"Porta Nigra The Porta Nigra (Latin for ""black gate"") is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name ""Porta Nigra"" originated in the Middle Ages due to the darkened colour of its stone; the original Roman name has not been preserved. Locals commonly refer to the Porta Nigra simply as ""Porta"". The Porta Nigra was built in grey sandstone after 170 AD."
"that period is probably the Porta Nigra, the best-preserved ancient city gate. There are also remains of thermal spas, a Roman bridge and the (reconstructed) Constantine basilica. With the departure of the Romans, their urban culture and their advances in architecture (e.g., heating, windows, and glass) vanished from Germany. The Pre-Romanesque period in Western European art is usually dated from either the emergence of the Merovingian kingdom in about 500 or from the Carolingian Renaissance in the late 8th century, to the beginning of the 11th century Romanesque period. German buildings from this period include Lorsch Abbey. This combines elements"
"trails, including the European long-distance path E11 over which the points of interest on the hill may be reached. Access for private vehicles is the village of Hausberge. Jakobsberg (Porta Westfalica) The Jakobsberg is a hill, , that forms the westernmost peak of the Wesergebirge chain and is the eastern guardian of the Weser gorge, the Porta Westfalica or ""Westphalian Gate"", in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The summit is the site of the Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower, which stands on the site of a former Bismarck Tower, near the Bismarckburg Inn, the Schlageter Monument and the Porta Bluff. Its name has been"
"Porta Westfalica (gorge) The Porta Westfalica, also known as the Westphalian Gap, is a gorge and water gap where the Weser river runs through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehen Hills in the west and the Weser Hills (part of the Weser Uplands) in the east. It is located in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1973, Porta Westfalica is also the name of a town, which was established by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. Since 2006, it is a national geotope. The name ""Porta Westfalica"" is a Latin term that ""Gate to"
"1997, Regensburg was awarded the Europe Prize for its outstanding achievements in european integration. The World Heritage Committee listed Regensburg's Old Town a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2006. It is the largest medieval old town north of the Alps and very well preserved, dubbing it ""Italy's most northern city"". Close to the Stone Bridge, the city of Regensburg established a World Heritage Centre in the historic Salzstadl in 2007, where detailed information on Regensburg's 2000-year-old history is given. Regensburg is situated on the northernmost part of the Danube river at the geological crossroads of four distinct landscapes: Regensburg"
"the Castle in Heidelberg, Johannisburg Palace in Aschaffenburg, Schloss Weilburg, the City Hall and Fugger Houses in Augsburg and St. Michael in Munich. A particular form of Renaissance architecture in Germany is the Weser Renaissance, with prominent examples such as the City Hall of Bremen and the Juleum in Helmstedt. In July 1567 the city council of Cologne approved a design in the Renaissance style by Wilhelm Vernukken for a two storied loggia for Cologne City Hall. St Michael in Munich is the largest Renaissance church north of the Alps. It was built by Duke William V of Bavaria between"
"empties into the Moselle at Dhron. Over on the other side of the river from Neumagen, the river Zweibach also empties into the Moselle. Neumagen-Dhron is one of a whole series of places that claim the title “Germany’s Oldest Winemaking Centre”. The winemaking village of Neumagen was founded by the Romans some 2,000 years ago as a waystation on the road from Trier to Koblenz along the Moselle; its Latin was Noviomagus Trevirorum (""Noviomagus of the Treviri""). It is the place where the Neumagen Wine Ship (""Neumagener Weinschiff""), a ship carved out of stone now in the Rhenish State Museum"
"some stained-glass windows from Trier Cathedral. A scale model of Porta Nigra/St. Simeon's as it appeared around 1800, clarifies how some Roman monuments in Trier survived as churches. A magnificent triumphal arch is a reconstruction of the funeral monument that Christoph von Rheineck had erected in the Liebfrauenkirche in 1535. It is the earliest Renaissance monument in Germany. The original sculptures are kept in the Museum am Dom. A much more humble 17th or 18th-century relief of the three first bishops of Trier from the former abbey of St. Matthias is accompanied by a pious poem in Latin and German."
"Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (lit. ""New Brandenburg"", ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The city is famous for its rich medieval heritage of Brick Gothic, especially the world's best preserved defensive wall of this style, and the Concert Church (Saint Mary), home venue of the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic. Neubrandenburg is nicknamed for its four medieval city gates - ""Stadt der Vier Tore"" (""City of Four Gates""). It is part of the European Route of Brick Gothic, a route which"
"of them should enter the Dom first. This is a key episode which leads to Siegfried's death and the destruction of the Nibelungs. The portal in question was on the north side of the Dom and was considerably more elaborate before it was destroyed in 1689. In connection with this episode, the ""Nibelungenfestspiele"" have taken place on an outdoor stage in front of the Dom since 2002. Wormser Dom The St Peter's Dom (German: ""Wormser Dom"") is a church in Worms, southern Germany. The Dom is located on the highest point of the inner city of Worms and is the"
"with white stuccoes symbolizing Neopythagorean beliefs, although the precise meaning of elements of the decoration remains a subject of debate. Porta Maggiore The Porta Maggiore (""Larger Gate""), or Porta Prenestina, is one of the eastern gates in the ancient but well-preserved 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome. Through the gate ran two ancient roads: the Via Praenestina and the Via Labicana. The Via Prenestina was the eastern road to the ancient town of Praeneste (modern Palestrina). The Via Labicana (now called the ""Via Casilina"") heads southeast from the city. The Porta Maggiore is by far the best urban site to visit"
"Jakobsberg (Porta Westfalica) The Jakobsberg is a hill, , that forms the westernmost peak of the Wesergebirge chain and is the eastern guardian of the Weser gorge, the Porta Westfalica or ""Westphalian Gate"", in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The summit is the site of the Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower, which stands on the site of a former Bismarck Tower, near the Bismarckburg Inn, the Schlageter Monument and the Porta Bluff. Its name has been commonly used since 1788, when a Prussian publican (""Zöllner""), by the name of Jakob, cultivated a vineyard on its southern slopes. The Jakobsberg rises at the western end"
"in 1610. Only the foundations and the subterranean service tunnels have survived, but the technical details of the sewer systems, the furnaces, the pools, and the heating system can be studied better than in the other two baths of Trier. Barbara Baths The Barbara Baths (German: Barbarathermen) are a large Roman bath complex in Trier, Germany. It is the largest Roman bath north of the Alps. It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site. For preservation, the baths are closed to visitors as of"
"Porta Westfalica Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name """"Porta Westfalica"""" is Latin and means ""gate to Westphalia"". Coming from the north, the gorge is the entry to the region of Westphalia. The name was coined by scholars of the 19th century. The town Porta Westfalica was established in 1973 by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. The centre of the modern town is the former village of Hausberge, which was first mentioned in 1096. The Emperor William Monument was erected near the town by the then Prussian Province of Westphalia"
"the site of a Roman Castra); it is the only major city in Germany with vineyards in an urban territory. The residential (court) towns of Ludwigsburg and Karlsruhe, the spas and casino of luxurious Baden-Baden, the medieval architecture of Ulm (Ulm Münster is the tallest church in the world), the vibrant, young, but traditional university towns of Heidelberg and Tübingen with their old castles looking out above the river Neckar, are popular smaller towns. Sites of former monasteries such as the ones on Reichenau Island and at Maulbronn (both World Heritage Sites) as well as Bebenhausen Abbey are to be"
"than one third from countries outside Europe. The table below shows some of the most visited trade fairs. The table below shows the most visited protected areas in Germany. The German Tourism Association ""(Deutscher Tourismusverband)"" irregularly publishes statistics on the most visited landmarks. With an average of over 6 million visitors entering Cologne Cathedral per year, the cathedral is Germany's most visited landmark. Second and third places go to the Reichstag building in Berlin and the Hofbräuhaus in Munich. Other much visited architectural landmarks include the Drosselgasse in Rüdesheim (), the medieval old towns of Rothenburg ob der Tauber (),"
"has been recognised by UNESCO as a Cultural World Heritage Site. Perhaps its most famous sight is the ""Zytglogge"" (Bernese German for ""Time Bell""), an elaborate medieval clock tower with moving puppets. It also has an impressive 15th century Gothic cathedral, the ""Münster"", and a 15th-century town hall. Thanks to of arcades, the old town boasts one of the longest covered shopping promenades in Europe. Since the 16th century, the city has had a bear pit, the ""Bärengraben"", at the far end of the Nydeggbrücke to house its heraldic animals. The currently four bears are now kept in an open-air"
