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Lost building or monument · 1944

Hermann Poorten's baroque mansion

Among the grandest houses of baroque Narva was the home of merchant and councillor Hermann Poorten on the old Rüütli Street. Building began in 1693 to a design by Hans Kindler and ended in the early 1700s. The two-storey front was 34.5 metres wide, with ten windows and a pediment carried by four giant Corinthian pilasters. Over the carved portal were coats of arms, the year 1695, two putti and a female bust. Three gilded wooden statues and golden balls crowned the roof. Inside were halls with white picture-tile stoves. Like the rest of old Narva, the house was destroyed in the Soviet bombing of March 1944. The pin marks the street only approximately.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Barokse Narva uhkeimate elamute hulka kuulus kaupmehe ja raehärra Hermann Poorteni maja endisel Rüütli tänaval. Ehitust alustati 1693. aastal Hans Kindleri projekti järgi ja lõpetati 18. sajandi alguses. Kahekorruselise maja peafassaad oli 34,5 meetrit lai, kümne aknaga ning neljale korintose kolossaalpilastrile toetuva frontooniga. Raidportaali kohal olid vapid, aastaarv 1695, kaks putot ja naisfiguuri büst. Katusel seisid kolm kullatud puuskulptuuri ja kuldkuulid. Siseruumides olid saalid valgetest piltkahlitest ahjudega. Nagu kogu vana Narva, hävis maja 1944. aasta märtsipommitamises. Nööpnõel märgib tänavat vaid ligikaudselt.

Map of the area around Hermann Poorten's baroque mansion
59.37970° N, 28.19780° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Hermann Poorteni maja ↗

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