When you come to Germany and want to enjoy the architecture, beer, wine and food a perfect trip is the region of the Mosel. Start at the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz and then go up the Mosel. A lot of beautifull towns and landscapes. Very good wine and food and history at every corner and you will arrive in Trier at the end. Or go to East Germany and visit Meißen and Dresden and take a tour of the Sächsische Schweiz.
This is probably only 10% of the original medieval stock before the Americans and British bombed German cities excessively during World War II. Of course, there were good reasons for this. It's still sad.
That and the pushes of modernization through all time ,but also post-WW2. Much of what the Allies didn't bomb here, trying to hit Krupp, didn't survive the 1970s.
I‘m sorry, there was no reason to bomb innocent cities and people after the war was over! Except you think the reason was to destroy german culture and heritage.
@@Windwalker665 1. After the war was over, there were no more bombs either. 2. There is never any reason to persecute civilians in war 3. But there was a reason for the Allied bombing raids and that was the previous German bombing and rocketing raids on England. 4. It was not the Allies, but the Germans who declared "Total War", which was also intended to include civilians. 5. I have a doctorate in history.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the vid! Grown up myself about a 30 minutes car drive from Trier, I can say, there are hundreds and hundreds of monuments and many fascinating archives in the city and the environment, I can tell you, that you can find the local history since celtic times, over the romans ( many roman monuments, especially the Porta Nigra, the Kaiserthermen or the Amphitheatre), the middle ages ( the Frankenturm aso) as well as modern times (with the Karl-Marx-Museum, since he came from Trier ; aso). In fact the Rheinisches Landesmuseum offers a variety of it all. In fact, since the gaulic/celtic area of Trier was conquered by Cesar, its gaulic roots go even back longer ago, atm its still considered Germanys oldest city, followed by Cologne. Its always a visit worth ! One thing, I wanna mention, is that the variety you saw here, were just unique gorgeous german cities in their ways, but literally in every city (except constructs like Wolfsburg from the NS-era), you have similar awesome experiences. Stay awesome !💯
Romans in Germania: lots and lots of history, and US movies are certainly having fun with it. (See armenius and a few thousand roman soldiers walking into a forest and not walking out again ... ) And Cologne started out as Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, after the roman emperess Iulia Agrippina. Not a woman to cross, let me tell you. Some fun roman ruins unearthed & reconstructed near Xanten (AKA Castra Vetera), too. The past is gone, it's influence remains.
2:30 the video was supposed to show places of the middle ages. Why does it start in Trier and shows only two buildings which both where constructed way *BEFORE* the middle ages? 🤔
Because the Middle Ages are uncool. DW, Deutsche Welle, is state media (part of the ARD), and these have been running anti-medieval propaganda for ages. If you are German, there's a couple good reaction to Terra X Middle Ages coverage and putting it back into historical context (well, that's another series of videos, the reactions are just pointing out how crap they are) here on TH-cam on the Geschichtsfenster channel.
@@walkir2662 that is not a good reason to present ancient buildings in a report about medieval cities in Germany. Your explanation seems as weird to me as the fact itself...
You said you prefer wine? Just visit the Rhine//Main area... there's wine being produced along the sides of the rivers. Even the british royals have a vineyard here. Especially famous would be the white wine (Riesling)
I studied in Trier, the oldest town of Germany. It is lovely there and sure worth visiting. Besides being founded by the Romans, it has another historical impact as well, being the birthplace of Karl Marx. And if you are more into wine, than beer, Trier and the river Mosel are famous for their wine, grown on the steep banks of the river Mosel.
You are very welcome to come visit. Should you decide to see Nürnberg (Nuremberg) and you would like a tour guide and cultural advisor, then let me know. I live here just 10 minutes walk from the castle. I do not charge money or do this for any other reason than to show a good impression and give some knowledge along the way. I am happy when people take an interest. For the tour I can offer the castle itself with the weapons chambers, the massive cellar network beneath the castle, the torture chambers, the Nazi party rallying grounds, the city center with its many beautiful beer gardens alongside the river or perhaps the christmas market in the winter. These are just the main attractions. There are so much more details to take in. Oh, and I am also a wine drinker so I know some good places for that.
