University town of Marburg in the Lahn Valley |
Map of Marburg an der Lahn |
Marburg is full of beautiful old timbered houses |
TeeGschwendner, Wettergasse, Marburg |
Carved dragon detail, Wettergasse 11, Marburg |
Wettergasse, Marburg |
Haus Dern, Wettergasse 18 |
Haus Dern, Wettergasse 18 |
Haus Dern, Wettergasse 18 |
View from the Parkhouse Oberstadt bridge |
Renthof at Wettergasse, Marburg |
Uphill at Renthof, Marburg |
The Frog Prince - Der Froschkönig, Brothers Grimm |
Marktgasse 17, Marburg |
Marktgasse 17, Marburg |
Altes Rathaus, Oberstadtmarkt, Marburg |
Marktplatz, Oberstadt, Marburg |
Marktbrunnen with St George, Marburg |
Sophie von Brabant proclaiming her 4 year old son Heinrich I Landgraf of Marburg 1248 |
Detail of the base of the Sophie statue, Obermarktplatz, Marburg |
Altes Rathaus, Marburg, 1512 |
St. Elisabeth, Marburg Rathaus |
Oberstadtmarkt, Marburg |
Oberstadtmarkt, Marburg |
Coat-of-Arms of the City of Marburg |
Deutsches Haus, Deutsches Land, Schirm es Gott Mit starker Hand |
Model of the Oberstadtmarkt Marburg, 2003 |
Model of the Altes Rathaus, Markburg, 2003 |
Altes Rathaus, Oberstadtmarkt, Marburg |
Oberstadtmarkt, corner of Steingasse, Marburg |
Oberstadtmarkt, corner of Steingasse, Marburg |
I have to wonder if this 1675 carving wasn't modified after 1945 |
Hinkelstein, Markt 18, Marburg |
North end, Oberstadtmarkt, Marburg |
...the lighting was unfortunately too poor for the old town hall |
Weinstube at the north end of Oberstadtmarkt |
Schloßsteig, Marburg |
Ruins of the medieval Synagogue, Schloßstieg (Judengasse before 1933) |
History of Marburg's medieval Synagogue, 12th-15th C. |
Schloßstieg, Marburg |
Schloßstieg, Marburg |
Schloßtreppe, Marburg |
Schloßtreppe, Marburg |
Philipps-Universitat Religionskundliche Sammlung, Marburg |
Landgraf-Philippe-Straße, Marburg Castle |
Landgrafenschloß - Marburg Castle |
Landgrafenschloß - Marburg Castle |
Landgrafenschloß - Marburg Castle |
Landgrafenschloß - Marburg Castle |
Landgrafenschloß - Marburg Castle |
Gatehouse, Marburg Castle |
Coat-of-Arms over the Main Gate to Marburg Castle |
Boar's Head, Marburg Castle Gate |
Brothers Grimm Trail - Grimm-Dich-Pfad, Marburg |
View from Marburg Castle |
Hessische Stipendiatenanstalt, Marburg Castle |
Landgrafenschloß - Marburg Castle |
Terrace of the Bückingsgarten with a fine view of Marburg |
Rentkammer - Marburg Castle |
Coat-of-Arms, Marburg Castle |
Inner gate and chapel, Marburg Castle |
Landgrafenschloß - Marburg Castle |
Altes Rathaus from Marburg Castle |
St.-Marien-Kirche from Marburg Castle |
St.-Elisabeth-Kirche, Marburg |
Inner Gate, Marburg Castle |
Inner Gate, Marburg Castle |
Coat-of-Arms supported by 2 armored knights, Marburg Castle |
Courtyard, Marburg Castle |
Courtyard, Marburg CastleSince 1946, Marburg University Museum of Art and Cultural History |
Landgraf Philipp der Großmütig - Fürsten Spruch, 1530 |
History of Marburg Castle since 1320 |
Marburger Irdenware Wandfliesen (earthenware wall tiles), 1788-1790 |
Marburger Irdenware Wandfliesen, Life of Jesus, 1785-1801 |
Inkwell with Bismarck and King Napoleon III of France, after 1870 |
Marburg 1529 |
Hall of Marburg Castle set for a music recital |
Ludwig Landgraf zu Hessen, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen-Dietz |
"Landgraf" ranked between Graf and Herzog (Count and Duke) |
Red shield with 2 lions, Marburg Castle |
Marburg Colloquy, 1529, dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Eucharist |
Chapel Entrance, 1573, Marburg Castle |
Schloßkapelle - Marburg Castle Chapel |
Schloßkapelle - Marburg Castle Chapel, 1288 |
Mural - Marburg Schloßkapelle |
Brick design on the Chapel floor, Marburg Castle |
West niche, Schloßkapelle - Marburg Castle Chapel |
St. Christopher, Marburg Castle Chapel |
St. Christopher, Marburg Castle Chapel |
Remains of a wall mural of a mounted saint |
