Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ansbach, Germany
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1.8 km
9 m
Explore Ansbach in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Sight 1: Orangerie
The Orangery is a baroque orangery building in the margravial court garden of the Middle Franconian district capital Ansbach.
Sight 2: Anscavallo
The Anscavallo is a sculpture located on Ansbach's Schlossplatz. It was built by sculptor Jürgen Goertz. He erected the sculpture on 25 July 1993 as a result of a competition for ideas for the design of the square near the main entrance of the residence. The name consists of Ans- as part of the word Ansbach and -cavallo, which means horse in Italian and is also said to refer to the cavalry.
Sight 3: Retti-Palais
The so-called Retti-Palais is a representative late baroque building in the Middle Franconian residential town of Ansbach. Originally designed by the Lombard architect Leopoldo Retti as a separate residence, the building was completed in 1749.
Sight 4: St. Ludwig
St. Ludwig is a Roman Catholic parish church in Ansbach, Germany. The classicist hall church was built between 1834 and 1840 according to plans by Leonhard Schmidtner. It is a listed building.
Sight 5: St. Gumbertus
The church St. Gumbertus is one of the central city churches of Ansbach, Bavaria, together with the neighboring St. Johannis. Located in the Altstadt of Ansbach, St. Gumbertus, now a Lutheran church, was originally the church of a monastery that was founded by St. Gumbert around 750. Today it serves as a venue for concerts of the music festival Bachwoche Ansbach. The church contains the oldest structures in Ansbach and is considered Ansbach's city symbol.
Sight 6: St. Johannis
The church St. Johannis in Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Germany, is a Lutheran parish church and a concert venue of the Bachwoche Ansbach.
Sight 7: Synagoge Ansbach
The synagogue in Ansbach, a town in northern Bavaria, was built between 1744 and 1746. The synagogue at Rosenbadstraße 3 is a protected architectural monument.
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