Carved facade
Stone decoration.
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The Pied Piper's House is a historic house in the old town of Hamelin on the Weser river in Lower Saxony, northern Germany, about 39 km in a straight line south-west of Hanover. It is one of the finest examples of the «Weser Renaissance» style of architecture. It was built in 1602–1603 for a leading townsman, and its carved stone facade is richly decorated and topped by a tall gable. Its name comes from the famous tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, in which a piper rid the town of rats with his music and then led its children away when he was not paid. An old inscription on the house mentions the children's departure in 1284. Today the house holds a restaurant, and it stands on the main street of the old town among other houses in the same style and colourful half-timbered buildings. The Pied Piper story is performed in the open air on summer Sundays, and its symbols appear all over the town. Seeing the house from outside is free. A visit to Hamelin combines well with the nearby villages of the Weser valley, and the town is easy to explore on foot.
Stone decoration.
Summer Sundays.
Colourful houses.
Osterstraße, Hamelin, Germany
It is a restaurant today; viewing from outside is free.
About 39 km in a straight line.