Building history

The stove of the tailors' guild since 1537, the previous building served as a meeting place for tailors as early as the 15th century. After the French Revolution, the “Zu der Kannen” became an inn run by the Koeberlé family under the Restoration, whose son Eugène was a renowned surgeon.
In 1918, the house became the Restaurant des Alliés.

A remarkable façade

The building features a first floor with arched, grilled and glazed arched windows. On rue des Chevaliers (Knight street), the upper floors feature stone mullioned windows, while on rue des Tailleurs (Taylor street), the upper floors are timber-framed.

Further on, house no. 40 on rue des Chevaliers is also occupied by the Auberge des Alliés. Above the doorway is a cartouche bearing the bakers' marks: the pretzel and the loaf. This piece of architecture bears witness to the existence of a former bakery on this site.
 

Frescoes from the 19th century

In the Guildhall, two frescoes were painted by the Selestadian painter Alphonse Koffel. One depicts the Marché aux Choux (cabbage market), while the other depicts a harvest scene, with the churches of Sainte-Foy and Saint-Georges and the Tour Neuve in the background. A rich decoration of coats of arms of the guilds allied to the tailors completes the ensemble: emblems of goldsmiths and jewellers, bakers, blacksmiths, winegrowers and boatmen.