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Augsburg

  • Schaezler Palace
    Schaezler Palace
    Considered the most impressive Rococo work in Augsburg, the Schaezler Palace is also one of the most impressive private Rococo buildings in Bavaria. The centerpiece is the 70-foot-long Rococo ballroom. The Palace also houses the German Baroque...
     
  • Maximilian Museum
    Maximilian Museum
    Patrician House, built in1546. The painting of the facade was reconstructed according to old patterns.
     

Koblenz

Münster

  • Pablo Picasso Graphics Museum
    Pablo Picasso Graphics Museum
    The Pablo Picasso Graphics Museum, located in a former city palace since 2000, features a collection of more than 800 lithographs.
     

Regensburg

Trier

  • Archaeological Museum
    Archaeological Museum
    The Archaeological Museum (Landesmuseum) near the Imperial Baths has the richest collection of Roman finds in Germany.
     

Wiesbaden

  • Museum Wiesbaden
    Museum Wiesbaden
    International contemporary art as well as exhibits on the cultural and natural history of the region are on display at the Museum Wiesbaden.
     
  • New City Hall
    New City Hall
    The Neues Rathaus (New City Hall) on the south-eastern side of the Schlossplatz was built between 1884 and 1887. There are regularly rotating art exhibitions on Wiesbaden and its partner cities.
     

Würzburg

  • Fortress Marienberg
    Fortress Marienberg
    The mighty Fortress Marienberg is the symbol of Würzburg and served as a home of the prince-bishops for nearly five centuries.
     
  • Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral)
    Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral)
    The Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral) of the Würzburg Diocese shows art without any art historical, national, religious or ideological demarcation lines. Works are presented there by contemporary, internationally acclaimed artists as well as...
     
 
 

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