Rhine-Main-Danube Canal
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 8 °C
A little over 100 miles in length, this canal’s importance to river traffic is enormous. Connecting the Danube in Kelheim to the Main in Bamburg via Nuremberg, river traffic can sail between theもっと詳しく
Nuremberg - Imperial Castle
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 11 °C
First documentation of the castle is in 1050. The walls circle the old town and are some 8 metres tall, with moats. After the city was bombed, the city walls were reconstructed.
Nuremberg - Albrecht Durer House
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 11 °C
Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg in 1471, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties dueもっと詳しく
Nuremberg - Castle Hill
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 11 °C
The old building facades have been reconstructed but behind them lies modern buildings in the Old Town. Many date back to the 15th and 16th century; and during the Napoleonic years.
Surviving the War - Art in Nuremberg
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 11 °C
The Historic Kunstbunker is a complex network of tunnels under the Imperial Castle. Tunnelled into the sandstone and lined with concrete and rock, the tunnels provided shelter for the people ofもっと詳しく
Living in the Kunstbunker
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 12 °C
The construction regulated heating, ventilation, and drainage; the bunker extended 24 metres down and offered optimal conditions. There were also facilities for the guards.
Protecting the Art
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 12 °C
Contents included:
Veit Stoss' Annunciation from St. Lorenz
The Altarpiece of Veit Stoss
The Imperial Regalia
The Automaton clock from the Frauenkirche
The Erdapfel
The Codex Manesse
Works of Albrechtもっと詳しく
Protecting the Crown Jewels
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 12 °C
The Imperial Regalia and Crown Jewels are now held in Vienna in The Hofburg Palace. But they were heavily protected here in an innermost secure area.
The Bombed City and Reconstruction
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 12 °C
The city was extensively bombed in WW2 air raids. There are still undischarged bombs throughout the city.
Reconstruction began to a clear plan agreed to by the citizens of Nuremberg - priority order,もっと詳しく
St Sebaldus Church
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 13 °C
St Sebaldus Lutheran Church, originally built in 1215, was almost bombed to the ground in WW2. It has since been reconstructed in 1957 and almost all the art was saved and hidden in the bunkers,もっと詳しく
Saving the Art of Sebalduskirche
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
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Those artefacts that could not be removed were protected by heavy bunkers around them (in situ). These were framed with timber walls, then filled with sand, brick and 40cm thick concrete walls wereもっと詳しく
The Main Market Square
2022年11月2日, ドイツ
⛅ 13 °C
The Hauptmarkt is busy with workers getting ready for the Christmas market beginning in a week or so. Today there is the regular farmers’ market.
Here in the Hauptmarkt is the Schooner Brunnenもっと詳しく
Bamberg
2022年11月3日, ドイツ
☁️ 8 °C
Bamburg is one of the loveliest towns in Germany. It is situated on 7 hills with a church on each hill. It is bisected by rivers and canals. There’s a jumble of crooked lanes and mediaeval buildingsもっと詳しく
A city on the rivers and canals
2022年11月3日, ドイツ
☁️ 9 °C
Bamberg is a city bisected by rivers and canals. This city marks the end of the Main-Danube Canal. One of the few cities in Germany not destroyed by WW2 bombing, Bamberg has the largest collection ofもっと詳しく
Skyline - a city of 7 hills
2022年11月3日, ドイツ
☁️ 9 °C
Bamberg’s winding streets are filled filled with baroque patrician houses and mediaeval buildings. The skyline is punctuated by church steeples - at least one on each hill.
The Rathaus
2022年11月3日, ドイツ
☁️ 9 °C
The original town hall or Rathaus was built on a man-made island in the 1400’s. In 1736, this was replaced by the New Town Hall. It is now a museum and gives excellent views of the city and theもっと詳しく
Bamberg City Streets
2022年11月3日, ドイツ
☁️ 9 °C
Lots of things to see and do here in this wonderful walking city. We need to be watchful for bikes and cars on the narrow winding streets.
Würzburg
2022年11月4日, ドイツ
☁️ 8 °C
Wurzburg sits on the Main River. The city is very old and was heavily bombed in WW2. It has been well restored. The old stone bridge and the Marienberg Fortress are adjacent to a major wine-makingもっと詳しく
Bishops’ Residenz, Wurzburg
2022年11月4日, ドイツ
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For centuries the Wurzburg prince-bishops wielded enormous power and wealth. The Residenz is UNESCO-listed; a fine baroque palace built between 1720 and 1744. No photos are allowed inside. There’s aもっと詳しく
Alte Mainbrucke, Wurzburg
2022年11月4日, ドイツ
☁️ 11 °C
Walked along the Main Promenade to the Old Stone Bridge which is adorned with religious statues, like the Charles Bridge in Prague. Originally built in the 12th Century, the bridge was badly affectedもっと詳しく
Marienberg Fortress
2022年11月4日, ドイツ
☁️ 11 °C
The mighty Fortress Marienberg is a symbol of Würzburg and served as a home of the local prince-bishops for nearly five centuries. It has been a fort since ancient times. Most of the currentもっと詳しく
Sights in Wurzburg
2022年11月4日, ドイツ
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Wertheim am Main
2022年11月5日, ドイツ
🌧 8 °C
Wertheim lies at the confluence of the Main and Tauber Rivers. The Main has 34 locks and 33 hydropower stations on it and is part of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. The rivers are fed by spring snow-meltもっと詳しく
Wertheim Castle
2022年11月5日, ドイツ
🌧 8 °C
The red sandstone castle overlooks the town. Begun in the 12th century, it was continuously expanded until the 17th century. It was destroyed during the early 1600’s. In 1995, the castle wasもっと詳しく
