House of Heads

Commissioned in 1609 by the merchant Anton Burger, the House of Heads is attributed to the architect Albert Schmidt, also known for the former Protestant presbytery and the House of the Knights of Saint John.

This beautiful building of the German Renaissance owes its name to the one hundred and six grotesque heads or masks that animate its rich façade.

Above this unique decoration, a three-story bay window rises elegantly.

The gable, adorned with scrolls and fins, has been crowned since 1902 by the statue of a Cooper, a work by Auguste Bartholdi. This statue was commissioned by the Wine Exchange, which was housed in the building from 1898.

Finally, the House of Heads underwent restoration in 2012.