I was in Ulm in Southern Germany last week with work, and I managed to get a little free time to explore the town centre including the superb Ulm Munster.
The Munster, or church (which is not a cathedral), is actually the tallest church in the world ! The building is quite spectacular, although there was a lot of scaffolding on it - but thats a good thing - they were preserving it for futures years.
I did go inside the munster to check it out, and it was quite stunning - although the pics I took came our really blurry, which is a shame.
Work started on construction back in 1377 - making it 650 years old !
The Munster really dominates the town centre due to its size, and acts as a nice landmark to make navigation easy when getting around town.
But there is also a lot of other nice Germanic architecture in the town centre. I was quite happy exploring the town taking in the sights !
I quite liked the sign above this doorway - house of the 3 kings, I think.
And above is a picture of the town square in front of the Munster.
I loved the old building above. Just look at how some of those large beams have warped and buckled over time - I'm guessing the floors are a similar state on the inside !
And above is what I would think of, if someone asked me what Bavarian architecture looked like. I just love all of the extra windows built into the roof !
And above is one of the side streets in the older part of town, looking towards the Munster. Quite quaint indeed ! I could happily sit out there with a beer on a nice evening !
Well, I really did enjoy my time exploring the town and taking in the architecture and sights. I was lucky to get to go somewhere nice with work ! And the Munster was so worth visiting - spectacular !
