View from the Sinwell Tower of the Kaiserburg in Nuremberg looking southeast following the devastating destruction of World War II. The only recognizable buildings that survived are the narrow house in the foreground on Burgstraße and the Egidienkirche in the upper left. To the left of the Egidienkirche, on Egidienplatz, lie the ruins of the historic Pellerhaus, built in 1602, which was one of the most significant buildings of the German Renaissance and was almost completely destroyed during the war.
After the war, the neighborhood was redesigned with residential buildings in the typical Nuremberg postwar sandstone style and green courtyards. Compared to other parts of the Old Town, this neighborhood underwent a more extensive redesign; many of the old houses were not rebuilt in their original form.
Courtesy of the Nuremberg City Archives (Image reference A41_I_Repro_85_1) - No republication or use by third parties without the copyright holder's permission
View from the Sinwell Tower of the Kaiserburg in Nuremberg looking southeast following the devastating destruction of World War II. The only recognizable buildings that survived are the narrow house in the foreground on Burgstraße and the Egidienkirche in the upper left. To the left of the Egidienkirche, on Egidienplatz, lie the ruins of the historic Pellerhaus, built in 1602, which was one of the most significant buildings of the German Renaissance and was almost completely destroyed during the war.
After the war, the neighborhood was redesigned with residential buildings in the typical Nuremberg postwar sandstone style and green courtyards. Compared to other parts of the Old Town, this neighborhood underwent a more extensive redesign; many of the old houses were not rebuilt in their original form.
Courtesy of the Nuremberg City Archives (Image reference A41_I_Repro_85_1) - No republication or use by third parties without the copyright holder's permission