Talking about the color of the Statue Of Liberty: You are right. Lots of old buildings have sort of a patina. Remember the "Porta Nigra" in Trier, at the beginning of the video? Well, when the Romans did build it, it was white. The name "Porta Nigra" which translates to "Black Door" or "Black Portal" came with time, when the weather changed the originally white stones to weathered ones. I was born and raised in Trier, left the town because of a job when I was 25. And I swear, I am still homesick, now that I am 62! :) For someone interested in "seeing historical stuff to experience a bit of the old time feeling", like you described yourself, Trier might be a MUST! So don't miss it out and do think about food too! Why? Well, there is a well known restaurant in Trier, serving original Roman dishes from an old cook book they found deep in the ground by some basement constructing works. Sure, there is international food in the US. And lots of US Americans have German roots and try to keep some traditions. But believe me, German food will be different in Germany than in the US, simply because some of the ingredients we use here are not available abroad! :) I keep my fingers crossed so your whish of travelling to Germany and see the variety of places and historical spots all over our country will come true!
Quedlinburg housed the Easter Palace of the Ottonian dynasty (named after King and Emperor Otto I, son of King Henri I). The German kings in the Middle Ages were migrating kings: the court visited each season another Imperial Palace in another region of the Empire. Rothenburg is not the only town of its kind in that region, it is only the northermost and most touristy of three towns with similar history and similar preserved medieval walls around them. The other two are Dinkelsbühl (th-cam.com/video/yjxuUld-5Kc/w-d-xo.html, about 30 km to the south) and Nördlingen (th-cam.com/video/Y9ZrheGVO-s/w-d-xo.html, about another 40 km to the south). And there are not only historical buildings in Germany. The farmer's market in my town for example is more than 870 years old - we know that since in 1153 a peasant stabbed the sheriff (during a quarrel at the market).
If you want to taste wine, you find in Bremen in his cellar the oldest rose wine in germany (1653). And a big Selection of wines. And the Bremer Townhall is beautiful and a Unseco World Heritage Site building.
I saw your video about you reacting to the history of Germany with WWII and you were very curious about the Holocaust. I definitely recommend 'Schindlers Liste'. This movie shows how Oskar Schindler saved thousands of jews while being in the center of the concentration camp.
if u ever visit Aachen and the Königspfalz, u have to look carefully. On a plate of the throne u can see a nine men's morris (what a complicated name for "Mühle") game. Where exactly the plates came from is unknown. The most common theory is the grave church of Jesus in Jerusalem
This was only a tiny foretaste of old buildings and cityscapes in Germany. A lot of stuff is still present and many things have been rebuilded after war. Typically you have a mixture of historical and modern buildings in most towns. And even in small villages on the counryside its not unususal to have at least a church that is many hundred years older than USA. So if you like to visit Germany, take more than a week to stay here. And if you want to see some really thick walls (the one in the video seems not worth mentioning to me), you will not be dissapointed. 😇
For medieval the history may be fine, but a much longer history with still existing buildings and ruins are in Greece and Italy according to the acient Greeks and Romans. I don't understand, why so many tourists want to see Castle Neuschwanstein, what is only about 150 years old, and created by a Bavarian king, in mental distress, when there are so many castles all around that really have a history through the ages. With Campus Galli there is even a newly build medieval town you can visit or in France at Guédelon they even build a whole castle in a medieval way. The town wall was for protection, what do you think, how thick a wall for protection against enemies with siege engines has to be?
I live in a cool old town here with a medieval wall around it… main shopping is right there..if you want Google Soest Germany Kirmes … it’s the largest carousels in all Europe within a cities wall like an American state fair but a trillion times better 🇩🇪🍻🍷🍻🍺
Trier is about a 1 hour drive away from where I live, in Saarbruecken at the French-German boarder in the Southwest.
If you're not into beer, no problem. Germany is also known for great wine. The whole southwest of germany is a big wine region.
So, you're welcome 😊
When you come to Germany and want to enjoy the architecture, beer, wine and food a perfect trip is the region of the Mosel.
Start at the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz and then go up the Mosel. A lot of beautifull towns and landscapes. Very good wine and food and history at every corner and you will arrive in Trier at the end. Or go to East Germany and visit Meißen and Dresden and take a tour of the Sächsische Schweiz.
This is probably only 10% of the original medieval stock before the Americans and British bombed German cities excessively during World War II. Of course, there were good reasons for this. It's still sad.
It’s definitely sad
Wars are always sad
That and the pushes of modernization through all time ,but also post-WW2. Much of what the Allies didn't bomb here, trying to hit Krupp, didn't survive the 1970s.
@@walkir2662 O, you are so right with this. I almost forgot.
I‘m sorry, there was no reason to bomb innocent cities and people after the war was over! Except you think the reason was to destroy german culture and heritage.
@@Windwalker665 1. After the war was over, there were no more bombs either.
2. There is never any reason to persecute civilians in war
3. But there was a reason for the Allied bombing raids and that was the previous German bombing and rocketing raids on England.
