Haus Schütting — Attraction in Bremen

Stately, a bit bombastic, but beautiful! Directly opposite the Bremer Rathaus is the Schütting, since 1849 the stately chamber of commerce, but originally the guild house of the Bremen merchants. The guild house was first located in a house on the corner of Langenstrasse and Hakenstrasse, but in 1444 the aldermen of Bremen bought a building on the Bremer Marktplatz in order to be closer to the political power of the city. The name Schütting is derived from the German word "schützen", to protect, because here, in addition to the administrative guild tasks, merchants from outside the city could find shelter. In 1538/39 the Flemish mason and architect Johann den Buschener built a new guild house in Late Gothic and Renaissance style. In 1756 the building was renovated again, and was given a modest kind of Baroque appearance. Modesty was a concept that Wilhelminism had nothing to do with, and so the building was "pimped" between 1895 and 1899 and, among other things, the bombastic portal was constructed. On 6 October 1944, the Schütting burned to the ground, but after years of reconstruction, the building has been shining like new...

Very beautiful old historical building with multiple amazing details. It was built as a guild house for the city's merchants, later it was transformed into the Bremen's chamber of commerce. It's located just opposite the Bremen city hall on the Market square, and it's always crowded around it. Near the building there is a narrow lane to the famous...

It was very Rainy The Schütting, situated on the Marktplatz (market square) in Bremen, Germany, initially served the city's merchants and tradesmen as a guild house. In 1849, it became Bremen's chamber of commerce. Since 1973, it has been under monument protection.[1] It lies on the south site of the Bremen marketplaces directly across from...