Old Town Route · 4Express Loop · 3Grand Gera Tour · 9
Town Pharmacy
The Town Pharmacy was built in 1592 and is Gera's second surviving Renaissance building.
Its jewel is the richly decorated oriel window of 1606.
The building has been used as a pharmacy since 1847. Beneath it are two Höhler cellars dating from 1712, whose steady coolness once helped preserve tinctures, cod-liver oil and juices.
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Town Pharmacy.
The Town Pharmacy was built in 1592 and is Gera's second surviving Renaissance building.
Its jewel is the richly decorated oriel window of 1606.
The building has been used as a pharmacy since 1847. Beneath it are two Höhler cellars dating from 1712, whose steady coolness once helped preserve tinctures, cod-liver oil and juices.
Look for: The oriel: the projecting window on the façade.
The oriel: the projecting window on the façade.
Riddle
What is the façade of the Town Pharmacy famous for?
You are playing without a team. With a team you collect points and solve your secret word.
Play as a team and collect pointsThe oriel up close.
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Town Pharmacy
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