The other part of the castle which also have two towers.
foot of the Imperial Castle with its colorful sandstones
the two towers of the Kaiserburg built with warm red sandstones
view on top of the castle. Church of Our Lady is with the tallest tower.
The beauty of sunset viewed on top of the castle. Clouds were formed like a wolf trying to catch a piece of bone.
pix taken as we are about to go up to the castleI always love interesting and historical places. In my previous blog about Nuremberg, I had written that I had been to Nuremberg several times. Yesterday was only the first time that me and my husband visited the Kaiserburg commonly known in English as the Imperial Castle.
Crowning the outcrop of warm red sandstone from which much of Nuremberg is built, the Kaiserburg goes back to the city's founding years in the 11th century. Kings and emperors resided here for 500 years, and the sprawling complex of buildings was added to, demolished and rebuilt throughout this time. Thus, the old five-sided tower dates from 1040, the two-tier Imperial Chapel from the 12th century, and the stables (now the youth hostel) from the late 15th century.
Directly below the castle timber-framed and gabled houses are crammed up against the ramparts. When you are at the top of the castle, you can also view the whole city's picturesque. Yesterday as we were there, the sun was also setting. The beauty of the sunset was really very astonishing. As you can see in one of my photo here, above the sun formed clouds that looks like wolf or dog trying to catch a piece of bone. That really amazed me and my husband too. We stayed there until it was dark and also saw the beauty of the city in the night with its colorful lights. Yesterday's trip to Nuremberg was really worth reminiscing.
Crowning the outcrop of warm red sandstone from which much of Nuremberg is built, the Kaiserburg goes back to the city's founding years in the 11th century. Kings and emperors resided here for 500 years, and the sprawling complex of buildings was added to, demolished and rebuilt throughout this time. Thus, the old five-sided tower dates from 1040, the two-tier Imperial Chapel from the 12th century, and the stables (now the youth hostel) from the late 15th century.
Directly below the castle timber-framed and gabled houses are crammed up against the ramparts. When you are at the top of the castle, you can also view the whole city's picturesque. Yesterday as we were there, the sun was also setting. The beauty of the sunset was really very astonishing. As you can see in one of my photo here, above the sun formed clouds that looks like wolf or dog trying to catch a piece of bone. That really amazed me and my husband too. We stayed there until it was dark and also saw the beauty of the city in the night with its colorful lights. Yesterday's trip to Nuremberg was really worth reminiscing.
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