Historical landmark
Maison des Chevaliers de Saint-Jean
Venetian-style courtyard mansion with arcaded galleries, named for a crusading order it never joined.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Maison des Chevaliers de Saint-Jean in Colmar asks why a seventeenth century house carries the name of a crusading order it never belonged to. It traces the true story, from the Beck family who first owned it to Albrecht Schmidt, the architect who also shaped two of Colmar's other landmark houses, and the real Hospitaller commandery just down the same street. Stand in the courtyard's arcaded galleries and listen for what nineteenth century records reveal about this building's own identity.
This audio guide was created using AI.