Historic Highlights of Germany: Sculptures/Statues

Heidelberg

Madonna at the Kornmarkt
In the 17th century, when the Protestant region was taken over by a Catholic sovereign, Jesuits supported this change by erecting Madonna statues wherever they could - one of which is the Madonna at the Kornmarkt. The statue became a focal point of...

New Palace
The building complex of the New Palace is the last and most impressive baroque monument of the Prussian kings, built in part as a boastful response to the palace of Versailles of the French kings.

St. Paulin's Church
The Baroque jewel in the Rhineland was erected from 1734 till 1751 according to plans by Balthasar Neumann.

Cathedral St. Kilian
St. Kilian Cathedral is one of the main works of German architecture and the fourth largest Romanesque church in Germany.
Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus
The Marienkapelle (Chapel of St. Mary) at the market square is one of the most interesting late-Gothic Bavarian churches. Next to it is the Falkenhaus with its beautiful Rococo facade.
Neumünster Church and the grave site of Walther von der Vogelweide
A Romanesque basilica
Pilgrimage Church Käppele
Pilgrimage church
Veitshöchheim Castle and Rococo Garden
The prince-bishops’ summer resort is a jewel of Baroque architecture and horticultural art.