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Industrie- und Handelskammer L 1, 2
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry L 1, 2

 
 
Industrie- und Handelskammer L 1, 2 / Chamber of Commerce and Industry L 1, 2 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 20, 2024
1. Industrie- und Handelskammer L 1, 2 / Chamber of Commerce and Industry L 1, 2 Marker
Inscription.  German:
In L 1, 2 steht seit 1743 das Löwenthal'sche Palais, dessen barocker Ursprung trotz mehrfachen Umbaus noch bis zum 2. Weltkrieg gut zu erkennen ist. Im Jahre 1926 bezieht die Handelskammer Mannheim das repräsentative Gebäude. Deren Geschichte geht zurück auf das Jahr 1728, als Kurfürst Karl Philipp (1661-1742) den Mannheimer Handelsleuten und Krämern eigene „Zunfft-Privilegia" erteilt. Ab 1831 trägt die Institution die Bezeichnung Handelskammer, 1935 wird die Industrie dem alten Namen hinzugefügt, da diese inzwischen wichtiger ist als der Handel. Unter ihren Präsidenten, die aus bedeutenden Mannheimer Familienunternehmen kommen und oft auch politische Ämter in der Stadt bekleiden, nimmt die Handelskammer Einfluss auf verkehrs-, zoll- und steuerpolitische Debatten und Entscheidungen. Nach der Zerstörung im 2. Weltkrieg entsteht 1950-1951 der Nachfolgebau von Architekt Ernst Plattner (1880-1966) im sachlich funktionalen Stil der Zeit. Seit 2010 hat das Gebäude nach mehreren Um- und Erweiterungsbauten seine heutige Gestalt. © Stadtarchiv Mannheim Institut Für Stadtgeschichte

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Bildunterschriften
(Foto Nr. 1) Der große Saol des Palais gehört zu den schönsten Beispielen eines Rokoko-Raums in Mannheimer Adelshäusern. Er bleibt 1926 beim Umbau des Gebäudes für die Handelskammer erhalten.
(Foto Nr. 2) In dem Nachfolgebau von 1951 werden bewusst im Erdgeschoss Läden eingerichtet, um der Kurpfalzstraße den gewünschten Charakter einer Einkaufsstraße zu geben.
(Foto Nr. 3) Philipp Diffené (1833-1903), ein Sohn des Mannheimer Oberbürgermeisters Heinrich Christian Diffené (1804-1883), ist von 1880 bis 1903 Handelskammerpräsident, daneben nimmt er zeitweilig Mandate in der Ersten Kammer der badischen Landstände und im Reichstag wahr. 1903 wird er mit der Ehrenbürgerwürde ausgezeichnet.
(Foto Nr. 4) Von 1768 bis 1802 ist das Lowenthal'sche Palais Sitz der kurpfälzischen Lottoodministration, die den Vorläufer des heutigen Lottospiels, das "Lotto di Genova" veranstaltet.


English Translation:
The Löwenthal Palace has stood in L 1, 2 since 1743, and its baroque origins are still clearly visible despite multiple reconstructions up until the Second World War. In 1926, the Mannheim Chamber
The view of the marker along the street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 20, 2024
2. The view of the marker along the street
of Commerce moved into the representative building. Its history goes back to 1728, when Elector Karl Philipp (1661-1742) granted Mannheim's merchants and shopkeepers their own "guild privileges". From 1831 onwards, the institution was called the Chamber of Commerce, and in 1935, industry was added to the old name, as industry was now more important than trade. Under its presidents, who come from important Mannheim family businesses and often also hold political offices in the city, the Chamber of Commerce influences debates and decisions on transport, customs and tax policy. After the destruction in World War II, the successor building was built in 1950-1951 by architect Ernst Plattner (1880-1966) in the sober, functional style of the time. Since 2010, the building has had its current appearance after several renovations and extensions.

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Captions
(Photo #1) The large hall of the palace is one of the most beautiful examples of a Rococo room in Mannheim's aristocratic houses. It was preserved in 1926 when the building was converted for the Chamber of Commerce.
(Photo #2) In the successor building from 1951, shops were deliberately set up on the ground floor in order to give Kurpfalz Street the desired character of a shopping street.
(Photo #3) Philipp Diffené (1833-1903), a son of the Mannheim mayor Heinrich Christian Diffené (1804-1883), was President of the Chamber of Commerce from 1880 to 1903, and also held temporary mandates in the First Chamber of the Baden Estates and in the Reichstag. In 1903 he was awarded honorary citizenship.
(Photo #4) From 1768 to 1802 the Lowenthal Palace was the seat of the Electorate of the Palatinate lottery administration, which organized the forerunner of today's lottery game, the "Lotto di Genova".

 
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1743.
 
Location. 49° 29.089′ N, 8° 27.817′ E. Marker is in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is in Quadrate. It is on Kurpflazstraße north of Bismarckstraße, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located along the the street on the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: L1 2, Mannheim BW 68161, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the German Upper Rhine. Globally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the former West Germany.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Engelhorn'sches Palais A 1, 2-3 / Engelhorn Palace A 1, 2-3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Handwerkskammer B 1,1 / Chamber of Crafts B 1,1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Zweiter Schlossbau im 18. Jahrhundert / Second Castle Building in the 18th century (within shouting distance of this marker); Erster Schlossbau im 17. Jahrhundert / First Castle Built in the 17th Century (within shouting distance of this marker); Prosper L'Orange (within shouting distance of this marker); Luftschiff Schütte-Lanz (within shouting distance of this marker); Ludwig Roebel (within shouting distance of this marker); Nobelpreis Physik / Nobel Prize in Physics (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mannheim.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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