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Origin and history

The house at 22 rue Gutenberg is part of a Strasbourgeois road created in 1963, after the redistribution of the old Grand Rue, split by the Great Percée of the 1930s. This section, renowned in tribute to Johannes Gutenberg (inventor of mobile characters), today links Gutenberg Square to the modern streets of the 20th century. The street concentrates buildings often dated from the 18th century, although some were destroyed during the 1944 bombings and rebuilt in the 1950s.

Prior to 1962, the address was part of the Grand Rue, whose numbering was reversed compared to the current Gutenberg Street. Medieval sources, quoted by Adolphe Seybboth, already distinguish two sections in this artery: rue Haute (Obere Strasse) and a lower part, corresponding to the future route of Rue Gutenberg. This historical division reflects the urban evolution of Strasbourg, between medieval heritage and contemporary transformations.

Gutenberg Street thus embodies a temporal stratification: vestiges of the pre-industrial period (18th century), destructions related to the Second World War, and post-war reconstruction integrated into the modern fabric. Its name celebrates Gutenberg's typographical heritage, highlighting the link between local memory and major cultural innovations.

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