Suddenly revealed: Huge hole discovered in Friedberg's old town!

Suddenly revealed: Huge hole discovered in Friedberg's old town!

In Friedberg's old town, a hole over four meters deep opened up during the current construction work to lay fiber optic cables in Große Klostergasse. This unexpected event not only raises questions about the construction process, but also offers an exciting insight into the historical use of urban space. Loud FNP A careless compaction of the gravel was enough to cause an approximately 60 centimeter collapse, which opened up access to a basement exit that had been closed for decades.

At an on-site visit with Tobias Schmidt, head of the civil engineering department, and Dr. Jörg Lindenthal, district archaeologist, was present, it turned out that this corridor leads to a basement. However, gaining access to the burglary involves a lot of effort and considerable costs. In order to further clarify the situation, the district archeology contacted the THW Wiesbaden, which was able to provide more precise images using a special “search camera” than previous inspections had allowed. The result: a cellar exit was discovered at a depth of around 4.50 meters, which opens up a deep cellar.

A look into the past

The exact documentation of the newly discovered basement space is not possible due to the current circumstances. For further investigation, access would also have to be expanded, which has so far been rejected due to the high costs and the threat of time delays. Ultimately, the basement exit will be filled to avoid the risk of another sinkhole. “Liquid soil” is used, which could facilitate future investigations.

The event in Friedberg's old town shows us how important the historical-geological conditions are in urban construction projects. The Hesse State Office for Monument Preservation has also recognized this and is promoting research into historical city centers. During the inventory, individual buildings, historical objects and important cultural monuments are considered in order to create a catalog for the region. Sebastian Gulden, an architectural and art historian, is entrusted with the SDA Friedberg in this context and deals intensively with Kaiserstrasse and the castle area and also documents small historical details such as fountains and fences. These aspects are intended not only to preserve the building heritage, but also to strengthen the understanding of the city's history and the development of the way of life in Friedberg denkmal.hessen.de reported.

Science meets practice

The topic of monument preservation and historical building research is not only gaining local interest, but is also of academic importance. Interested first-year students can continue their education at the Technical University of Berlin in the master's program in historical building research and monument preservation. Access to this exciting study program requires a first professional university degree in relevant disciplines such as architecture, history or archaeology, reports TU Berlin. Not only theoretical knowledge is imparted here, but also practical approaches to preserving our cultural heritage are promoted.

The developments in Friedberg's old town are an exciting example of how the historic and the modern collide, and are proving to be an opportunity to continue writing the city's history - in the truest sense of the word.