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"The Imperial Castle Nuremberg is one of the most important imperial palaces of the Middle Ages. Between 1050 and 1571 it hosted the gatherings of the court, Diets and juridical sessions of all German emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire. A Salian royal castle was built on the rock here as early as the 11th century. In the 12th and 13th centuries Emperor Friedrich I. Barbarossa (1123-1190) and his succesors built one one of the largest and most magnificent castle complexes of the empire on the western rock. The Romanesque double chapel still dates from this time, while the palace and other structures were converted and renewed from 1440 onwards in the Lathe Gothic style. The mighty bastions were first built one century later. The Imperial Castle was only inhabited during imperial visits. The emperor's permanent administrator lived in the Burgrave's Castle on the eastern rock."
BMW European Delivery - Day Four

February 17th 2015
The original plan I had in my head was to spend this day cruising the environs in and around Nurnburg. No particular plan - just a day in the new car. However the dawning of the day brought a foggy. miserable day with the hint of snow in the air. Hoping things might eventually clear the wife and I took a leisurely breakfast before heading out to look for a bank. But time was not on our side and th ... read more
Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Nuremberg (aka Nürnberg)

German Flag As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more
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