Category: Germany

The first imperial assembly took place in Goslar in 1009. As the residence of German kings and emperors, according to franciscogardening, Goslar made history until 1253. The mighty imperial palace still reminds of this today. The old town with its artfully carved half-timbered houses and towers of the churches and chapels indicate that Goslar was…

The former electoral residence in Wittenberg was once the center of intellectual life in Europe. The old town has outstanding historical evidence of the Reformation period, such as B. the town church, the castle church or the Lutherhaus. Martin Luther (1483–1546) was born and died in Eisleben. The house where he was born is one…

With the Speicherstadt and the neighboring Kontorhausviertel, Hamburg was the last German state to receive a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. The historic warehouse district is one of the largest contiguous ensembles of port warehouses in the world. UNESCO pays tribute to the office complexes of the Kontorhausviertel from the 1920s to 1940s around…

The opera house, built as a box theater between 1745-1748, is one of the most beautiful baroque theaters in Europe with its splendid interior design by Guiseppe and Carlo Bibiena. Opera house in Bayreuth: facts Official title: Margravial Opera House Bayreuth Cultural monument: Impressive baroque opera house built between 1745 and 1748, commissioned by the…

The six caves in the Ach and Lone Valley of the Swabian Alb are where the world’s oldest mobile works of art were found and a unique example of human history. The works of art and musical instruments found show the impressive craftsmanship that the first modern humans were capable of and demonstrate the importance…

Archaeological border complex Haithabu and Danewerk (World Heritage) The archaeological site of Haithabu (Old Norse Haiðaby “settlement on the heath”) consists of the remains of a trading town with streets, buildings, cemeteries and a harbor. The early medieval, Viking Age settlement was on the west bank of a Schleibucht bay, near the present-day city of…

The city of Naumburg an der Saale, in the south of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, has one of the most important cathedral buildings of the European High Middle Ages with its St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral. Its architectural structure shows the stylistic transition from late Romanesque to early Gothic. The west choir (construction started…

Augsburg water management, Augsburg water management system, UNESCO World Heritage since 2019, was created in the 14th century and has been continuously developed to this day. It combines technological innovations in the field of water management with artistic diversity in architecture and the fine arts. The Augsburg water management system includes water towers with pumping…

The Fagus factory is considered a key work in modern architecture. The building complex (1911–1925, 1938) designed by the architect Walter Gropius in Alfeld, Lower Saxony, for a shoe manufacturer, with its steel and glass construction, became a signpost of later Bauhaus architecture. Fagus factory in Alfeld: facts Official title: Fagus factory in Alfeld Cultural…

The settlements built between 1913 and 1934 (Gartenstadt Falkenberg, Schillerpark, Großsiedlung Britz, Wohnstadt Carl Legien, Weiße Stadt and Großsiedlung Siemensstadt) represent the development of modern urban planning and social housing after the First World War. Settlements of Berlin Modernism: Facts Official title: Berlin Modernism Settlements Cultural monument: Six residential complexes built in Berlin between 1913…