Ancienne Douane (Strasbourg)

Ancienne Douane
South side of Ancienne Douane and 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 / 48.57944; 7.75000Coordinates: 48°34′46″N 7°45′00″E / 48.57944°N 7.75000°E / 48.57944; 7.75000
Construction started 1358
Completed 1389
Renovated 1962–1965
Destroyed 1944
Owner Municipality of Strasbourg
Design and construction
Architect Robert Will (reconstruction)

Ancienne Douane ("Old Custom house") is a 14th-century building on the Grande Île, the historic city centre of Strasbourg, France. It is classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1948.[1]

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

  1. ↑ "Ancienne douane". Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "HISTOIRE - Ancienne Douane". L'Ancienne Douane. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Recht, Roland; Klein, Jean-Pierre; Foessel, Georges (1988). Connaître Strasbourg. Colmar: Éditions Alsatia. p. 135. ISBN 2-7032-0185-0.
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