Barthels Hof

Barthels Hof is a former trade court building complex in Leipzig in Germany, located in the borough Mitte.

The Barthels Hof stretches from the market square to Kleine Fleischergasse and is now one of the city's most important sights.

The Renaissance facade of the house “Zur goldenen Schlange” (Golden serpent) with its two-story bay window, dutch gable and attached turret was moved from the market to the courtyard side.

[3] A gilded snake wound around a cross on the console stone of the bay window gave its name to the house, which was built for the merchant Hieronymus Walther.

During the renovation, the building was almost completely gutted; only the vault of the restaurant and a few staircases remained in their original form.