Places of interest
Sebalduskirche (St. Sebald Church)
Nuremberg's oldest city parish church was built ca. 1215 as a three-aisled Late Romanesque pillared basilica with two choirs. As early as 1309 the original side aisles were widened and altered in the Gothic style.
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Further places of interest
Reichsparteitagsgelände (Former Nazi Party Rally Grounds)
Former Nazi Party Rally Grounds and remaining structures: the unfinished Congress Hall, the main stand at the Zeppelinfeld and the Grosse Strasse (parade road) stand as mute witnesses to National Socialist megalomania.
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Straße der Menschenrechte (The Way of Human Rights)
The Way of Human Rights is entered through a stylized triumphal arch from the Kornmarkt and lined by 27, 9-meter-high concrete pillars.
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Kaiserburg und Kaiserburgmuseum (Imperial Castle and Imperial Castle Museum)
The Imperial Castle atop the rocky promontory above Nuremberg was one of the most important fortified imperial palaces of the Old Holy Roman Empire.
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Handwerkerhof (Craftsmen's Courtyard)
Behind the massive city walls craftsmen traditions are still being cultivated in the small workshops. Pewterers, glass cutters, leather workers, gold and silversmiths, stained glass painters, gingerbread-makers, and a doll-maker offer...[more]
Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
1355/58 Emperor Charles IV had the synagogue razed (pogrom 1349) and replaced by the first Gothic three-aisled hall church in Franconia, constructed as an imperial royal chapel.
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Lorenzkirche (St. Lawrence Church)
Building begun about 1250. Originally built as a three-aisled basilica in the high Gothic style; later extended with an imposing late Gothic hall choir (1439-1477).
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Dolphin Lagoon in the Zoological Garden
The Dolphin Lagoon is a most impressive 5.3 million litre salt water lagoon with a depth of 6 metres and a surface area of 1,100 square metres that has been designed to provide as near a natural habit for its residents. With seating for...[more]
Schöner Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain)
Built ca. 1385-1396 by construction supervisor and stonemason Heinrich Beheim. The 19 m tall stone pyramid rises from the octagonal basin like a Gothic church spire, narrowing in three stages to the finial.
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Heilig-Geist-Spital (Hospital of the Holy Spirit)
Established from 1332 to 1339 as a foundation endowed by the wealthy patrician Konrad Groß (“Imperial Mayor”) for the elderly and needy. Considered the largest private endowment by any individual before...[more]
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