Excursion tour in Nurnberg. Top architecture - monuments, castles, temples and palaces

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Let’s continue our virtual walk in Nurnberg and its most prominent architecture monuments. This time, we will focus on such breath-taking sights as Nuremberg Castle, Frankenstadion, Nuremberg State Theatre, St. Sebaldus Church, . For many people, the cultural and historical vibe of these monuments defines the atmosphere of not only Nurnberg, but also Germany in general. We will make a virtual 3D tour to every monument, look at it from a bird’s eye view, and browse the most interesting facts that have defined the history of Nurnberg. The photo gallery and maps are the cherry on the cake!

Nuremberg Castle, Nurnberg

Location on the map: Nuremberg Castle on the map

Facts:

» The Nuremberg Castle is an oldest construction that began to be built on a hilltop in the 11th century. The fortress can be divided into three parts: the Imperial Castle, The Burgraves’ Castle, and the Imperial City fortress. Each of them was erected at a different time.
» The first and oldest one is the Pentagonal Tower (1105). Later, in the 12-13th century, the Walburga Chapel was built. It still exists and holds religious services.
» The Sinwell Tower has an observation deck that has a wonderful view of Old Town.
» A rock in the centre of the fortress has a 47-metre-deep well hollowed through it. A stone thrown down flies for 5 seconds till splash.
» During the Second World War, the allied troops that occupied Nuremberg found a cache of looted valuables from European museums in the cellars of the castle. After the war, they were returned to their owners.
» During recent archaeological research in the castle area, foundations dating back to 1,000 AD were found.

Frankenstadion, Nurnberg

Location on the map: Frankenstadion on the map

Facts:

» The Grundig Stadion was built between 1926 and 1928. It was located on the territory that was subsequently chosen by Hitler for congresses of the Nazi Party of Germany. During those years, the youth wing of the party called the Hitler Youth held sports competitions and gathered for rallies at the stadium.
» After Germany’s surrender, US soldiers started to train at the stadium.
» Then the Nürnberg football club continued training at the stadium.
» During the final match of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup held in Nuremberg in 1967, the Bayern Munich team managed to win. It was the only victory in the team’s record.
» In 1972, the arena hosted matches between the teams that took part in the Summer Olympic Games.
» In 1991, the arena was reconstructed, and a roof appeared over the stadium.
» In 2006, the stadium hosted the FIFA World Cup.

Nuremberg State Theatre, Nurnberg

Location on the map: Nuremberg State Theatre on the map

Facts: » The Staatstheater Nürnberg is Germany’s largest theatre. Its construction was led by architect Heinrich Seeling. The grand opening took place in 1905.
» The foyer of the theatre used to be decorated with a painting by Anselm Feuerbach called Battle of the Amazons. After the war, the building was reconstructed in 1936.
» In 1959, a separate building of a drama chamber theatre was built. Another theatre stage called Blue Box has recently been erected to show premiere performances.
» 120 artists of various genres and 90 orchestra members work on these stages. The theatre’s annual repertoire includes 650 performances.
» The auditorium has 1,000 seats. In 2003, the Nuremberg Theatre became the State Theatre.

St. Sebaldus Church, Nurnberg

Location on the map: St. Sebaldus Church on the map

Facts: » St. Sebaldus’ Church was named after a simple person, a hermit who lived in a forest near the city. The place of his burial became a place of pilgrimage for local residents, near which a basilica was built in 1248.
» In 1379, it was expanded and named after St. Sebaldus.
» During the World War II bombing, the church was badly damaged. However, many valuable historic artefacts were preserved by residents of the city and brought back after the restoration of the church.
» Those were a bronze monument of St. Sebaldus (1508-1519) with a silver shrine storing a sack with the saint’s relics, a font for baptism (1430), an altar (1480), stained-glass windows based on drawings by Albrecht Dürer, and other valuables.

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More to see in Nurnberg

The city of Nuremberg offers its guests a rich cultural program as the tourist destination has preserved plenty of historical landmarks and sights and offers various museums for exploration. A significant spot of tourist interest is the Albrecht Durer’s House owned by the famous painter at the turn of 15th and 16th centuries. The house served as a workshop for the painter. Today the building is reequipped into an interesting museum devoted to the creative work of the artist. Apart from astonishing paintings the museum presents a vast collection of antique units once owned by the painter. One of the main symbols of the city is a fountain with unusual name of Ehekarussel meaning the Marriage marry-go-round. The fountain is decorated with original statuary group created by Juergen Weber. The author of the fountain composition was inspired for creating of the masterpiece by the work of the poet Hans Sachs. The statuary group is a kind of illustration of one of the poet’s creations. The German National Museum will be of great interest for all city guests. Its opening was held in 1852 and nowadays it is the largest scale museum devoted to culture of Germany. Its exposition presents more than two millions of showpieces among which tourists will find art creations and household items of local folks, antique firearms and handicrafts as well as archeological artifacts discovered on the territory of the city. Nuremberg is a place of location of another unique object being … Read further