Quedlinburg: how timber framing shapes a facade

Useful to know

Quedlinburg preserves a significant environment of houses with a wooden skeleton. In this way of construction, the frame is also involved in the visible drawing of the facade. The historical complex also includes the Romanesque collegiate church of St. Servatius", so the city cannot be described with one material or one type of building. [1]

Look at the rhythm of the vertical, horizontal and oblique lines on the houses. Then compare the proportions of the separate facade with the entire street order. Small differences between adjacent buildings can exist in a common visual sequence.

A "wooden skeleton" does not mean that every visible surface is made of wood. When observing, distinguish the bearing drawing from the filling between the elements. This helps to avoid the inaccurate description of the entire city as a collection of identical wooden houses.