This inconspicuous half-timbered building from 1699 was once a baroque residence and is now known as the “Simonetti House”. In 2007, the Simonetti Haus Coswig (Anhalt) e.V. association started managing the property then threatened by demolition, allowing the public to experience a fascinating tour aptly dubbed “Adventure stucco ceilings” (Abenteuer Stuckdecke).
Outwardly inconspicuous, the building contains seven stucco ceilings unique in Saxony-Anhalt. Thanks to their sophisticated iconographic picture program, this stuccowork is without comparison. Chamber councillor Baron Friedrich von Mehder, charged with “impregnating silver into gold” for Prince Carl Wilhelm von Anhalt-Zerbst, commissioned this building while master builder and stucco artist Giovanni Simonetti took care of the stucco.
Further information
Simonetti House
Zerbster Straße 40
06869 Coswig (Anhalt)
Tel. 034903 - 499223
simonettihauscoswig@t-online.de