Caption

Zittau Heffterbau Gothic west wing of the Franciscan monastery, late Renaissance conversion with magnificent volute gable on the initiative of the then mayor Heinrich von Heffter 1658-1662, including baroque hall with cabinet of curiosities from 1709

Date

May 06, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

Reference

BRK24I89_231

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,9Mb (2,6Mb) / 11,8in x 7,9in / 3543 x 2362 (300dpi)

Keywords

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