Nuremberg Castle

49°27′28″N 11°04′33″E / 49.45778°N 11.07583°E / 49.45778; 11.07583

Nuremberg Castle: Palas, Imperial Chapel, Heathens' Tower on the right - Sinwell Tower in the middle left - Pentagonal Tower, Imperial Stables and Luginsland Tower on the right
The courtyard with Heidenturm (Heathens' Tower), Kaiserkapelle (Imperial Chapel), and Tiefer Brunnen (Deep Well)
Tiefer Brunnen (Deep well, small building with gable roof in the middle) and Sinwellturm (Sinwell Tower)
Aerial picture

Nuremberg Castle (German: Nürnberger Burg) is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.

The castle, together with the city walls, is considered to be one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortifications.[1] It represented the power and importance of the Holy Roman Empire and the outstanding role of the Imperial City of Nuremberg.[2]

  1. ^ Fehring, Günther P. and Ress, Anton. Die Stadt Nürnberg. 2. Auflage bearbeitet von Wilhelm Schwemmer. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München, ISBN 3-422-00550-1, S. 152ff.
  2. ^ Imperial Castle of Nuremberg, Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes