page_title: Colmar
section_title: Architectural landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Colmar / Main sights / Architectural landmarks
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: La petite Venise à Colmar (Haut-Rhin, France). English: The little Venice in Colmar (Haut-Rhin, France).
context_page_description: Colmar is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace, it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department and of the subprefecture of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement.
  The city is renowned for its well-preserved old town, its numerous architectural landmarks, and its museums, among which is the Unterlinden Museum, which houses the Isenheim Altarpiece.
  Colmar is situated on the Alsatian Wine Route and considers itself to be the "capital of Alsatian wine".
context_section_description: Colmar's secular and religious architectural landmarks reflect eight centuries of Germanic and French architecture and the adaptation of their respective stylistic language to the local customs and building materials (pink and yellow Vosges sandstone, timber framing).
caption: "Little Venice"
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