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Haus zum Walfisch (House of the Whale)



House of the Whale

Built for the exchequer to Emperor Maximilian I., this splendid building has a late Gothic doorway and oriel complete with gargoyles. 

It was for two years the home of the scholar Erasmus of Rotterdam, who had to leave Basel following the Reformation in 1529.

 

 
 

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Altes Rathaus / Rathausplatz
79098 Freiburg
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Phone: +49 - (0)761 - 3881-880
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