Monday, March 15, 2010

Storybook Facades

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About as close as you can get to a storybook gingerbread house in Munich is the famous Reffini House, just south of Marienplatz off of Sendlinger Strasse.  It’s actually made up from a collection of three individual units, which are lavishly decorated with fresco images from the turn of the century.  The house is named after Johann Baptista Ruffini, a major salt merchant from Bavaria.  The house was originally built in 1905, but has origins to buildings constructed in the 1800s.

1 comment:

Gunn said...

Well seen and well done! Many nice details.