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Origin and history

The house at 5 rue des Hallebardes in Strasbourg is a building classified as historical monuments since 1928. This building is distinguished by its location at the corner of two emblematic streets in the city centre: rue des Hallebardes and rue des Orfèvres. Its status as a protected monument underscores its heritage importance, although the available sources do not specify its period of construction or its detailed history.

Strasbourg, an Alsatian city marked by a rich medieval and reborn history, has many half-timbered houses and ancient civilian buildings. These constructions often reflect the economic and artisanal dynamism of the region, particularly linked to corporations such as the goldsmiths, evoked by the adjacent street. The monuments of this type bear witness to the dense urban fabric and the social organization around the trades, typical of the merchant towns of the Holy Empire and then of modern France.

Their preservation allows us to study the architectural evolution and lifestyles of the inhabitants throughout the centuries.

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