Hermes with winged helmet
Thomaskirchhof 21
Leipzig, September 2024
“The house at Thomaskirchhof 21 is a five-story building in a closed development on a rectangular site with a converted attic. The street façade, clad in natural stone, is 20 meters wide. It is designed in the Art Nouveau style and combined with elements of late historicism. The shop entrance is located in the center of the ground floor, and to the left is the house entrance with a passageway to the courtyard. The axes of the ground floor and first floor are connected by arches. From the second floor upwards, two bay windows rise, between which are loggias on two floors and an open balcony on the upper floor. At roof height, the bay windows each support a balcony. A dormer, the width of the bay windows, with a decorated triangular gable, sits on the gable roof. The triangular pediment with two projecting columns is decorated with a depiction of a ship's bow with the Goethe quotation ‘Perseverance be granted to every honest effort’ . On top is a bust of Hermes with a winged helmet , which, like the ship, symbolizes the builder's profession, trade. At the height of the first floor, the names of the architect and the builder are inscribed on the edges of the building.” (Thomaskirchhof 21, Wikipedia)
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