Home » today » News » Renovation in Winterthur – 400-year-old wooden ceiling ends up in the bin Renovation in Winterthur – 400-year-old wooden ceiling ends up in the bin June 13, 2021 by world today news A Gothic wooden ceiling from the 17th century was sawn up and disposed of in Marktgasse. The preservation authorities were only able to secure a few remains. Fabienne Jacomet Posted today at 12:43 pm— – The thick boards inserted are characteristic of plank beam ceilings: the planks. Photo: PD “I’m shaken,” writes a reader in oner E-Mail to the «Land boats». At a tomorrowWhile walking through Marktgasse, he passed a hollow in which there was wood waste. The wood, however, was not simply bulky goods, but rather sawed-up remains a Gothic plank beam ceiling from 1621. It was used during renovation work in the Zum Salmen house away, House number 45. Search for: