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Münster, Prinzipalmarkt, Arkaden -- 2021 -- 8931-3
Taken on 11 November 2021, 07:27
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- CC BY-SA 4.0, as the museum states it.
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About this work
Alley between Stadtweinhaus and City Hall, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Prinzipalmarkt is a street in Münster’s old town. The name means “main market”, in contrast to the nearby streets Roggenmarkt and Fischmarkt. With its layout and buildings, Prinzipalmarkt documents the historical and architectural development of Münster’s economic and political center. Its development as a bourgeois market street on the edge of the cathedral precinct and on the eastern border of the cathedral began in the 12th century. A closed development probably existed around 1280. At the turn of the 13th to 14th century, the arcade that characterizes the Prinzipalmarkt was built. It was not until the beginning of the 17th century that the name Prinzipalmarkt came into use. During World War II, most of the buildings on Prinzipalmarkt were completely destroyed, some down to their cellars and ground floors. Thanks to reconstruction work carried out between 1947 and 1958, Prinzipalmarkt was able to retain its character as an ensemble in the form of a historic market square. Compared to its pre-war state, many buildings were significantly altered, but the original impression remained intact.
