Yesterday our travels took us to Wurzburg. It was a miserable cold, rainy and windy day. We almost called our trip off but decided to tough out the bad weather anyways.
Wurzburg is Germany's loveliest Baroque city. It is rich in history. In 1000 BC the Celtics laid the foundation for the Marienberg Fortress. Although the city was heavily bombed in WWII most structures have been restored. To show you how amazing it is I will post some pics of what the city looked like after WWII and what is looks like now.
Our first stop was The Residenz. This is one of the largest Baroque buildings in Germany. Building began in 1720 to house Prince Bishop of Wurzburg.
After WWII....
Today....
After our tour of the Residenz we wandered the street down to the marketplatz and to see Dom St. Killian's.
St. Killian's is catherdral that was begun to be built in 1045 but wasn't completed until 1700. It is dedicated to St. Killian and Irish missionary to Franconia.
The next stop was the Alte Mainbrucke. This bridge is is the second oldest bridge in Germany this side of the Rhine river. It was originally built in 1473. It has 12 freestanding statues of the city's patrons. In 1945 the Nazi's blew up a portion of the bridge while in retreat.
Our last stop was Festung Marienburg (The Fortress)
This fortress was built between the 13th and 17th centuries.
The oldest church in Germany east of the Rhine is within the walls of the fortress. It was built in 706 AD.
The most amazing thing about the fortress is the view of the city below...
A few more misc pictures from our trip to Wurzburg....
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