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Timber-frame construction in secular building was common almost everywhere in medieval German lands. This type of construction consists of a skeleton construction of wood beams; the wall spaces are filled with clay or bricks. Timber-frame construction was a a versatile form of architecture: timber-frame buildings include houses, warehouses, fortified buildings, hospitals, town halls, and small churches.
The photo shows a typical guild house from about 1480 (the building on the right) which is located on the marketplace in the timber-frame town of Fritzlar. It is the guild house of the Michael Confraternity. It is distinguished from neighbouring houses by a hall on the ground level which opens in two arcades with pointed arches.
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