| Zunfthaus zur Haue | |
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.JPG) Zunfthaus zur Haue and (to the left)Zunfthaus zur Saffran atLimmatquai as seen from towardsMünsterhof | |
| Location | Limmatquai,Zürich |
| Coordinates | 47°22′17″N8°32′35″E / 47.37139°N 8.54306°E /47.37139; 8.54306 |
| Built | first mentioned in 1373 |
| Architectural style(s) | EuropeanMedieval |
| Governing body | Zunft zum Kämbel |
TheZunfthaus zur Haue orHaus zur Haue is situated at theLimmatquai promenade betweenMünsterbrücke andRathausbrücke. It is theguild house of theZunft zum Kämbel, meaning the guild of the merchants and traders. Neighbored by theSaffran,Zimmerleuten, andRüden guild houses, it is one of the historically notable buildings inZürich,Switzerland. The building also houses the relatively expensive restaurant of the same name.
Zunft zum Kämbel was originally a guild of food dealers and wine merchants. Its firstTrinkstube (tavern and association meeting place) was located near the town hall. In 1358, the Zürich knight Götz Mülner II had sold sovereignty rights granted by Emperor Louis of Bavaria to the city of Zürich. The newly acquired possessions were administered by anObervogt with its administration centre in the "Haue" building.[1] Their guild house was first mentioned in a 1389 document asKembel.[2] In 1442 the building was in the possession of salt merchants, and from 1450 it was known as the "Salzlütenhus", "Houw", or "Salzhouw". The termHouw is derived from the axe featured on the salt merchant's coat of arms. In 1487 the guild acquired theHouse zum Kämbel which is still located at theMünsterhof 18. The siting at the Münsterhof plaza is seen as a deliberate distancing from the noble guild houses of the more prominent guilds in Zürich.[3] In 1532, the cloth merchant Konrad Rollenbutz acquired the property and gave it to his two sons. From the second half of the 16th century, the "Haue" was in the possession of Salomon Hirzel-Rollenbutz (1544–1605) and his son, the Zürich mayor Salomon Hirzel (1580–1652). In 1781, the building was the home of Rudolf Hirzel Rordorf-Sprüngli. The Haue building was sold to the colonial goods merchant Beckert, being its last private owner, in 1878. On 31 May 1956 – 150 years after its formal dissolution – the newly establishedGesellschaft zum Kämbel bought the Haue building. Since 1980, it has housed a restaurant (Weinstube).
The present "Haue" building at theLimmatquai was originally an ensemble of three formerly separate buildings: the upper and lower "Wetzwilerhus", first mentioned in 1373, and the "Ropoltzhus". All three were later rebuilt into the complex that is the building as it exists today. The buildings near the town hall at the presentLimmatquai were among the most desirable private houses, the town hall being not only the political but also the economic center of the city. A memorial plate and the deer on the roof are reminiscent of times when the family of Salomon Hirzel was the owner of the house.
On theMurerplan of 1576, the building can be seen on the right shore of theLimmat, north of theHaus zum Rüden, on the so-calledReichsstrasse (imperial street) which later formed the present Limmatquai. Around 1878, the colonial goods merchant Beckert rebuilt the facade and decorated it with painted ornaments and Gothic windows. The prominentcrow-stepped gables were built by Beckert's nephew, Albert Beckert-Irniger. The guild hall on the first floor was renovated by the architect Armin Meili in 1979, and a restaurant was established in 1980.
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