Adolph House and Old Guardhouse

The Adolph House and the former guardhouse, in Colmar

The Adolph House and the former guardhouse frame the Place de la Cathédrale, facing the Collegiate Church of St. Martin of Colmar. The Colmar audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these two remarkable buildings, witnesses of the medieval and Renaissance heritage of the town.

The old buildings of the Place de la Cathédrale

On the Place de la Cathédrale, facing the imposing Collegiate Church of St. Martin, two remarkable buildings draw the attention. The former guardhouse, with a slightly pinkish façade, is a fine Renaissance building of the beginning of the sixteenth century, adorned with a loggia, which formerly served as a guard post and a place where the sentences and official proclamations of the town were pronounced. Beside it is the Adolph House, considered one of the oldest houses of Colmar, whose origins date back to the fourteenth century, recognisable by its Gothic windows. Together, these two buildings compose, with the collegiate church, a magnificent medieval and Renaissance setting, one of the finest of the historic heart of Colmar.

What to see

You admire the Renaissance former guardhouse with a pinkish façade and a loggia, where the sentences were proclaimed, and the Adolph House, one of the oldest of Colmar with Gothic windows, facing the Collegiate Church of St. Martin on the Place de la Cathédrale. These buildings compose a magnificent historic setting. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Adolph House and the former guardhouse lie on the Place de la Cathédrale, in the heart of Colmar, reachable on foot. You mainly admire their façades from the square; they are buildings whose access follows its own uses. You discover them during a walk in the centre.

What was the former guardhouse of Colmar?

A fine Renaissance building of the beginning of the sixteenth century, with a pinkish façade and a loggia, which served as a guard post and a place where the sentences and official proclamations of the town were pronounced, facing the Collegiate Church of St. Martin.

Where are the Adolph House and the former guardhouse?

On the Place de la Cathédrale, in the heart of Colmar, in France.