Nuremberg is one of the most important cities in German territory and, for the rest of the world, one of extraordinary symbolism, given that the trials against the leaders, officials and collaborators of the Nazi regime headed by Adolf Hitler in that country were carried out there. . We reveal the secrets of the Nuremberg Cathedral .
Now, if we talk about the current situation in Nuremberg and focus on its rather touristy section, there are some places that we should not miss visiting from any point of view, and among them the Cathedral stands out, which we are going to focus on next. to know some of the curiosities and unknown secrets with which it challenges us.
The first thing we must say about this monument is that it is one of the few buildings in the city that managed to survive the Allied bombings during World War II , since this was one of the towns most affected by those attacks. aerial.
Architectural styles
That said, in architectural terms we are in the presence of a church in the Gothic style, more precisely Baltic Gothic or Brick Gothic, which was built in the mid-fourteenth century at the express request of the Holy Roman Empire Charles IV, as historians have concluded.
Inside, the church houses a huge number of sculptures, very few original due to the passage of time and several more restored, although among those with a high degree of conservation we have classics such as the Tucher Altar and two monuments by Adam Kraft, to name a few. from them.
On the other hand, although there is no unanimity on the matter, it is believed that Peter Parler was the architect behind this magnificent work, which was commissioned as a site to carry out the imperial ceremonies , something evident when you take a look at the balcony of the portico .
With a square plan, three naves, and a tribune specially arranged for the emperor, its façade of stepped pinion stands out and an octagonal tower in the central axis that gives it the definitive touch.
Mechanical clock
But if there is something that distinguishes the Nuremberg Cathedral from any other around the world, that is undoubtedly the Männleinlaufen, as the mechanical clock that was built to commemorate the Golden Bull of 1356 is called, and installed in the building when it was not. it reached a century of life.
To this day, the Männleinlaufen is a symbol of Nuremberg, of Germany, and of everything that managed to put aside the grotesque of the Second World War. And that was not much, of course.