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Postage stamps: sights - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2003 - 410 Euro Cent

Designer: Prof. Fritz Haase und Sibylle Haase, Bremen

Postage stamps: sights - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2003 - 410 Euro Cent


Theme: Architecture
CountryGermany / Federal Republic of Germany
Issue Date2003
Face Value410.00 
PerforationK 14
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2196
Chronological ChapterGER-BRD
SID823805
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The layout of the city of Wismar, which dates back to the early 13th century, has remained virtually unchanged to this day. The gable houses characterize the cityscape as a type of Hanseatic merchant house. Their street gables are often splendidly decorated. The houses were designed so that very different uses under one roof were possible: living, working and representing in the high floor of the ground floor, storage of merchandise in the storage floors under the roof and living in a courtyard wing. Separation into main, side and courtyard buildings was thereby avoided. As part of the historic city center of Wismar, the gabled houses were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 27, 2002.

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The layout of the city of Wismar, which dates back to the early 13th century, has remained virtually unchanged to this day. The gable houses characterize the cityscape as a type of Hanseatic merchant house. Their street gables are often splendidly decorated. The houses were designed so that very different uses under one roof were possible: living, working and representing in the high floor of the ground floor, storage of merchandise in the storage floors under the roof and living in a courtyard wing. Separation into main, side and courtyard buildings was thereby avoided. As part of the historic city center of Wismar, the gabled houses were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 27, 2002..