"Porta Maggiore The Porta Maggiore (""Larger Gate""), or Porta Prenestina, is one of the eastern gates in the ancient but well-preserved 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome. Through the gate ran two ancient roads: the Via Praenestina and the Via Labicana. The Via Prenestina was the eastern road to the ancient town of Praeneste (modern Palestrina). The Via Labicana (now called the ""Via Casilina"") heads southeast from the city. The Porta Maggiore is by far the best urban site to visit for an understanding and view of the ancient aqueducts. It is a monumental double archway built of white travertine. It"
"Barbara Baths The Barbara Baths (German: Barbarathermen) are a large Roman bath complex in Trier, Germany. It is the largest Roman bath north of the Alps. It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site. For preservation, the baths are closed to visitors as of 2014. The Barbara Baths were built in the second century. The extensive ruins were used as a castle in the Middle Ages, then torn down and recycled as building material until the remains were used for constructing a Jesuit College"
"of this striking work of art. The Fox Tower (German ""Fuchsturm"", Latin ""Vulpecula Turris"") is an old castle keep on the mountain, which formerly belonged to the castle Kirchberg. The final wonder of Jena was the Weigel House (German ""Weigelsche Haus"", Latin ""Weigeliana Domus""), demolished in 1898 in order to widen a road. The house stood beside the city church and owed its fame to its owner, the mathematics professor Erhard Weigel, in the 17th century. Weigel had installed many technical innovations throughout the house, including a wine pipe from the cellar, a lift based on the principle of the"
"and the gate isolated. Restorations were pursued in 1926 and in 2001-2003. Porta Galliera, Bologna Porta Galliera was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It is the most ornamented of all the remaining gates. The gate was built during 1659-1661 by designs of the architect Bartolomeo Provaglia. The interior portal has a scenic Baroque facade, while the external portal accentuates the defensive military role of a gate. The road from here led to Ferrara. In 1330-1333, the Cardinal Bertrand du Pouget ordered construction of a castle near this gate as"
"of Bernard of Saxe-Weimar. During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located in the city to provide slave labour for local industry. The U.S. Army maintained facilities in Landshut, including Pinder Kaserne and a dependent housing area, until 1968. Since the opening of Munich Airport close to Landshut in 1992, the town has become an attractive business location. The town is of national importance because of its predominantly Gothic architecture within the historic town centre, especially ""Trausnitz Castle"" and the ""Church of Saint Martin"" featuring the world's tallest brick tower. Among other Gothic architecture are the"
"Holstentor The Holsten Gate (""Holstein Tor"", later ""Holstentor"") is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. Built in 1464, the Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck's medieval city fortifications and one of two remaining city gates, the other being the Citadel Gate (""Burgtor""). Known for its two-round towers and arched entrance, it is regarded today as a symbol of the city. Together with the old city centre (Altstadt) of Lübeck it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. The Holsten Gate is composed"
"Neuss Neuss (; spelled ""Neuß"" until 1968; Limburgish: ""Nüss""; Latin: ""Novaesium"") is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposing Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It is primarily known for its historic Roman sites, as well as the annual Neusser Bürger-Schützenfest. Neuss and Trier share the title of ""Germany's oldest city"", with Neuss celebrating 2000 years since its foundation in 1984. Neuss was founded by the Romans in 16 BC as a military fortification (""castrum"") with the current city to the north of the castrum,"
"of the 30-meter tall Igel Column (""Igeler Säule"") from a nearby village fills the museum's courtyard. One of the larger rooms is entirely dedicated to a collection of sculpted grave monuments from Neumagen-Dhron (""Noviomagus Treverorum""), a Roman army base on the Moselle, a couple of miles downstream of Trier. Among the imposing grave towers it is easy to overlook the ""Neumagen Wine Ship"", probably a funeral monument of a wine merchant. Many statues and reliefs originate from the city of Trier, for instance from the Imperial Baths, the Barbara Baths, or the Altbachthal tempel complex. The museum owns several reconstructed"
