The palaces and gardens built in various styles in the 18th and 19th centuries are outstanding testimonies to the history of art, culture and architecture in Germany according to philosophynearby. The Sanssouci Palace, built by Georg Wenzelslaus von Knobelsdorff for Frederick the Great from 1745 to 1747, is considered a major work of the German…
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Hanseatic City of Lübeck (World Heritage)
As the “Queen of the Hanseatic League”, Lübeck, founded in the 12th century, has numerous historical buildings that illustrate the importance of the Hanseatic city in the Middle Ages. These medieval buildings include five churches, the magnificent town hall, merchants’ and guild houses and salt warehouses. The medieval layout of the old town can still…
Church of Our Lady in Trier (World Heritage)
Trier, the most important outpost of the Roman Empire on the border with Germania, is the oldest city in Germany and has extraordinary evidence of the four hundred years of the Roman era. Numerous architectural monuments such as the Roman amphitheater, the Imperial Baths and the Constantine Basilica are of Roman origin. The Trier Cathedral…
Cathedral and Michaeliskirche in Hildesheim (World Heritage)
The cathedral, built in the 11th century under Bishop Bernward, and the former Benedictine Abbey of St. Michaelis are exceptional examples of religious art from the early Middle Ages and Romanesque architecture. Inside the cathedral are valuable bronze casts and art treasures such as the Christ column from 1020 and the bronze Bernward door from…
The Brühl Castles (World Heritage)
The palace, built in the 18th century under the direction of the master builder François de Cuvilliés, was the favorite residence of the Cologne elector and archbishop Clemens August von Wittelsbach (1700–1761). It is considered a rococo masterpiece. The grand staircase by Balthasar Neumann is outstanding. From 1949 to 1996 Augustusburg served as the representative…
Pilgrimage Church “Die Wies” (World Heritage)
Wies, pilgrimage church in the municipality of Steingaden, Upper Bavaria, UNESCO World Heritage since 1983, built 1745–54 for the Steingaden Monastery. The pilgrimage church in Steingaden, Bavaria, which was completed in 1754, is one of the most famous Rococo churches in the world with its stucco work and artistic ceiling paintings by the brothers D….
Würzburg Residence and Hofgarten (World Heritage)
Since its completion in 1760, the Würzburg Residence has been one of the most glamorous royal courts in Europe. The magnificent overall building based on plans by Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753) presents itself as a horseshoe-shaped complex with a central courtyard and two inner courtyards in each of the side wings. The residence is considered an…
Speyer Cathedral (World Heritage)
The Speyer Cathedral – built in two construction phases 1030-1061 and 1082-1106 under Salier Konrad II – was once the largest building in the Christian world. The building had a great influence on the development of Romanesque architecture. The emperors and kings of the Salians, Staufers and Habsburgs found their final resting place in the…
Aachen Cathedral (World Heritage)
Over 1100 years ago, Charlemagne (747 – 814) made Aachen the capital of his empire and from 786 had the octagonal Palatine Chapel built based on the model of Byzantine palace churches. The Palatinate Church, which forms the core of today’s cathedral, was the burial place of Charlemagne and was the coronation site of German…
Germany Animals and Plants
The nature in Germany 32 percent of the German land area is covered by forest. The most common trees are spruce, followed by pine, red beech and oak. About 50 percent of the land is used for agriculture. So there are fields and pastures here. Different plants and animals grow there than in the forest…