Explore even more of the amazing city of Nuremberg, including the castle!
In my last post, I explored much of the town center of Nuremberg and a few Nazi monuments. I’m starting off where I left off on my first day in Nuremberg. More city walls!
Jana Irving My friend and I took a tram back to the main train station. Not a bad looking building, honestly.
Jana Irving Right across the street is a giant tower. Ah, Nuremberg, I love thee.
Jana Irving Frauentor, an imposing gate, now a pedestrian only entrance to the old city.
Jana Irving Inside of the gate is a mock medieval village full of craft shops and food.
Jana Irving A pretty fancy Opera House.
First thing the next morning, the castle! Kaiserburg Nürnberg (Imperial Castle of Nuremberg) towers over the surrounding city. The Holy Roman Emperors often visited this castle, making this a normal stopping point on tours. The castle was begun in the 11th century. Many changes have happened since, and it had to be rebuilt after WWII.
Jana Irving A bit of a climb to get up there.
Jana Irving Main gate.
Jana Irving Very cool!
Jana Irving Some good views from up here.
Jana Irving The inner courtyard of the castle.
Jana Irving Great hall.
Jana Irving The amazing door to the chapel.
Jana Irving The chapel from the next floor up.
Jana Irving Sinwellturm.
Jana Irving The view from up top is amazing.
Jana Irving Fünfeckturm or the Pentagonal Tower.
Jana Irving Another, much smaller, castle gate.
Jana Irving Leaving the castle and heading down the hill.
Jana Irving Reappearance of Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
My next destination was the German National Museum. It has a huge collection of German art from prehistoric times until the present day. Here’s a few of my favorite finds. I’m surprised my photos turned out pretty good. My camera decided to start malfunctioning in the museum for some reason. I have since bought a new one.
Jana Irving I think this once was part of a fountain.
Jana Irving Paw marks from a dog on roof tiles that were used to cover a grave.
Jana Irving Part of the museum complex was a monastery. Perfect place to put the museum’s medieval collection.
Jana Irving According to the exhibit sign, this dog statue thing was used for firework displays. Shells and rockets could be launched from its hinged head. The past was weird.
Jana Irving Honestly, I don’t know.
Jana Irving So very Bavarian.
Jana Irving No idea why this exists. I’m guessing the guy getting his intestines eaten was a saint?
I only covered a small bit of the city of Nuremberg in these two posts. There are a ton of other museums and areas of the city I didn’t get a chance to explore. Nuremberg is one of my favorite places I visited on this trip. I can’t wait until I can go back and see more of the city. I highly recommend this city. Food is good, too. Sausages everywhere.
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