▁upper ▁g able ▁and ▁Roc oco ▁decor ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Kont or haus ▁am ▁Mark t ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁to ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁buildings ▁designed ▁by ▁Richard ▁B iel enberg ▁and ▁Josef ▁Mos er ▁in ▁the ▁Ne o - R ena issance ▁style ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁First ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁bank , ▁the ▁Kont or haus ▁complex ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁with ▁office ▁accommod ation . ▁Of ▁special ▁interest ▁is ▁the ▁portal ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁columns ▁and ▁decor ated ▁with ▁alleg or ical ▁sculpt ures . ▁ ▁The ▁Stadt wa age ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁we igh ▁house ▁used ▁for ▁we igh ing ▁goods ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁lev ying ▁tax es . ▁The ▁original ▁brick ▁building ▁from ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁in ▁the ▁Wes er ▁Renaissance ▁style ▁was ▁almost ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁apart ▁from ▁its ▁outer ▁walls . ▁The ▁new ▁building ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁maintain s ▁the ▁original ▁g able . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁centre . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁Deutsche ▁F actor ing ▁Bank ▁building ▁( ear lier ▁Bank haus ▁Mart ens ▁& ▁W ey hausen ) ▁which ▁covers ▁the ▁section ▁from ▁No . ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁No . ▁ 2 1 ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁after ▁serious ▁war ▁damage . ▁It ▁contains