"Nürburg Castle The Nürburg is a ruined hilltop castle in the German Eifel Mountains near the village of Nürburg south of Adenau in the district of Ahrweiler in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It stands within the famous North Loop, or Nordschleife, of the Nürburgring racing course at a height of 678 metres on a volcanic basalt cone. It may be visited for a fee. The site was first mentioned in the records in 1166 as ""Noureberg"" or ""Mons Nore"", but it is probable that it was already used as a signal station in Roman times to protect the important Roman"
"last renovated in 2015. When work started, it was realised that a more complex renovation was needed than had been anticipated, which delayed the reopening to pedestrian and bicycle traffic until June 2016. Golden Bridge (Germany) The Golden Bridge () is a 19th-century pedestrian bridge located in the Hofgarten in the borough Stadtmitte of Düsseldorf, Germany. The heritage-listed structure is the city's oldest pedestrian bridge. It bridges the Düssel dammed up there to ponds and crosses a sightline, which once extended over approximately between Schloss Jägerhof and the Church of St. Andreas. During the War of the First Coalition, Düsseldorf"
"have developed a modern consumer centre, with multiple schools and shopping centres. There is no point in the ""Golden Mile"" where the defining icon of Sinzig, the parish church of Saint Peter, cannot be seen. The late Roman Basilica is one of the most meaningful pieces of Roman architecture, reason enough for the church to be added to the United Nations' list of ""World Culture Heritage"" artifacts. The ""Sinziger Schloss"" (Sinzig Castle) was built in the period of the Rhine Romantic. Between 1854 and 1858, a businessman, Gustav Bunge of Cologne, ordered the erection of a summer villa in Sinzig"
"Wittekindsberg is covered by a good network of walking trails, including the European long-distance path E11 from which the points of interest on the hill may be reached. Wittekindsberg The Wittekindsberg is a hill, , which forms the easternmost peak of the Wiehen Hills () and is also the western guardian of the Weser gorge, the Porta Westfalica, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The hill is well-known, especially as the site of the Emperor William Monument (""Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal""), but also for the Moltke Tower and Wittekind Castle. The Wittekindsberg rises at the eastern end of the Wiehen Hills im Minden-Lübbecke"
"Burg Stargard Burg Stargard (Polabian ""Stargart"", is a small town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated southeast of Neubrandenburg. The town's sights include: Germany’s most northerly hill castle, a local history museum in the castle, a historic town centre, an exhibition by Marie Hager, the well-known German artist, and the wildlife park. The castle is first mentioned in 1170, as ""Stargart"" — meaning ""old castle,""old city/town"" in the now-extinct West Slavic language Polabian, Pomeranian and the only surviving cousin of Polabian, Kashubian language. The name is a combination of stari (""old"") and gard (""town/city/castle""). Allegedly,"
"for large sport and culture events. The city is also home to a dedicated sports elite school, the ""Sportgymnasium Neubrandenburg"". Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (lit. ""New Brandenburg"", ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The city is famous for its rich medieval heritage of Brick Gothic, especially the world's best preserved defensive wall of this style, and the Concert Church (Saint Mary), home venue of the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic. Neubrandenburg is nicknamed for its four medieval city gates - ""Stadt"
"million tourists per year. Cologne Cathedral, Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces at Brühl and the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex at Essen are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Other sights include Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf and several anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. NRW Forum, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Museum Koenig, Museum Ludwig, Romano-Germanic Museum, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Neanderthal Museum, Museum Folkwang, Museum Ostwall, Lehmbruck Museum, German Mining Museum and Deutsches Museum Bonn are some of the most famous examples. The Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region is home to , with a total of over 300.000 students. The largest and oldest university"
"""Schlössli"" and ""Altenburg"" (a late-Roman castle), the former ""Lateinschule"", the Swiss Reformed City Church, the ""Schwarzer Turm"" (Black tower), the Vindonissa-Museum, and Zimmermannhaus (Carpenter House) are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. Brugg's old town developed along a narrow gorge of the Aare and is divided into two parts – one on each bank. The section on the southern bank is by far the largest. Shaped like a bell, it is located on a sloping hillside. The smaller periphery on the northern bank is located at the foot of the Bruggerberg. Almost all of the old town's buildings"