 Exterior showing the red, white and blue that give the property its name | |
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| Former names | Hotel Garni[1] |
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| Address | Am Bebenhäuser Hof |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°46′30″N 9°10′36″E / 48.77500°N 9.17667°E |
| Opened | 17 February 1957[2] |
| Website | |
| www.3farbenhaus.de | |
The Drei-Farben-Haus (three-colour house) is Stuttgart's largest and oldest brothel. It is located in Am Bebenhäuser Hof[3][1] in the lively downtown district between the end of Königstraße and the market square, which contains Stuttgart City Hall.
The name comes from its striking red-white-blue painted façade,[3][2] the colours of the Tricolour, which was supposed to signify French sensual pleasures and sinfulness.[4] Sixty-seven prostitutes (as of 2017)[3][1] of various nationalities[3] work in the Laufhaus, which has existed since 1957.[3][1] The "DFH" is in three connected buildings. There are five floors, including the basement, with up to 24 rooms per house. The numbering of the rooms dates from the time when the hallways of the houses were still separated and the access was only through the courtyard.
- ^ a b c d Bogen, Uwe (5 April 2017). "Dirnen, Doppelmoral und drei Farben". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Stuttgarts bekanntestes Bordell: das Dreifarbenhaus". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "3-Farben-Haus Stuttgart". Drei-Farben-Haus Official website (in German). Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Thimm (24 November 1997). "Lieber gratis gaffen". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2017.