Alte Kolonnade
The Alte Kolonnade stands within Wiesbaden’s Kurhaus complex, beside the rectangular Bowling Green and its cascading fountains. Heinrich Jacob Zengerle created this neoclassical colonnade in the early nineteenth century.
Doric columns form a covered walkway that once led spa visitors towards the Cursaal, now the Kurhaus. Shops originally served guests beneath its roof. The Neue Kolonnade joined it in 1839, while the Kurhaus and Theaterkolonnade completed the surrounding architectural ensemble. In 1937, the structure connected to thermal-water facilities supplied from the Kochbrunnen through a porcelain-lined pipeline. Wartime damage followed, but reconstruction brought the colonnade back into use in 1951.
The eastern section now contains the Kleine Spiel of Spielbank Wiesbaden, while the western end holds a restaurant. The main section accommodates events, and the former thermal-water outlet remains visible but unused.
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