Wallot family
Wallot in Oppenheim
### Wallot in Oppenheim

Like Huguenot families in other German cities, the Wallot family influenced the city of Oppenheim. The influence of the family in Oppenheim is detectable until today – not least due to the prominence of [Paul Wallot](/wiki/Paul_Wallot "Paul Wallot"), who built the [Reichstag building](/wiki/Reichstag_building "Reichstag building") between 1884 and 1894\.

Oppenheim hosts a Paul Wallot square and the [Baptismal font in St. Catherine's Church](/wiki/Katharinenkirche%2C_Oppenheim "Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim") in Oppenheim was designed by Paul Wallot and donated in 1888 by Paul’s father. The family crest of the family Wallot (Vallot) is incorporated in the window of the St. Catherine's Church. The family also ran a vineyard in Oppenheim, which exists under different ownership until today.Christian Thiel:  [*The history of the house Louis Guntrum*](http://www.geschichtsverein-nierstein.de/guntrum.htm)  , In: history club Nierstein. History Club Nierstein, April 2010, accessed on October 30, 2015\.

On the Oppenheimer cemetery is the family grave of the Wallot family. In the centre of the family grave is a Doric [Aedicule](/wiki/Aedicule "Aedicule") in honour of Paul Wallot and his wife, which was designed by the Swiss architect [Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli](/wiki/Alfred_Friedrich_Bluntschli "Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli"). On the aedicule, there is a profile picture of Paul Wallot in bronze.

Paul Wallot's birthplace at Krämerstraße 7 still exists today and currently houses a restaurant that runs a Paul Wallot room.Restaurant Völker: [html  *THE PAUL WALLOT SALON*](http://www.weinhaus-voelker.de/paul-wallot-salon.) . In: [Website Restaurant peoples](http://www.weinhaus-voelker.de/index.php). Accessed on October 30, 2015\. The house also has a bronze plate in honor of Wallot. A special feature of the house are two side\-by\-side doorways bearing initials

Taufstein Katharinenkirche in Oppenheim.jpg\|Baptismal font, \[\[Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim]]
Wallot Wappen Detail 1\.jpg\|\[\[Coat of arms]] of the Wallot family in the window of the \[\[Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim]]
Wallot Weingut 1\.jpg\|Former \[\[winery]] of the Wallot family in \[\[Oppenheim]]
Wallot Familiengrab 1\.jpg\|Family grave Wallot in \[\[Oppenheim]]
Wallot Geburtshaus 2 1\.jpg\|\[\[Birthplace]] Paul Wallot, Krämerstraße 7 in \[\[Oppenheim]]


What is special about the Doric Aedicule on the family grave?