1884 builded museum preserves the industrial heritage linked to the activities of the city factories (drinking water, gas lighting, electric power and public...

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Natural history and ethnography Museum

At the heart of the Little Venice district, in a beautiful historic building, the Colmar Museum of Natural History and Ethnography presents rich collections of regional and exotic naturalized animals, the geology of the planet with precious...

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Parc du Champ de Mars

Biggest park of the city center, the Champ de Mars is a privileged place for walking lined with 193 lindens. In the alleys, do not miss the two statues of Bartholdi, General Rapp and Fontaine Bruat.

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Parc Méquillet

Old public garden intended for families with children on 5 acres fully enclosed with many games on the theme of the circus.

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Parc Saint-François-Xavier

Green area of 10 ares, very dense and shaded by magnificent trees : weeping beech, bald cypress, ginkgo biloba and Sequoia gigantea. There is also a playground and a picturesque house of Alsace in the middle of wild vegetation.

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Permanent terroir market - Market hall

Designed in 1865, this building made of bricks, with a metal frame has had several functions until it returns to its original purpose of market hall. About twenty merchants welcome you there and provide you high quality products: fruits and...

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Prefecture

The prefecture of Haut-Rhin began the construction of its new building in 1862. Their former building, in the hotel of the Pairis Abbey (now City Hall), where it was installed since its inception in 1800, was too cramped. The new building, built on...

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Saint Martin Church

Built between 1235 and 1365 the Saint Martin’s collegiate church is an important example of Gothic architecture in Alsace. Because of a fire in the south tower in 1572 the framework and all the roofs were destroyed. The tower was replaced three...

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Saint Matthieu Church

The Franciscans, arrived in Colmar before 1250, started in 1292 the construction of a building which was ended only during the first half of the 14th century. With the Dominicans church, this monument is one of the major achievements of the...

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Schwendi fountain

This fountain, designed by Auguste Bartholdi in 1898 is surmounted by a bronze statue of Lazare de Schwendi (1522-1583). Demolished in 1940, the fountain was rebuilt after the war with a smaller fountain basin, oriented differently. The statue is...

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Seat of the Ploughmen's guild

The current building comes from the reconstruction in 1626 of a building which was already used by the powerful ploughmen’s guild. The guild, which had a role of executive functions on the inhabitants of Colmar, rebuilt its meeting place in the...

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Square Adolphe Hirn

Close to the Saint Pierre Chapel, this quiet and restful square, welcomes you around another Bartholdi statue, Adolph Hirn (mathematician).

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Square de la Montagne-Verte

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Statue of liberty

This statue made of resin is a 12-meter high replica of the Statue of Liberty. It was sculpted to commemorate the 100th death anniversary of the sculptor Auguste Batholdi, who was born in Colmar and created the "Liberty lightening the world". Many...

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St Martin's circle

Created in 1880 and reused in 1890 by the priest Etienne Frey, the St Martin’s circle was imagined to provide cultural activities for men, to promote physical exercises and supervise youth. In 1895, the architect François-Xavier Kreyer ends the...