The Ruin is the remains of an old merchant's house from about 1420. The brick-built house was of two storeys, and it still has a beautiful vaulted basement. The Ruin was moved to Albani Torv in connection with the construction of Thomas B. Thriges Gade.
Finn Grandt-Nielsen: Huse i Odense, Odense Bys Museer, 1995