University Art Museum, Marburg Castle |
Pilgrimage to the Marburg Elisabethkirche, Domenico Quaglio |
Marble statuette of a naked woman emerging from a natural seashell |
Portrait of a member of the Order of Hessen-Kassel, Werner Kobold, after 1769 |
Major General George Ludwig Sittig von Schlitz, 1655-1696 |
Antichita Romane, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) |
Chancellor Dr. Johann Heintzenberger and his wife Catharina, ca 1575-1580 |
The Hessen-Kassel Regiment fought on the British side in the American Revolution |
Landgraf Wilhelm IX von Hessen-Kassel, Wilhelm I, Kurfürst von Hessen, 1743-1821 |
Landgraf Friedrich II von Hessen-Kassel (1720-1785) |
Crown Prince Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel (1777-1847) by Wilhelm Böttner, 1797 |
Kaiser Wilhelm I (1787-1888) |
Kaiser Friedrich III (1831-1888), by Theodor Ziegler, 1890 |
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) |
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) |
Infantry Officers Helm (Pickelhaube), Prussia, ca 1900 |
Infantry Officers Helm (Pickelhaube), Prussia, ca 1900 |
Shield with the Ludovingian Lion of Hessen |
Stained Glass - the Crucifixion, ca 1460-1470 |
Ornate silver platter centered on the Roman God of War, Mars |
Model of Marburg Castle |
Model of Marburg Castle |
Elisabethkirche from Marburg Castle |
Hessische Stipendiatenanstalt, Marburg Castle |
Hessische Stipendiatenanstalt, Marburg Castle |
Hessische Stipendiatenanstalt, Marburg Castle |
Fortress Marburg - Hainweg Geschützstand, 1720 artillery platform |
View of the hills around Marburg Castle |
Hexenturm - Witches Tower, 1478, Marburg Castle |
Hexenturm - Witches Tower, served as a prison 1550-1866 |
Fortress Marburg -History of the Witches Tower |
Large timbered house on Hainweg, below Marburg Castle |
Large timbered house on Hainweg, below Marburg Castle |
Descending from Marburg Castle to the north |
Burschenschaft Alemannia, Hainweg, Marburg |
Burschenschaft Alemannia, Hainweg, Marburg |
Roter Graben with the Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Roter Graben with the Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Roter Graben with the Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Gartenlaube, Steinweg 38, Marburg |
Gartenlaube, Steinweg 38, Marburg |
Main Portal, Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
St Elizabeth's Church, Marburg, built by the Teutonic Knights, 1235-1283 |
Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Sippenaltar Triptych, central carving, 1302, Marburg |
Sippenaltar Triptych, central carving, 1302, Marburg |
Sippenaltar Triptych, left wing, 1302, Marburg |
Sippenaltar Triptych, right wing, 1302, Marburg |
St. Elizabeth founded the Marburg Hospital in 1228 |
Stained Glass - Elisabethfenster, Marburg |
The Elisabethkirche was built over the Tomb of St Elizabeth, but her remains were moved to Vienna in 1539 after the Reformation |
Stained Glass - Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Klais-Orgel, 2006, Elisabethkirche |
Pulpit carving, Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Pulpit carving, Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Pulpit and Altar of the Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
Stained Glass windows in the aspe behind the main altar |
Resurrection of Christ, Elisabethkirche, Marburg |
1585 - Balthasar von Holzendorff |
Flügelaltar - Triptych Elisabethaltar, 1293, Marburg |
Left outer wing, Elisabethaltar |
Left inner wing, Elisabethaltar |
Right inner wing, Elisabethaltar |
Right outer wing, Elisabethaltar |
Ruins of the Franziskuskapelle, Marburg |
Ruins of the Franziskuskapelle, Marburg |
Philipps Universität Marburg |
Fronhof, Universitätstraße, Marburg |
Landgrafschloß - Marburg Castle |
Landgrafschloß - Marburg Castle rising over the city |
Landgrafschloß - Marburg Castle |
Leaving Marburg - Ortschild |