The Rathaus built by the City Architect Elias Holl between 1615 and 1620 is considered the most important secular Renaissance structure north of the Alps.
The stone Krämerbrücke, built in 1325 over the Gera River ford, is the only bridge north of the Alps to be entirely built over with houses that are still used as residences.
The neo-gothic city hall at the Fischmarkt, built between 1870 and 1874, features numerous wall paintings depicting legends and scenes from the life of Luther.
The stone bridge was erected here from 1786 to 1788. On the town side, the medieval bridge gate, originally part of the town wall, is especially well-preserved. Baroque tower helmets were added during the erection of the bridge.
The triumphal arch in honor of the Prince Elector Karl Theodor, located at Heidelberg’s very east, was erected between 1775 and 1781 as a neo-classical building following the tradition of Roman triumphal arches.
The original Marstall (stable) was built during the first half of the 16th century on the banks of the Neckar River so that the trading vessels could anchor in front of it. Following the original building’s destruction in the second half of the 17th...
Münster’s most beautiful noble residence, the Erbdrostenhof by Westfalian Baroque master Johann Conrad Schlaun forms a part of the Münster’s “Baroque Island.”
Since the Middle Ages, the Prinzipalmarkt has been Münster’s main shopping street. The tall, narrow houses with their steep gables and arched arcades on massive columns were originally built by wealthy investors.
In the course of extensive excavations in the Regensburg Old Town, researchers unearthed the remains of cellars belonging to houses and buildings of the Jewish quarter, as well as sections of the Roman legionary fortress Castra Regina. Visitors are...
The Old Stone Bridge, a masterpiece of medieval engineering, was built between 1135 and 1146 and for much of its 800-year history was the only bridge that crossed the Danube at Regensburg.
The Celts settled here in about 500 BC and called it Radaspona. The Romans came seven hundred years later and the most substantial reminder of their occupation is the Porta Praetoria.
The Schottenportal, part of a church founded by Irish monks in 1090, is rich in sculptures and statues and one of the greatest works of art in the western world.
Where the old and new channels meet, the 92-foot-high Warnemünde Lighthouse has spread its protective beacon since 1897. In more recent years, it has become a tourist attraction as well, offering one of the best views of the sea, harbor and town.
Beyond the medieval city wall lies the Roman Amphitheater. The arena, built in the 2nd century A.D. for cruel games with gladiators and animals, had a seating capacity of about 20,000.
In 1987, excavations for an underground parking garage brought to light the remains of a first-century bath buried beneath air-raid shelters from the Second World War.
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