Picturesque Germany First Series

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / born at Francfort on the Main, August 28, 1749 / died at Weimar, March 22, 1832 / Painting by Karl Joseph Stieler in the New Pinacothek, Munich / Photograph by Piloty and Löhle, Munich

The Poet’s Room in the castle at Weimar / Bust of Frederick von Schiller on the right / Photograph by Louis Held, Weimar

Picturesque spot in Frankfort on the Main / Saalgasse (Saal Street) with the Holy Ghost Fountain. In the background can be seen the tower of the Cathedral, the foundation of which was laid in 874 / Photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin

A monument from the time of the Roman Emperors in Germany / The “Porta nigra” at Treves (Trier) on the Moselle, a Roman gateway dating from the 4 century / Photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin

The golden portal of the Cathedral at Freiberg in Saxony / Ruins of the former Church of our Lady. About 1230 / The absolute climax in the development of the Romanesque Portal, which produced so much of rare beauty (Dehio) / The style of this creation is of the most perfect delicacy and charm (Lübke) / Partial view from a photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin

The Pillar of Justice with the Bronze Lion on the Burgplatz in Brunswick (Braunschweig) / Erected by Henry the Lion in 1166 / Photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin

A jewel of German Gothic architecture in freestone / The Town-hall at Münster, Westphalia, built about 1350 / Photograph by Dr. Erwin Quedenfeldt, Düsseldorf

The Cathedral at Spires (Speyer) / As the burial place of many monarchs, it represents a monument of German history / View of the magnificent crypt of the Cathedral. The edifice founded in 1030 by Conrad II, was destroyed several times but finally rebuilt by King Maximilian I of Bavaria, consecrated in 1822 and completed in 1858 / From a photograph by Professor Neeb, Mainz

Hall in Benrath Castle near Düsseldorf / Built by Nikolaus de Pigage for Elector Karl Theodor of the Palatinate / The interior represents a graceful link between the Rococo and the Classic / From a photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, born at Marbach on the Neckar, November 10, 1759, died at Weimar, May 9, 1805 / From the painting by Anton Graff in the Körner Museum, Dresden / Photograph by R. Tamme, Dresden, successor of F. and O. Brockmann

Courtyard of the Old Castle in Stuttgart / The architectural climax of the Residence of the Württemberg Princes, re-constructed since 1553 by Alberlin Tretsch assisted by Blasius and Martin Berwart / Ludwig Hofer’s equestrian statue of Count Eberhard, the Bearded, is in the courtyard / From a photograph by the Techno-Photographischen Archivs Hans Herzberg, Berlin

The Cathedral at Worms, founded in 1100, consecrated in 1181 / One of the finest specimens of Romanesque architecture in Germany / From a photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin

The Emperor’s Hall in the Residence at Wurzburg, the most beautiful Castle in the Rococo style and one of the finest specimens of 18 century architecture in Germany / The masterpiece of Johann Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753) / The painting in the Hall, “The Marriage of the Emperor Barbarossa” was executed by G....