Augsburg's Double Churches
by Kathrin_E
The Reformation in the early 16th century had actually aimed at a reform of the one Church - the result was separation, fights and finally war between the different confessions. The Augsburg Religion Peace Treaty of 1555 ended the war and accepted the Lutherans as a church with equal rights as the Catholics. The peace treaty also confirmed the right of the princes to decide about the confession of their entire territory and population.
As exceptions from this rule, the peace treaty, which had the legal value of a constitutional law, accepted those imperial cities where both Catholics and Protestants had been living side by side for decades - Augsburg and Regensburg being the most important among them.
In Augsburg, the three former monastery churches of St Ulrich and Afra, Holy Cross and St George were returned to the monastic orders. The protestants built new churches of their own next to them on the same site. The phenomenon of the double churches is a specialty of Augsburg. Two examples of these double churches are still visible: the towering St Ulrich and Afra with the much smaller protestant Ulrichskirche at the southern end of Maximilianstraße, and the two churches of the Holy Cross in the northwest of the old town.
Stage door
by Nemorino
The stage door of the Augsburg Theater is around on the west side of the building, towards the back.
Bertolt Brecht's first wife (the first one he was officially married to) was an opera singer named Marianne Zoff, who often performed in Augsburg. Brecht met her by going around to her dressing room after a performance and introducing himself.
They were married in 1922 and divorced in 1927.
City Hall
by Leipzig
The City Hall was erected in the years between 1615 - 1620. This Renaissance building shows the wealth of Augsburg in this time.
The building was rebuilt to its former glance in the 1950s as most parts were destroyed in an air raid in 1944 .
The City Hall is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm.
Perlach Tower
by Leipzig
The Perlach Tower belongs to St. Peter's Church and is an ideal vantage point. Between May and October you can climb up the stairs to the 70 meters high platform. Here you can have a panorama view over the city. I was in Augsburg in march and was not allowed to climb up the stairs.
The tower was built in 1182 and modyfied in the 18th century.
Bishop's Residence
by Kathrin_E
The Bishop's residence next to the cathedral is a huge complex that consists of several wings that were added over centuries. Most of the buildings show the baroque style, these were erected in the late 17th and 18th century. The outer courtyard, called Fronhof, is surrounded by economy and administration buildings while the part next to the cathedral contains the residential quarters. While the cathedral has preserved its medieval style to show its tradition, the Bishops wanted modern housing in contemporary style and turned their residence into a baroque palace. The irregular ground plan shows that this wasn't one big project but grew in the long run.
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Dom Unserer Lieben Frau, Augsburg, Germany 2010
Hofgarten: entrance gate
Fuggerei, museum: living room
Fuggerei
