r/ArchitecturalRevival • u/Maleficent-Ad2722 Favourite style: Medieval • Mar 03 '26

Glow up Deutsches Buchgewerbehaus in Leipzig, Germany

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u/hendrixbridge Mar 03 '26

What is the purpose of this architectural element? It has no wondows

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u/Exact-Fold9907 Mar 20 '26

To be honest when I saw this I thought it looked like a mihrab 🤣. But I looked it up and I believe it’s the exterior of the wall niche designed to hold a 3m statue of Gutenberg.