Frankfurt
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An der Schmidtstube
Behind what was then the Archives building, the Schmidtstube was named for the guild house of the blacksmiths and iron workers. The house witht he little towers pictured here was named Stadt Nürnberg, or "The City of Nuremberg," in medieval times the "Jewish Hedge House," an inn (marked by a green twig which gave the house its name). The name reminds us that in this area south of the cathedral was the city's oldest Jewish quarter. Enlargement
Hinter dem damaligen Archivgebäude, benannt nach der Zunftstube der Schmiede. Das Haus mit dem Türmchen: Stadt Nürnberg; im Mittelalter Judenheckhaus, d. h. ein Wirtshaus (gekennzeichnet durch grüne Reiser, daher Heckhaus). Der Name erinnert daran, dass sich hier südlich des Doms das älteste Judenquartier befand.