The master builder of the Schönhof
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Wendel Roskopf came from Prague to Görlitz
This formerly lavishly decorated room is located in the Renaissance oriel of the Schönhof, which corresponds architecturally with the staircase of the town hall opposite and offers an unobstructed view of Brüderstraße and Untermarkt. The exhibition tells the story of the major remodelling of the Schönhof after the great town fire of 1525 by the Görlitz master builder Wendel Roskopf.
In the 16th century, the precious room could be heated from the large hallway (room 7) using a heating system. The ceilings and walls were lavishly decorated. Remnants of a Renaissance mural have been preserved on the east wall.
Wendel Roskopf (around 1485 to 1549) had gained a wealth of experience working alongside the Prague palace builder Benedict Ried von Piesting before he became master builder in Silesia and council master builder in Görlitz in 1518. He oversaw the reconstruction of Görlitz’s Schönhof after the great city fire of 1525 in an early Renaissance style.
He is said to have helped the Renaissance make its breakthrough in Upper Lusatia and Silesia, and this is relatively certain to be the case in Görlitz. The façade of the Schönhof presents the earliest forms of the Renaissance in the city. The building became a model for many other houses rebuilt after the town fire of June 1525.
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On a 2000 m2 exhibition space, visitors can explore approximately 1000 exhibits from the history of Silesian culture.
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