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,
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.