16 Sights in Bamberg, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Bamberg is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in 2022. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby Babenberch castle. Cited as one of Germany's most beautiful towns, with medieval streets and buildings, the old town of Bamberg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
2. E.T.A.-Hoffmann-Theater
The ETA Hoffmann Theater is the municipal theatre of Bamberg, Germany. In addition to the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Villa Concordia, the museums and the independent cultural scene, it is one of the city's most influential cultural institutions. The theatre is a playhouse and employs a permanent ensemble of 16 actors. It has existed since 1802 and was temporarily the place of work of the later namesake E.T.A. Hoffmann. Since the 2015/16 season, Sibylle Broll-Pape has been the theatre's artistic director.
3. Neue Residenz
The Neue Residenz is a multi-winged listed building on Domplatz in Bamberg, Upper Franconia. From 1604 it was the bishop's residence of the prince-bishops of Bamberg and replaced the old court on the other side of the square in this function. Today, the sandstone complex houses the Bamberg State Library and State Gallery. From the rose garden of the New Residence you have a view of St. Michael's Church and the rooftops of the bourgeois city.
4. Sammlung Ludwig
The Ludwig Foundation for Art and International Understanding was founded in 1982 by the married couple Peter and Irene Ludwig, née Monheim. After the death of Peter Ludwig in 1996, the foundation was transformed into the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation by his widow Irene Ludwig a year later. The foundation's headquarters are located in the couple's former home in Aachen.
5. Diözesanmuseum Bamberg
The Diocesan Museum Bamberg, in the chapter house to the left of the cathedral, shows art treasures from the old cathedral treasury of Bamberg Cathedral and the entire archdiocese. The imperial robes, a unique collection of embroidered silk robes from the 11th century, and the regalia from the only papal tomb north of the Alps make the museum a world-class treasure house.
6. Sankt Stephan
St. Stephen's Church in Bamberg's Old Town is the only Protestant church to have been consecrated by a pope. He performed the consecration at Easter 1020 in the presence of Henry II and Kunigunde, whom he had crowned imperial couple in Rome six years earlier. It was the first papal visit north of the Alps in almost 200 years.
7. Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte
The Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory is an observatory in Bamberg, Germany, which was founded in 1886 with funds from the estate of the lawyer and amateur astronomer Karl Remeis. The observatory is an active research institute of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and therefore not a public observatory in the usual sense.
8. Nabel der Welt
The Domberg is the historic center of Bamberg and is characterized by some historically significant buildings, especially the Romanesque Bamberg Cathedral. The cathedral square is historically significant, because in this area stood the Babenburg, from which the city of Bamberg developed.
9. Bamberger Dom
Bamberg Cathedral is a church in Bamberg, Germany, completed in the 13th century. The cathedral is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Bamberg and is the seat of the its archbishop. Since 1993, the cathedral has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg".
10. Alte Hofhaltung
The Alte Hofhaltung is a historic building complex in Bamberg, Germany. It consists of former residential and farm buildings of the episcopal court, which were built from the 15th century onwards on the site of Emperor Henry II's palace.
11. Böttingerhaus
The Böttingerhaus, sometimes also known as the Prellshaus, is a city palace located on the Judenstraße in the mountain town of Bamberg. It is one of the most important bourgeois buildings of the Baroque period in southern Germany.
12. Staatliches Bauamt Bamberg
The Dominican monastery Bamberg is a former Dominican monastery with a church in Bamberg. Today the state building authority is located in the monastery wing, the church is used as the auditorium of the University of Bamberg.
13. Maximiliansbrunnen
The Maximiliansbrunnen is on the Maximiliansplatz in Bamberg. The fountain has its name from King Maximilian I. Joseph (Bavaria) and was created by Ferdinand von Miller in 1888. The casting of the statues took place in 1880.
14. Burg Altenburg
The Altenburg is a castle that sits on the tallest of the seven hills of Bamberg, southern Germany, overlooking the town. It is located in Upper Franconia, a region in the state of Bavaria, and dates back to at least 1109.
15. Altes Rathaus
The Old Town Hall in Bamberg is one of the most important buildings that characterize the historic city center. It is located between the mountain town and the island town in the left arm of the Regnitz. This location ...
16. Obere Pfarre - Zu unserer lieben Frau
The Upper Parish or Church of Our Lady is a Gothic Roman Catholic parish church in Bamberg, Germany. It belongs to the pastoral care area of Bamberg West in the deanery of Bamberg of the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
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