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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Road Map D6. * 265,000.
n Rathausplatz 1 (0821­50 20
70). _ Frühjahrsplärrer (week
following Easter), Mozartsommer
(Jul), Friedenfest (8 Aug),
Herbstplärrer (Aug/Sep).
∑ augsburg-tourismus.de
Transport
k Munich, 90 km (55 miles) east.
£
View of the monumental Gothic Dom
. Rathaus of the Holy Virgin
The town hall, built by Elias Holl in
1615–20, is widely considered the R Dom of the Holy Virgin
most significant secular Renais­ (Dom Unserer Lieben Frau)
sance building north of the Alps. Frauentorstraße 1. Open 7am–6pm.
Originally a Romanesque twin­
choir, pillared basilica with crypt,
western transept and two towers,
dating from 994–1065, the
structure was remodelled
between 1331 and 1431 along
Gothic lines. The church was
given two further side aisles, a
choir with an ambulatory and
a French­style ring of chapels.
Original features include the
. Maximilianstraße richly carved portals and the
Augsburg’s main thoroughfare is the most famous Romanesque bronze
beautiful street in southern Germany, with door with 35 panels depicting
notable fountains by Adrian de Vries. allegorical figures. There are
some unique stained­glass
windows, dating from 1140.
P Fuggerei
Fuggerei­Museum, Mittlere Gasse14.
B G M . – F I S C H E R - S T R A S S E W I N T E R G A S S E 8am–8pm daily; Nov–Mar: 9am–6pm
Tel (0821) 319 88 114. Open Apr–Oct:
daily. &
The Fuggerei, in Augsburg’s
Jakobervorstadt (Jacob’s Suburb),
estate. It was founded in 1516
by Jacob Fugger, a member of
A T Z M . Fuggerhäuser is Europe’s oldest social housing
L A X Commissioned by Jacob what was then the richest family
P I II Fugger (1459–1525) in Europe. The intention was to
G M
I for himself and his
U L provide homes for the town’s
I
E A family, this Italian­ poorest citizens, particularly
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style building,
N
S families with children. Today,
with two arcaded
T however, it has evolved into
courtyards, was
R
A a home for retired citizens.
built in 1512–15.
S
S The 52 houses in Fuggerei
E
were built in 1516–25 and line
six streets. They are surrounded
St Ulrich- by gardens. One of the build­
und-Afra
ings houses the Fuggerei-
Museum, which is devoted to
the history of the estate and
Key
has a fascinating shop, the
St Moritz Kirche Suggested route Himmlisches Fuggereilädle.
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