Gignoux-Haus

Gignoux-Haus stands in Augsburg’s Lechviertel as a Rococo building with two three-storey wings meeting at right angles. Leonhard Christian Mayer created it in 1764 and 1765. Mansard roofs crown both wings, while Rocaille stucco covers the facade with ornamental detail. A polygonal bay window marks the shorter wing, and an arched portal has Ionic pilasters, a triangular pediment, and decorative vases.

Georg Christoph Gleich commissioned the building as both a home and a cotton-printing manufactory for his family. Older buildings became a palace-like structure partly raised over a canal, allowing water power to serve production. After Anna Barbara Gignoux regained ownership, the premises gained a tavern called Blaues Krügle in 1822. A large hall followed for dancing and performances, later becoming the Komödie theatre after Augsburg’s main theatre was destroyed during the Second World War.

The Städtische Bühnen Augsburg used the venue regularly from 1956 until its theatre operation ended in July 2010. Apartments occupied the upper floors, while a restaurant operated at ground level. Many original features remain despite nineteenth-century balconies and interior alterations. The canal beneath the building still connects its ornate facade with Augsburg’s textile and water-management history.