Places to discover in Alsace

Châtenois · 67

Town Hall

This historic stone building, built in 1575, now houses the town hall. Its sandstone staircase and Gothic arcades reflect its eventful past, having served as a market, school, and fire station before becoming the current town hall.

Thann · 68

Town Hall

Built in 1788 by architect Jean Baptiste Kléber, this building was initially a hospital before becoming the town hall on May 27, 1793.

Wattwiller · 68

Town Hall School of Wattwiller

Founded in 1273 by the Bishop of Basel, this nunnery became a hospital in 1310. Managed by the Dominicans of Guebwiller from 1366, it was later converted into a town hall before a primary school was built there.

Cernay · 68

Villa Carrère dite « Jeannot Lapin »,

Colmar · 68

Water Tower

This German neo-Gothic water tower, built in 1886 by Henri Grüner and Jean-Baptiste-Victor Huen, stood over Colmar until 1984 with its 53 meters height and 1200 m³ capacity. Decommissioned, it remains the oldest in the region.

Wissembourg · 67

Wissembourg Town Hall

This iconic building, erected between 1741 and 1752 by Massol, replaces the old town hall destroyed in the fire of 1677.

Châtenois · 67

Witches' Tower

The Witches' Tower, a 15th-century Gothic gate remodeled in 1830, is a historic symbol of Châtenois marked by witch trials. Visible from the outside, it withstood a cannonball in 1870.

Soultzmatt · 68

16th Century Residence

This early 17th-century private residence in Soultzmatt features a two-story pepperpot oriel made of yellow Rouffach sandstone and a turret with a polygonal staircase and a door topped by a triangular pediment.

Mulhouse · 68

Annular Building

This iconic circular building in Mulhouse, built between 1952 and 1955, symbolizes post-World War II reconstruction. With a diameter of 96 meters, it houses apartments, shops, and a central garden.

Mulhouse · 68

Bank of Alsace and Lorraine

This building from 1891, designed by Ernest Duvillard, was expanded in 1926-1927 under the direction of architect Charles Schulé.

Barr · 67

Barr Town Hall

This Renaissance building from 1640, built on medieval ruins, now houses the town hall and police station. Its double staircase and pediment adorned with three statues make it an architectural gem.

Mulhouse · 68

Berges et Douves Real Estate Complex

This site was built in 1993 on the former wood depot of SACM in Alsace.

Bischwiller · 67

Bischwiller Town Hall and Its Annex

This long building was originally the 18th-century "À la Rose" hotel-restaurant, while its annex, the 17th-century former Lion d'Or inn, has housed the Brotherhood of Minstrels of Lower Alsace since 1686.

Mulhouse · 68

Block of the Barrière-Steinbach-Lavoisier Streets

These buildings were erected in 1926 by Raphaël Dreyfus, industrialist and father of Captain Dreyfus, then director of the Société Cotonnière de Mulhouse.

Mulhouse · 68

Buildings of the Former Upper Rhine Power Forces

These facilities succeeded the Siemens Power Plant, built in 1888.

Saverne · 67

Cagliostro Tower

The Rohan Tower in Saverne, near the Castle Park, is said to have housed Cagliostro's alchemical experiments. Invited by the Prince of Rohan, he is also connected to the Affair of the Queen's Necklace.

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.