#Sports facility #Chemnitz #1929
Mühlenstraße 25, 27
09111
Chemnitz,
Germany
Public transport: Stadtbad
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: Indoor swimming pool
Description
A building between the streets Mühlenstraße and Rochlitzer Straße, composed of several cubic sections. The overall building adapts to the slightly curved course of Rochlitzer Straße, making the bath wider in the southern area. The highest point is in the middle and contained the high-pressure water tanks. Typical of the architect's signature is a very matter-of-fact style of construction, in part reminiscent of classicism. This includes the columns and pillars as well as the staircases leading strictly towards the entrance. Since the interior of the building was not completed until 1934/35, probably the National Socialists' strong desire for forms of classicism helped shape the neoclassical design. The main facilities of the building include the short 25-metre swimming pool in the west and the long 50-metre pool in the north. There are numerous works of art by Chemnitz painters inside of the building.
On the onside, Bruno Ziegler, a German sculptor, created the figurative representations, including the animals on the flagpoles at the entrance to the bath. Animals connected with water: beavers, ducks, otters and cranes. The two figures representing bathers were added in 1982.
Description
A building between the streets Mühlenstraße and Rochlitzer Straße, composed of several cubic sections. The overall building adapts to the slightly curved course of Rochlitzer Straße, making the bath wider in the southern area. The highest point is in the middle and contained the high-pressure water tanks. Typical of the architect's signature is a very matter-of-fact style of construction, in part reminiscent of classicism. This includes the columns and pillars as well as the staircases leading strictly towards the entrance. Since the interior of the building was not completed until 1934/35, probably the National Socialists' strong desire for forms of classicism helped shape the neoclassical design. The main facilities of the building include the short 25-metre swimming pool in the west and the long 50-metre pool in the north. There are numerous works of art by Chemnitz painters inside of the building.
On the onside, Bruno Ziegler, a German sculptor, created the figurative representations, including the animals on the flagpoles at the entrance to the bath. Animals connected with water: beavers, ducks, otters and cranes. The two figures representing bathers were added in 1982.
History
The plans for the bath were drawn up as early as 1925. After a ground-breaking ceremony in 1929, further construction work was stopped. The reason given was the world economic crisis. In 1934/35, the bath was completed and, due to the changed political circumstances, it was inaugurated by the politically highest representative of Saxony, Martin Mutschmann.At that time, the baths were considered modern because the swimming lanes were not separated by gender anymore. Besides swimming, it was designed as a place of experience, as there were places for sunbathing, a sauna, gymnastics rooms, a restaurant, a laundry, a hairdresser and a staff flat.The baths were listed in 1980 and subsequently modernised in 1983. The glass roof was repaired in 1996.
History
The plans for the bath were drawn up as early as 1925. After a ground-breaking ceremony in 1929, further construction work was stopped. The reason given was the world economic crisis. In 1934/35, the bath was completed and, due to the changed political circumstances, it was inaugurated by the politically highest representative of Saxony, Martin Mutschmann.At that time, the baths were considered modern because the swimming lanes were not separated by gender anymore. Besides swimming, it was designed as a place of experience, as there were places for sunbathing, a sauna, gymnastics rooms, a restaurant, a laundry, a hairdresser and a staff flat.The baths were listed in 1980 and subsequently modernised in 1983. The glass roof was repaired in 1996.
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