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Lambert, Thaer, Rautenstrauch & Lenné

1898

Description

Neo-renaissance commercial building from 1898 with a corner oriel. Below the second floor windows of the oriel are portrait medallions of:

J. Lambert 1830 1897.
Johann Lambert (1830-1897), 'Kunst- und Handelsgärtner' (merchant in garden supplies) in Trier, commissioned this building.
A. Thaer 1752 1828.
Albrecht Daniel Thaer (Celle 1752 - Gut Möglin bei Wriezen 1828), German agronomist and an avid supporter of the humus theory for plant nutrition (Wikipedia).
W. Rautenstrauch 1836 1896.
Wilhelm Rautenstrauch, Trier merchant.
Lenné 1789 1866.
Peter Joseph Lenné (Bonn 1789 - Potsdam 1866), Prussian gardener and landscape architect (Wikipedia).

and below the first floor windows reliefs depicting the seasons as allegorical landscapes.

Spring	Summer
Autumn	Winter

Annotation

Neo-renaissance commercial building from 1898, designed by the architects Wieselsberger & Müller, Würzburg, for the Kunstgärtnerei J. Lambert & Söhne.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Kulturdenkmäler in Trier-Kernstadt.
Datenbank der Kulturgüter in der Region Trier, Alle Kulturgüter in Altstadt, Gemeinde Trier.

Locatie (N 49°45'23" - E 6°38'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp036; Photograph: 17 June 2011
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