Nuremberg Old Town: Churches, Fountains and Dürer

Welcome to our tour through Nuremberg's sacred center – a walk that will take you into the heart of the medieval city! You will soon discover how closely churches, market, and civic life are interwoven here, and you will come to understand why these places and houses of worship continue to shape Nuremberg's identity to…

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Coming from St. Martha, we now stand directly in front of the Frauenkirche, which rises prominently above the Hauptmarkt. What you see here is a prime example of Brick Gothic, built between 1352 and 1362 on the foundations of a destroyed synagogue. The patron was none other than Emperor Karl IV., who used the church as…

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If we cross the Hauptmarkt from the Frauenkirche, we come directly to the Schöner Brunnen. It looks like a Gothic church spire that has been placed in the middle of the square. The fountain was created between 1385 and 1396 and is a prime example of Nuremberg stonemasonry from the Late Gothic period. Pay attention to t…

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Only a few steps away from the Schöner Brunnen, we now stand before the Sebalduskirche, Nuremberg's oldest parish church. If you look upward, you will see the contrast between the Romanesque core from the 13th century and the Gothic choir, which was added from 1361 onward. The façade is a stone testament to civic power…

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Having just seen Nuremberg craftsmanship in miniature at the Toy Museum, we now stand before one of the city's most prominent monuments: the Albrecht Dürer Monument at Albrecht-Dürer-Platz. The bronze statue we see here was designed in 1840 by sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch. It depicts Dürer in a contemplative pose, d…

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Just a few steps away from the monument, we stand before the Albrecht Dürer House. It is one of the few preserved townhouses from the 16th century in Nuremberg. Pay attention to the distinctive half-timbering on the upper floor, which rests on a massive sandstone base. Dürer acquired this property in 1509 and lived and…

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