Degodehaus

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Degodehaus, also known as Haus Degode or House Degode, is a historic half-timbered house in central Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It survived Oldenburg’s great fire of 1676 and is considered one of the last medieval patrician residences in the city.

History
- The house was built in 1502 by Christopher Stindt and took its present shape in 1617.
- Count Anton Günther later gave it to Mylius Gnadenfeld.
- In 1645, Mylius Gnadenfeld commissioned a painted wooden ceiling depicting Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas in a Dutch-style.
- The ceiling was covered by stucco in 1790 and rediscovered in 1992.
- In the 19th century the house was used by merchants; Wilhelm Degode bought it in 1860, and the house has borne his name since.
- His son Georg Wilhelm Degode, a painter, was born there in 1862.
- Today the house is privately owned.

Gallery
- The ceiling painting from 1645, including depictions of Africa and America.

See also
- List of visitor attractions in Oldenburg