Lersner says in his frankfurt chronicle (i 264): "in place of the roman part towards paulsplatz, the golden swan used to stand. " the golden swan is first mentioned in 1322 as a golden frog, and in 1380 as a golden swan. In 1405 it was purchased by the council and the romans and rebuilt; the hall and guard room date from this time. In the years 1561-63 the golden swan was given a new roof structure and a stone façade (instead of the previous half-timbered façade) towards the roman courtyard, and the guard room was also given larger windows. The golden swan received its current façade towards paulsplatz and the dome in 1731. It was built in solid stone by jacob samhammer from hanau, who was the local town architect from 1727 to 1745 and also built the main guardhouse. Two round-arched gates lead into the hall, above which oval windows are installed. Next to the left gate is a door that leads to the mayor's staircase, and next to the right gate is a sentry box made of red sandstone. Between the two gates is the coat of arms stone with the frankfurt eagle, made by schwarzburger. The first floor contains the mayor's office, the second various offices. On the ground floor is the two-aisled roman hall, which continues at an angle and is covered with ribless cross vaults; it has four free-standing columns with a round base and octagonal plinth, the transverse arches that divide the ceiling into triangles grow out of the round shadows of the pillars. The wall pillars have the base of the free-standing columns, a cylindrical shaft and a capital. The "golden swan" house is flanked on one side by the archive tower belonging to the "frauenrode" house, and on the other side by the "wanebach" house. Date: circa 1900. Medium: print.
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