Places to discover in Alsace

Mulhouse · 68

Château de la Tour - Hermitage Porch

This villa in Mulhouse's Rebberg district, built between 1866 and 1868 by architect Frédéric de Rutté for industrialist Alfred Koechlin Schwartz, is a French Renaissance-style building. Since 1897, it has housed a nursery managed by the City.

Thann · 68

Château de Marsilly

Dachstein · 67

Château Hervé known as La Magnanerie

The New Castle, also called Château Hervé, was an 18th-century royal glassmaking school, annex to a 1742 nursery. This private estate includes a two-story building with a facade and two wings dating from 1750.

Lembach · 67

ChâteauXperience

ChâteauXperience, near the ruins of Fleckenstein, immerses visitors in the medieval history of the Northern Vosges and the Palatinate through an immersive journey combining images, sounds, and interactions.

Haguenau · 67

City Hall

The City Hall, built in 1910 in a neo-Baroque style, once housed the courthouse. Its facades adorned with statues and 18th-century motifs reflect its eventful history, marked by a premises exchange with the justice system in 1955. Nearby is the covered Grand Manège (1847).

Mulhouse · 68

Cour de Lorraine

This elegant noble residence, built of pink sandstone, was acquired in 1726 by the Thierry family before being transformed into a painted fabric factory by Jean-Henri Dollfus in 1754. Since 1876, it has housed a school.

Mulhouse · 68

Cour de Lorraine School

Former noble courtyard from the 13th century, this elegant building with carved decorations became a school in 1876. Modernized over time, it initially welcomed both girls and boys before becoming a girls' school just before World War I.

Mulhouse · 68

Cour des Chaînes

This Renaissance house from 1594, built by the Blech family, features 17th-century painted ceilings and a spiral staircase turret. Converted into a manufactory in the 18th century, it is now a heritage site restored in 1982.

Colmar · 68

Court of Appeal

This German neo-baroque building, inaugurated in 1906, has housed the Alsace Court of Appeal, the highest regional court, since 1923. It was built on the site of Colmar's former experimental vineyard, the judicial capital since 1698.

Mulhouse · 68

District Court

Built between 1899 and 1902 under German administration, this court combines late Gothic and Renaissance styles. Its richly detailed architecture, featuring gargoyles and stained glass, reflects the Wilhelmian era, while its interior symbolizes justice through allegorical elements.

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District Court

The Mulhouse court, built in 1878, is a rare example of Wilhelmine public architecture influenced by the Italian Renaissance. Its entrance hall and monumental staircase make it a remarkable place.

Mulhouse · 68

Drouot Estate

In 1930, Mayor Auguste Wicky launched a large program to build 812 social housing units in Mulhouse, including schools, a daycare, a library, public baths, and gardens to improve workers' living conditions.

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Drouot School

This school, built in 1939 in a developing neighborhood, combines hygiene, education, and aesthetics with its brick and sandstone architecture, 2,300 m² tree-lined courtyard, and covered shelter. Closed to the public, it reflects a time when urban planning and education intersected.

Rixheim · 68

Entremont District

This 1970s neighborhood, designed by architect François Spoerry, was formerly named after two 19th-century country houses. An old icehouse is the only visible remnant today.

Saales · 67

Fontaine/eau de source du Chevreuil

Mulhouse · 68

Former Banque de Mulhouse

Founded in 1872, the Banque de Mulhouse settled on rue de la Sinne between 1882 and 1883. It became one of the leading banking institutions of the late 19th century.

Bischwiller · 67

Former Bischwiller Courthouse

Built in 1899, the Bischwiller courthouse is a German imperial building in the Wilhelminian style. Judicial services were held here until 1950 before being transferred to Haguenau.

Rouffach · 68

Former Colongère Courtyard of the Abbey of Eschau

In Eschau, near Strasbourg, the former 17th-century walled-up pointed arch window and the 15th-century pointed arch porch of the colongère courtyard recall the medieval history of this village owned by Rouffach since the 8th century.

Mulhouse · 68

Former Grosheintz & Hartmann Weaving Mill

Founded in 1806, this factory was the city's first large cotton weaving mill before ceasing operations in 1836.

Colmar · 68

Former Hospital - Media Library

Former Franciscan convent turned hospital after 1543, rebuilt in the 18th century in a restrained neoclassical style. Now Colmar's media library after hosting various public services.

Rouffach · 68

Former Lordly Courtyard and Tithe Barn of the Prince-Bishops of Strasbourg

The 16th-century porch, once decorated with coats of arms, has been damaged. The property extended between the enclosing wall and the Orfèvres dead end.

Strasbourg · 67

Former Napoléon Theater, now Opera House

Strasbourg's opera house, built in 1821, features a neoclassical facade with six Ionic columns topped by statues of muses. A circular projection added in 1888 connects the historic center to the Neustadt district.

Niederbronn-les-Bains · 67

Gallo-Roman Columns

Two Corinthian columns of Gallo-Roman origin, from an ancient peristyle, once adorned the catchment basin of a Roman spring. Restored in 1592, they were moved in 1949 to the gate of a villa on Avenue Foch.

Mulhouse · 68

Gangloff Building

Built in 1905-1906 by Henri Gangloff from Louis Schwartz's designs, this building features a facade adorned with an allegory attributed to sculptor Bartholdi. Converted into a hotel in 1920 by the Schlumpf brothers, it blends history and architectural charm today.