World Heritage Photos - Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof

Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: Regensburg is one of the oldest cities in Germany. It was founded by the Romans in 179 AD as Castra Regina. Regensburg was an important trading centre on the banks of the Danube. The Old Town contains many monuments that testify to its history as a trading city, including ancient Roman, Romanesque and Gothic buildings. The historic Roman monuments include the remains of a Roman wall and the Roman city gate Porta Praetoria; after the Porta Nigra in Trier, it is the oldest city gate in Germany. The Porta Praetoria is part of the Roman Limes in Germany. Regensburg is one of the largest and beste-preserved medieval cities in Germany, because its historic centre was relatively spared from Allied bombing during the Second World War. The Steinerne Brücke, a stone arch bridge over the Danube, was built between 1135 and 1146. The bridge opened important international trading routes between Northern Europe and Venice in Italy. For many centuries, the Steinerne Brücke was the only bridge over the Danube between Ulm and Vienna. The bridge was used by merchants, and also by crusaders on their way to the Holy Land. From Regensburg, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa departed on the Third Crusade to the Holy Land. Regensburg is also known for its medieval towers. Wealthy merchants of Regensburg, who had trade connections all over Europe, imitated the towers they had seen in San Gimignano in Italy; they built around 60 towers in their home town. Today, only 20 towers have survived, including the 13th-century Golden Tower and the Baumburger Tower. Oskar Schindler's house is located in the Old Town of Regensburg. During the Second World War, he rescued about 1,200 Jews from deportation to Auschwitz. Oskar Schindler became well known through the film 'Schindler's List'. The Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof gained status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.

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Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Steinerne Brücke is a stone arch bridge over the River Danube; it was built between 1135 and 1146. For several centuries, the Steinerne Brücke was the only bridge over the Danube between Ulm and Vienna. The stone bridge was used by merchants and pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. The Bruckmandl is the small statuette in the middle of the bridge. The Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof gained status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.

Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Steinerne Brücke is a stone arch bridge over the River Danube; it was built between 1135 and 1146. For several centuries, the Steinerne Brücke was the only bridge over the Danube between Ulm and Vienna. The stone bridge was used by merchants and pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. The Bruckmandl is the small statuette in the middle of the bridge. The Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof gained status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Ostentor with the clock tower stands in the Old Town. The gate was built around 1300 and served as the eastern town gate. It is one of the best preserved medieval town gates in Regensburg and one of the most impressive in Germany. The town was founded in AD 179, and became a major medieval trading centre due to its location on the banks of the River Danube. Stadtamhof is a historic district of Regensburg.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The existence of the Alte Kapelle (Old Chapel) was first documented in AD 875. Stones from the historic Roman castra walls were used to build this chapel. It houses an icon of the Madonna, a gift from Pope Benedict VIII to Emperor Henry II in 1014. The new organ was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. The chapel is also known as the Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, or Our Dear Lady of the Old Chapel.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady is also known as the Alte Kapelle (Old Chapel). In the 18th century, the chapel was redecorated in the Bavarian Rococo style. This imposing chapel was the court church of the Carolingians and Ottonians and is closely linked with the history of the Holy Roman Empire. The basilica has been known as the Alte Kapelle for more than a thousand years.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Römerturm (Roman Tower). Regensburg is also renowned for its towers. The Roman Tower is 28 metres high and has four-metre-thick walls; it served as a treasury, an archive and a refuge in case of an attack. The Römerturm is connected to the historic Duke's Court (Herzogshof) by a roofed passageway. The most famous towers of the historic town of Regensburg are the Golden Tower and the Baumburger Tower.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: Regensburg Cathedral is also known as the Dom St. Peter; the cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter. The construction of the cathedral started in the 13th century; the west façade and its two towers date from 1395-1440. The two towers reach a height of 105 metres. The beautifully sculpted gargoyles have either a human or an animal face. Some of them even have multiple faces. Regensburg Cathedral is considered the most beautiful Gothic cathedral in Bavaria.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: One of the side portals of Regensburg Cathedral (St. Peter's Cathedral). The construction of the cathedral started in 1273 and was completed almost six hundred years later in 1872. It is considered the most noteworthy High Gothic cathedral in Southern Germany. The treasury houses precious gold objects and also religious textiles from the 11th to the 20th centuries. The cathedral is also the burial place of important bishops. The medieval stained-glass windows have been preserved in their original state.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Scots Gate (Schottenportal) is the imposing north portal of the Schottenkirche St. Jakob, the Scots Church of St. James. This church was founded by Celtic missionaries (called Scoti, hence the name) from Ireland in the 12th century; this High Romanesque church is renowned for its unique north portal, which dates from approximately 1180. Over the ages, the finely sculpted Schottenportal has been blackened by air pollution and is now protected from further damage by a glass enclosure.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The ornate vaulted ceiling of the 13th-century abbey church of St. Emmeram. The Abbey of St. Emmeram was founded around AD 739 and is one of the oldest monastic buildings in Germany. The entrance gate of St. Emmeram is adorned with numerous frescoes. The abbey complex became the residence of the Princes of Thurn und Taxis in 1812. The building is now known as Schloss Thurn und Taxis, or alternatively as Schloss Sankt Emmeram.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The entrance gate of the Haus der Kirche (House of the Church) is beautifully adorned. On the left side stands a statuette of the German monk and theologian Martin Luther, who became world-famous for criticising the Roman Catholic Church. The Old Town contains many monuments that testify to its history as a rich trading city, as well as a number of ancient Roman, Romanesque and Gothic buildings.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Eiserne Brücke (Iron Bridge) spanning the River Danube. Stadtamhof is situated on the north bank of the Danube, on a tiny island between the main branch of the river and a side canal. During the Middle Ages, Stadtamhof was a historic Bavarian settlement close to Regensburg; it belonged to the Abbey of St. Emmeram. It gained city rights in 1496 and remained an independent city until 1924, when it became a district of Regensburg.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Brückentorturm (Bridge Tower Gate) is the only remaining bridge tower gate of Regensburg. The gate was built around 1300. To the right stands the former Salt Warehouse (Salzstadel). This huge warehouse was built between 1616 and 1620 and is situated close to the Steinerne Brücke (Stone Bridge) and the historic Wurstküche, a tiny sausage tavern. Regensburg was a crucial stop on the medieval Salt Route.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The historic Wurstküche, also known as Wurstkuchl. The tiny building is a historic sausage tavern, located on the banks of the River Danube next to the seven-storey-high former Salt Warehouse. The remains of the Roman Porta Praetoria and a wall of a castra are incorporated into a medieval building close to the sausage tavern. These remains are part of the Roman Danube Limes in Germany, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: A long queue in front of the historic sausage tavern, the Wurstküche or Wurstkuchl. The tiny tavern has remained almost unchanged since the 12th century. It was originally a soup kitchen for the builders of the Steinerne Brücke and is probably the oldest known sausage tavern in the world. The sausages are prepared according to a secret recipe. The kitchen serves about 6,000 sausages daily, with or without sauerkraut.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The bay window of Oskar Schindler's former house. He lived in this house from 1945 to 1950. Schindler's house is situated in the historic centre of Regensburg, close to the Goliath House and Regensburg Cathedral. Oskar Schindler became well known through the film: Schindler's List. During the Second World War, Schindler rescued about 1,200 Jews from deportation to the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: The Late Gothic bay window of the Old Town Hall. Currently, this building is the Imperial Diet Museum (Reichstag Museum). The Perpetual Imperial Diet functioned as a permanent congress until 1806. The Old Town Hall consists of the Gothic Imperial Diet Hall, the Baroque Town Hall and the medieval Uhrturm (clock tower). The tower is eight storeys high and was built in 1250. The main rooms retain their medieval appearance. The town hall also houses a torture chamber.
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof: To the left stands the Golden Tower, and to the right, the imposing clock tower of the Old Town Hall. Wealthy merchants of Regensburg built some sixty patrician towers. Now, only twenty have survived; the most famous are the Baumburger Tower, originally built around 1270 as a residential defensive tower, and the most impressive 13th-century Golden Tower, which served as a watchtower and a status symbol. The Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2006.