Augsburg: Philippine-Welser-Straße
Philipine-Welser-Straße is part of the pedestrian zone network in Augsburg's city center. There are several listed buildings here, all of which were inhabited by patrician families at the time.
The so-called Köpfhaus in the center has an interesting building history. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6pfhaus
The street is named after Philippine Welser (1527 - 1580), a daughter of the notorious patrician Welser family, who became rich through banking, overseas trade, brutal exploitation and slave trade. Their house can be seen on the far left of the picture. She "was the morganatic wife of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Welser
Augsburg: Philippine-Welser-Straße
Philipine-Welser-Straße is part of the pedestrian zone network in Augsburg's city center. There are several listed buildings here, all of which were inhabited by patrician families at the time.
The so-called Köpfhaus in the center has an interesting building history. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6pfhaus
The street is named after Philippine Welser (1527 - 1580), a daughter of the notorious patrician Welser family, who became rich through banking, overseas trade, brutal exploitation and slave trade. Their house can be seen on the far left of the picture. She "was the morganatic wife of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Welser