Rhine-Main-Danube Canal
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Nuremberg - Imperial Castle
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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 dueЧитать далее
Nuremberg - Castle Hill
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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 ofЧитать далее
Living in the Kunstbunker
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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 AlbrechtЧитать далее
Protecting the Crown Jewels
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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,Читать далее
St Sebaldus Church
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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,Читать далее
Saving the Art of Sebalduskirche
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 13 °C
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 wereЧитать далее
The Main Market Square
2 ноября 2022 г., Германия
⛅ 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 BrunnenЧитать далее
Bamberg
3 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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 buildingsЧитать далее
A city on the rivers and canals
3 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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 ofЧитать далее
Skyline - a city of 7 hills
3 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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
3 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
Bamberg City Streets
3 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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
4 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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-makingЧитать далее
Bishops’ Residenz, Wurzburg
4 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 9 °C
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 aЧитать далее
Alte Mainbrucke, Wurzburg
4 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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 affectedЧитать далее
Marienberg Fortress
4 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 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 currentЧитать далее
Sights in Wurzburg
4 ноября 2022 г., Германия
☁️ 12 °C
Wertheim am Main
5 ноября 2022 г., Германия
🌧 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-meltЧитать далее
Wertheim Castle
5 ноября 2022 г., Германия
🌧 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 wasЧитать далее
Wertheim
5 ноября 2022 г., Германия
🌧 9 °C
Wertheim was a successful merchant’s town during the Middle Ages. The mediaeval buildings have half-timbered houses. Many of the buildings are overhanging and far from straight.
The leaning towerЧитать далее