The “Jakob-Kemenate” was constructed as a stone building in 1250. It is one of Braunschweig’s oldest preserved secular buildings. “Kemenaten” were stone buildings which served as points of refuge from fire and attacks and also as prestigious buildings, storehouses and places of residence. In 1765 the “Herzogliche Leihhausanstalt” was established there – the first “bank” in Germany. In Jakobstraße, the street where the building is located, it was only the “Kemenate” which survived the air raid attacks on Braunschweig in 1944. The building was left as a ruin. The architect, Rainer Ottinger, and the sculptor, Jörg Plickat, from Kiel gave the building an unusual new appearance in 2006 with rusty architecture. Today the “Kemenate” houses a modern cultural centre and meeting place.
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