HISTORICAL PLACES IN AUGSBURG

Augsburg, the region and the year 2012

Augsburg, the third largest city in Bavaria, was founded by the Romans and is one of the oldest cities in Germany. This city, located on the Romantic Road, offers numerous places of interest, the most well known being the Augsburger Puppenkiste marionette theatre, the Fuggerei social housing complex (we are here :)), the Renaissance City Hall (A beautiful building with Gold everywhere ) and the Cathedral (Donna was here). 

Connected to the splendid history of Augsburg are the names Fugger and Welser, Mozart, Bertold Brecht and Rudolf Diesel. The Augsburg Confession is known around the world. Today, Augsburg is not just a popular destination for city and culture tourists but also a location for exhibitions and conventions as well as a university town. The green neighbours of this Bavarian-Swabian city are (in the direction of Munich) the Landkreis (administrative district) Aichach-Friedberg as well as (in the direction of Stuttgart) the Landkreis Augsburg.xixixixi , so next i will explain about our tour with Ms.Tan Ja Koeble yeeeeaaayy ...

This is Preview some of places it we had visited by our :)

City Hall and Golden Hall

The City Hall that was built by Elias Holl between 1615 to 1620 is the landmark of the city and it is also said to be the most significant secular Renaissance building north of the Alps. The restored Golden Hall is famous for its magnificent, pompous portals, coffered ceiling and mural paintings. Open from 10 a. m. to 6 p.m. except when there are private events.

Fuggerei

Founded in 1521 by Jacob Fugger the Rich for industrious, innocently impoverished Augsburg citizens of Roman Catholic faith. The world’s oldest social housing: it encompasses 67 houses with 140 council flats. The annual rent is 1 Rhenish gulden (an equivalent of 1 euro). In the Fuggerei museum original furnishings are exhibited.

Fuggerei museum

The Fuggerei museum displays the lifestyle of earlier times in three rooms found in the only apartment of the Fuggerei which has been preserved in its original condition. In 2006 a modern didactic area of the museum was newly opened where the story of the Fuggers and the Fuggerei is documented on film, with text and picture boards as well as with exhibits. Signs on a number of the Fuggerei houses point out building information and historic details.

Bunker of WWII (World War II )

Shortly after World War II began, an air-raid shelter was erected in the Fuggerei. Here a permanent exhibition entitled “The Fuggerei in WWII – Destruction and Reconstruction” shows the fate of the Fuggerei and its residents during the time of National Socialism and in the phase of post-war reconstruction. Texts and photographs, film and sound as well as exhibits all document the bombing of Augsburg during WWII plus the reconstruction of both the Fuggerei and the city of Augsburg. 

The Cathedral

Romanesque and Gothic St. Mary’s Cathedral with impressive frescos, a Romanesque crypt, windows from the 12th century displaying the prophets as well as four panel paintings by Hans Holbein the Elder. Many finds from the Roman era to be seen on the square.

The three magnificent fountains

From around 1600 in Maximilianstrasse – also known as "The Imperial Mile," there are splendid fountain monuments and precious bronze sculptures: Augustus Fountain, Mercury fountain and Hercules Fountain.

Schaezler Palace (I Called Rainbow palace hihihihhi)

City residence of the banker Liebert von Liebenhofen with a richly furnished rococo banqueting hall (1765-1770), today Germany’s most important baroque gallery. Entrance to the State Gallery of Bavaria with paintings by the Old Masters such as Duerer, Holbein and Cranach.

The Synagogue (Holly Place for Jewish)

Built by Heinrich Lömpel and Fritz Landauer from 1914 to 1917 as cupola building with Art Nouveau furnishing. Moreover, it is home of the Museum of Jewish Culture.