Das Café Fürstenhof was built in 1910/11 by the architects and building contractors Joseph Koch and Franz Spiegel, who also acted as builders and had bought the property that was only already developed on Schäffnerstraße. From the outset Koch had intended to set up a dance café, chose the name Fürstenhof and applied for a license to operate it. During construction he was able to realize his artistic ambitions and one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau houses was builtin Regensburg with a narrow but representative four-storey facade, which from the 1st floor. withdrawn in the middle part. Each floor offers a particular design, with the ground floor having three basket arch openings traditionally intended as a beer restaurant. The 1st floor has a continuous balcony, the 2nd floor has a balcony flanked by two baroque bay windows, the 3rd floor is structured by rectangular windows without a balcony and the floor in the mansard roof is structured as a curved gable with stucco elements.
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