1040 – Kaiserburg, Nuremberg, Bavaria
The cluster of buildings that forms the Kaiserburg is sited on the high ground in the north-east corner of the Aldstadt.
The cluster of buildings that forms the Kaiserburg is sited on the high ground in the north-east corner of the Aldstadt.
A late Romanesque building with four grand towers. Originally founded in 1004 by the emperor Henry II,
A fine residential building facings St Lorenz Kirche in central Nuremberg.
In the centre of Nuremberg, alongside the river Pegnitz, is the Hospital of the Holy Spirit.
This simple building was Nuremberg’s first church in a predominantly Gothic style.
The Schöner Brunnen or “Beautiful Fountain” was erected around 1385 but was replaced by a replica in the early 20th century.
A native Nuremberger, Albrecht Dürer lived here from 1509 until his death in 1528.
From 1525 to 1802 Kempten was divided into two parts: a Protestant Reichsstadt (free imperial city) and a Catholic Fürststift (Benedictine abbey).
The vast towers and walls which surround the Aldstadt of Nuremberg were built in the 15th century.
Now a freestanding tower near the river Iller, the Illertor was once a gateway into the Aldstadt through the city walls.