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Secret connections: Esslingen's Palais and the Versailles Castle!
Discover the historical city museum "Gelbes Haus" in Esslingen and its connection to Versailles. Learn more!
Secret connections: Esslingen's Palais and the Versailles Castle!
The city museum "Gelbes Haus" in Esslingen, an impressive testimony to the history and residential culture of the upper class, is the focus of the public. Paul Burgermeister, a citizen who came to recognition through his advancement, had a city palace at Hafenmarkt 7 built around 1702. Compared to the glamorous residences in Versailles, the patrician room in the museum has a lot to offer: it is equipped with an opulent stucco ceiling and from July 1, 2025 it will also be linked to handouts that explain the connection to the known French palace. The Esslinger Zeitung reported on this new development.
The "yellow house" is located on the Hafenmarkt in Esslingen and comprises two historic residential buildings, including the yellow house (Hafenmarkt 9) and the new baroque, which was once built for Paul Burgermeister. The medieval residential tower from the 13th century is the last preserved residential tower in Esslingen and was the residence of leading families until the 19th century, such as the Weinland family. The website of the Esslingen Museums shows that both parts of the building are significant testimonies of the residential culture of the former Reichsstadt Esslingen and that the half -timbered cultivation of 1701 was built.
insights into history
The publisher of Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber was based in this part of the building from 1837 to 1877, which also contributes to the cultural importance of the "yellow house". The stucco ceiling of the patrician not only reflects the wealth of the time, but also combines the Esslingen story with the glamorous legacy of European nobility. Last but not least, this should be the reason that the city of Esslingen takes the opening of the new handouts for visitors to the museum as an opportunity to draw a broader public to the cultural connections between its history and the European nobility.
The upcoming events in the city museum promise to become both informative and entertaining and could help to further promote the historical importance of the place for the city of Esslingen and the Stuttgart region.