Ancient pharmacy ”At the Golden Lion” (Apotheke Zum Goldenen Loewen) description and photos - Austria: St. Polten (Topic)

Ancient pharmacy "At the Golden Lion" (Apotheke Zum Goldenen Loewen) description and photos - Austria: St. Polten. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Apotheke Zum Goldenen Loewen.

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The corner house located at the intersection of Kremsergasse and Wenerstra?e is featured in all St. Polten travel guides. There is an old pharmacy "At the Golden Lion", operating since 1545. The pharmacy on the ground floor of the three-story building was opened by Josef Koningsdofer, the first pharmacist in the city to have his own coat of arms. At the beginning of the 17th century, this emblem was placed on one of the facades of the pharmacy. It is there now. In 1728 the building was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style. The reconstruction was supervised by the famous architect Josef Munngenast, who had already worked a year earlier on the restoration of the St. Pelten Town Hall. Probably at that time a niche was made at the corner of the building, where a statue of the Virgin Mary, made in the 16th-17th centuries, was placed. That sculpture which we see now is a copy. In order to avoid destruction, the original was placed in the city museum.

In the first half of the 19th century, the “At the Golden Lion” pharmacy became the property of the city burgomaster August Hassak. His family owned this building for a long time. Hassak's son, Oscar, gave the pharmacy his name in 1876. In official documents, it became known under the name Hassak-Pharmacy.

Currently, the “U Zolotogo Lev” pharmacy continues to function. It is privately owned. Its owner, Andreas Gentsch, who bought the building and thus the pharmacy in 2005, is a pharmacist by profession. His wife Monica is involved in the restoration of old buildings. Thanks to her, the pharmacy "U Zolotogo Lev" got a second youth: the old interior was restored here, including wooden furniture and massive display cases typical of the Biedermeier era.

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