Historical Merchants' Hall

I was there for Smashing Conf, and it's a very nice place for a conference. A beautiful place with lots of room. I've been to lots of conference both at bigger places (with less ventilation) and more beautiful and historical venues (with less space), so this is the best place so far. Wouldn't mind coming back.

Good location with historical significance. Perfect for hosting events. I wish only there was a garderobe where we could leave our stuff.

Good event venue and very pretty. Not sure if there is point coming here as a tourist :)

The historic Kaufhaus is one of the outstanding buildings in Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located on the south side of Münsterplatz, which dominates it with its red facade. The first municipal department store as a construction of the municipal market administration for goods handling and customs clearance in Freiburg was built in the 14th century in the Schusterstraße, the first mention dates to 1378. From 1520 was the north of the old department store today's building to the cathedral square overlooking the Freiburg Minster built. The conclusion of the "New Department Store" is dated 1532. The architect of the building is not properly documented, it is believed that it was one of the time working at the Freiburg Minster master builder, perhaps Lienhart Mülleraus Ettlingen acted. The kaufhaus was later redesigned several times. In 1550 it was supplemented by a balcony, after the sieges of the city in 1714 and 1744 war damage had to be eliminated, in 1814 the facade was painted by Simon Göser. 1880/84, the building was remodeled according to the zeitgeschmack historicizing and provided with new dormer windows in the manner of the Hôtel-Dieu of Beaune. In 1924/25, according to plans by city construction director Karl Gruber, the changes of 1884 were reversed and the department store was restored to its previous state, from 1987 to 1991 and 2000 the last extensive renovations were carried out. From 1947 to 1951 served the historic department store as a parliament building of the state of Baden-Württemberg

Very nice setting and impressive. Unfortunately, it is not very useful for big meetings with presentations. Most viewers will only see part of the screen due to the many beams in the room.