The hidden secrets of Molsheim

 



RUELLE SAINT MARTIN

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.524 EAST 007°29.538

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.524,7 29.538





Look up at the corbel, near the first floor of the building, at the corner of the Rue Saint Martin.

Who watches over the square and the passersby? A

-          A character = 5

-          A lion = 4

     A storck = 3



 








 



RUE DES ÉTUDIANTS

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.575 EAST 007°29.461

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.575,7 29.461

 

At the corner of the Rue Saint Martin and the Rue des Etudiants, what can be seen above the Pietà? B

-          A cherub = 1

-          Christ on the cross = 2

-          A bear = 0

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NB: A Pietà, or Our Lady of Piety, is a representation of the Virgin Mary as the Mater Dolorosa (Latin expression): a mother mourning her son, lying across her knees.





 








 



L'ANCIENNE DÎME

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.616 EAST 007°29.507

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.616,7 29.507





Take a right on the Rue des Etudiants and, at the end of the street, go left towards the marketplace.





On your left, at the corner of the former tithe barn, how many characters do you see depicted? C















 








 



LA CHARTREUSE

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.602 EAST 007°29.485

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.602,7 29.485





Follow the alley to the left of the building. At the end of the alley, take a right towards the parking lot.

NB: You are now at the south end of the charterhouse cloister. Driven away from Strasbourg-Koenigshoffen, the Carthusian monks fled to Molsheim where they founded a monastery in 1598, inhabited until 1792. Since 1985, the former Priory houses the Charterhouse Museum and the Bugatti Foundation.



 What date is written next to (2 meters) the Statue of Christ? D

At the end of the parking lot (to the North-east), take a left on the Rue de la Chartreuse, towards the “Cour des Chartreux”. Watch out for vehicles.





 








 



MAISON DES CHAPÎTRES

Coordinates GPS : North 48°32.533 EAST 007°29.443

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP : 48 32.533,7 29.443

 

You can see the former convent of the Carthusians from another angle. To access the Charterhouse Museum and the Bugatti Foundation, go through the Priory. You will notice the wonderful sundial on the front wall of the local hospital. Take a left towards the Rue Jenner. Stop at the Chapter House, next to the porch (to the right of the oriel window).

NB: This canonry house was built at the same time as the semi-detached house (around 1628). Do not hesitate to enter the courtyard (open from July 2 to September 2, from 10 am to 6 pm).

 



How many characters have been carved in the stone archway? E





 








 



MAISON DES SOEURS

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.489 EAST 007°29.568

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.489,7 29.568





Go down the street towards the town square, to reach the Rue de l’Eglise, opposite to the Metzig nearby.

Check the blue house’s gable wall.

Where is the hidden face watching the street? F

-          On the first floor = 5

-          On the second floor = 1

-          On top = 9

NB: This house from the late 18th century was home to a school for girls, as well as the birthplace of the Sisters of Divine Providence from Ribeauvillé. The gable wall is from the Renaissance period.





 








 



CENTRE SOCIOCULTUREL

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.436 EAST 007°29.634

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.436,7 29.634





At the end of the street, take the alley of the “Petite Sorbonne”, under the socio-cultural center. You are now in the Parc des Jésuites.

What is the motif carved between the two windows, on the sandstone wall of the socio-cultural center? G

-          A heart = 2

-          A face = 6



-          A bottle = 5

























 








 



MONT DES OLIVIERS

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.433 EAST 007°29.793

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.433,7 29.793

Leave the Parc des Jésuites through the other passage on the right, under the socio-cultural center and take the Rue Notre-Dame on your right to pass in front of the Chapelle Notre-Dame. You will reach the Eglise des Jésuites, one of the largest churches in Alsace, built in only 2 years and 9 months (1615-1617). Look at the sculpture of Christ on the Mount of Olives.

 What is the item two of the three characters on the foreground both possess? H

-          A sword = 5

-          A book = 3



-          A crown = 0





 








 



RUE DE LA BOUCHERIE

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.567 EAST 007°29.683

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.567,7 29.683

Reach the Hôtel de la Monnaie, a bit further down the passage behind you and you will find the Rue de la Boucherie, with house N°34 (not visible from the front side) at the end.

NB: This house was built in 1657 but was reshaped by Hans Jacob Vogelweidt, a butcher who put a crest symbolizing his profession on the timber-framing below two richly decorated windows, on the first floor.

 What date do you see on this decorative wall (above the ox head)? 17i4





 








 



HÔTEL DE VILLE

Coordinates GPS: North 48°32.527 EAST 007°29.562

Coordinates GOOGLE MAP: 48 32.527,7 29.562

Go down the Rue de la Boucherie and retrace your steps, going around the Metzig (Renaissance style building).

NB: The current town hall is from 1832. The openings on the ground floor were used for the former indoor market and the frescoes on its front wall were made by Roland Perret, a native son of Alsace.

What do you see between the 2 women, on top of the town hall? J

-          A clock = 1

-          An identification card = 8



-          A man = 7





 








 



Final Coordinates

48° 32.(A-B) (F-C) (G+H)

07° 29.(E-J) I (D-H)

 You are looking for a micro cache, using the Coordinates below (about 300 m from the town hall, as the crow flies). If you want a little hint: take the Rue Liebermann to discover other hidden secrets in Molsheim.





 

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