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Kornhaus (grain house)
People have always danced, laughed, celebrated and applauded in the Kornhaus on the north side of Münsterplatz.
The construction of the guild and dance house was to be completed for the visit of King Maximilian I in 1498. The rooms were intended for the festivities and sessions of the Diet, which the king had convened at the time. As these could not be completed in time, the Imperial Diet had to meet in the Gerichtslaube. Bad for the king, who complained about the lack of space in his meeting rooms, good for the guilds and citizens of the city, who were allowed to dance and celebrate in the Kornhaus once it was finished.
The music was followed by laughter and applause, because from 1770 to 1824 the Kornhaus was transformed into a stage for professional actors, who presented classical plays and comedies here. With the founding of the municipal theater and the relocation of the ensemble, peace returned to the Kornhaus in the middle of the 19th century. Until the Second World War, it served as a granary for grain merchants.
After its reconstruction between 1969 and 1971, life returned to the building with its striking stepped gables. Today it is home to the Centre Culturel Français, an ice cream parlor and some pretty stores.
