In Nuremberg, there is some modern architecture inside the medieval town walls. As a result, the glass façade of the Neues Museum reflects the city wall like a mirror. By the way, the museum shows pieces of contemporary art and design.
Category: Museums
Gottlieb Daimler Memorial
This garden house, owned by Gottlieb Daimler, housed the workshop and testing station where Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach used to work on their latest inventions.
Theseus Temple in Vienna
It is not visible from the Wiener Ringstraße. Only those who enter the public park named Volksgarten suddenly find themselves facing a piece of Greek antiquity. Of course, it isn’t ancient. The Theseus Temple is a classicistic building from the years 1819/23. [German]
Dessau City Museum
The Residenzschloss Dessau, a palace in the style of the Early Renaissance, lost many of its parts during World War II. The remaining wing, the Johannbau, houses the Museum für Stadtgeschichte (Dessau City Museum). [German]
Old Synagogue in Erfurt
The Old Synagogue in Erfurt is considered the oldest synagogue in Central Europe, which has been preserved up to its roof. Some parts of it date back to the 11th century. Its cellar houses the famous Erfurt Treasure found near the synagogue.
Mendelssohn House in Leipzig
The Mendelssohn House (Mendelssohn-Haus) in Leipzig is a late Classicist building where composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy spent his last years. Today, it houses a museum about his life and his work. [German]
Tucher Mansion in Nuremberg
The Tucher Mansion (Tucherschloss) dates back to 1544. It served as a summer residence for the Tucher, a patrician family in Nuremberg. The museum inside shows how such a family lived in those times.
Moyland Castle in Bedburg-Hau
Moyland Castle (Schloss Moyland) in the Lower Rhine region houses a museum for contemporary art and an archive with works by the German artist Joseph Beuys. A noted library of art literature completes the offer.
Bruck Castle in Lienz
The Counts of Gorizia built Bruck Castle (Schloss Bruck) in the 13th century. The creator of the frescoes in the worth-seeing chapel was the late Gothic artist Simon von Taisten. At the museum, you find monumental paintings by Albin Egger-Lienz. [German]
Bronze Age Staircase in Hallstatt
The Austrian place of Hallstatt is known for its picture book-like view. But it is also full of history. Archaeologists found a Bronze Age staircase in the nearby salt mines. A public replica of this piece tells us about the finding.
Schell Collection in Graz
At the Schell Collection, also known as the Museum of Keys (Schlüsselmuseum), you learn a lot about keys, locks, chests and jewellery boxes. Another focus is on decorative ironwork. So you see a compilation of house signs, grave crosses, windows and doors. [German]
Wels Castle in Upper Austria
The castle in Wels is generally known as the Castle (Die Burg) or the Wels Castle (Die Welser Burg). It was first mentioned in 776. At that time, the site was just a wooden building with palisades. The construction in stone took place in the 12th or 13th century. [German]