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Augsburg

  • Dom (Cathedral)
    Dom (Cathedral)
    The Romanesque and Gothic St Mary's Cathedral, built between the 9th and 14th centuries, features impressive frescos, an 11th-century bronze portal (now at the Diocesan Museum), panel paintings by Hans Holbein the Elder and stained glass windows...
     
  • St. Ulrich and Afra
    St. Ulrich and Afra
    There are two churches in Augsburg named Ulrich and Afra. One is Roman Catholic, the other Lutheran, a duality that resulted from the Peace of Augsburg concluded in 1555 between Catholics and Protestants
     
  • St. Anna Church
    St. Anna Church
    St. Anna Church contains the so-called "Lutherstiege", where Martin Luther slept during his time in Augsburg. St. Anna also features valuable paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder.
     

Erfurt

  • Barfüßerkirche (Blackfriar's Church)
    Barfüßerkirche (Blackfriar's Church)
    The "church of the barefooted" blackfriars is one of the greatest examples of German ecclesiastical architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries. The church also contains Erfurt’s oldest surviving stained glass windows.
     

Freiburg

  • Cathedral
    Cathedral
    Begun in 1200 in Romanesque style and completed in 1513, the Freiburg Cathedral and its 381-foot tower are the focal point of Freiburg's incomparable silhouette.
     

Rostock

  • St. Marien Church
    St. Marien Church
    Building started mid 13th century, expanded in the 15th century in the style of the French cathedral style and the Marienkirche in Lübeck. Features include the astronomical clock built in 1472.
     
  • St. Petri Church
    St. Petri Church
    With its 355-foot spire topping the city skyline, the 13th-century Petrikirche marks the area where the town was founded. Its viewing platform affords a stunning view as far as the Baltic.
     

Würzburg

  • Cathedral St. Kilian
    Cathedral St. Kilian
    St. Kilian Cathedral is one of the main works of German architecture and the fourth largest Romanesque church in Germany.
     
  • Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus
    Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus
    The Marienkapelle (Chapel of St. Mary) at the market square is one of the most interesting late-Gothic Bavarian churches. Next to it is the Falkenhaus with its beautiful Rococo facade.
     
  • Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral)
    Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral)
    The Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral) of the Würzburg Diocese shows art without any art historical, national, religious or ideological demarcation lines. Works are presented there by contemporary, internationally acclaimed artists as well as...
     
 
 

Recommended Reading


Tiepolo: The Complete Paintings
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The Dance of Death, Hans Holbein
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The Complete Engravings, Etchings and Drypoints of Albrecht Duerer
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German Sculpture of the Later Renaissance


German Sculpture of the Later...

Lucas Kranach the Elder 1472-1533
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German Sculpture of the Later Renaissance, c. 1520-1580
German Sculpture of the Later...

August Macke
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Paul Klee: Selected by Genius 1917-33
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