4. It was not the Allies, but the Germans who declared "Total War", which was also intended to include civilians.
5. I have a doctorate in history.
I like the thumbnail. Doing a video about the middle ages and showing Neuschwanstein and Porta Nigra. That's everything but medieval.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the vid! Grown up myself about a 30 minutes car drive from Trier, I can say, there are hundreds and hundreds of monuments and many fascinating archives in the city and the environment, I can tell you, that you can find the local history since celtic times, over the romans ( many roman monuments, especially the Porta Nigra, the Kaiserthermen or the Amphitheatre), the middle ages ( the Frankenturm aso) as well as modern times (with the Karl-Marx-Museum, since he came from Trier ; aso). In fact the Rheinisches Landesmuseum offers a variety of it all. In fact, since the gaulic/celtic area of Trier was conquered by Cesar, its gaulic roots go even back longer ago, atm its still considered Germanys oldest city, followed by Cologne. Its always a visit worth ! One thing, I wanna mention, is that the variety you saw here, were just unique gorgeous german cities in their ways, but literally in every city (except constructs like Wolfsburg from the NS-era), you have similar awesome experiences. Stay awesome !💯
Romans in Germania: lots and lots of history, and US movies are certainly having fun with it. (See armenius and a few thousand roman soldiers walking into a forest and not walking out again ... ) And Cologne started out as Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, after the roman emperess Iulia Agrippina. Not a woman to cross, let me tell you.
Some fun roman ruins unearthed & reconstructed near Xanten (AKA Castra Vetera), too.
The past is gone, it's influence remains.
2:30 the video was supposed to show places of the middle ages. Why does it start in Trier and shows only two buildings which both where constructed way *BEFORE* the middle ages? 🤔
😅 don’t know
Because the Middle Ages are uncool. DW, Deutsche Welle, is state media (part of the ARD), and these have been running anti-medieval propaganda for ages. If you are German, there's a couple good reaction to Terra X Middle Ages coverage and putting it back into historical context (well, that's another series of videos, the reactions are just pointing out how crap they are) here on TH-cam on the Geschichtsfenster channel.
@@walkir2662 that is not a good reason to present ancient buildings in a report about medieval cities in Germany. Your explanation seems as weird to me as the fact itself...
You said you prefer wine? Just visit the Rhine//Main area... there's wine being produced along the sides of the rivers. Even the british royals have a vineyard here.
Especially famous would be the white wine (Riesling)
I studied in Trier, the oldest town of Germany. It is lovely there and sure worth visiting. Besides being founded by the Romans, it has another historical impact as well, being the birthplace of Karl Marx. And if you are more into wine, than beer, Trier and the river Mosel are famous for their wine, grown on the steep banks of the river Mosel.
I shame on myself because I need to watch your video to remind myself how many great and beautiful places we have here in germany 😅
You are very welcome to come visit. Should you decide to see Nürnberg (Nuremberg) and you would like a tour guide and cultural advisor, then let me know. I live here just 10 minutes walk from the castle. I do not charge money or do this for any other reason than to show a good impression and give some knowledge along the way. I am happy when people take an interest.
For the tour I can offer the castle itself with the weapons chambers, the massive cellar network beneath the castle, the torture chambers, the Nazi party rallying grounds, the city center with its many beautiful beer gardens alongside the river or perhaps the christmas market in the winter. These are just the main attractions. There are so much more details to take in. Oh, and I am also a wine drinker so I know some good places for that.
Talking about the color of the Statue Of Liberty:
You are right. Lots of old buildings have sort of a patina. Remember the "Porta Nigra" in Trier, at the beginning of the video? Well, when the Romans did build it, it was white. The name "Porta Nigra" which translates to "Black Door" or "Black Portal" came with time, when the weather changed the originally white stones to weathered ones.
I was born and raised in Trier, left the town because of a job when I was 25. And I swear, I am still homesick, now that I am 62! :)
For someone interested in "seeing historical stuff to experience a bit of the old time feeling", like you described yourself, Trier might be a MUST! So don't miss it out and do think about food too! Why? Well, there is a well known restaurant in Trier, serving original Roman dishes from an old cook book they found deep in the ground by some basement constructing works.
Sure, there is international food in the US. And lots of US Americans have German roots and try to keep some traditions. But believe me, German food will be different in Germany than in the US, simply because some of the ingredients we use here are not available abroad! :)
I keep my fingers crossed so your whish of travelling to Germany and see the variety of places and historical spots all over our country will come true!
Quedlinburg housed the Easter Palace of the Ottonian dynasty (named after King and Emperor Otto I, son of King Henri I). The German kings in the Middle Ages were migrating kings: the court visited each season another Imperial Palace in another region of the Empire.
Rothenburg is not the only town of its kind in that region, it is only the northermost and most touristy of three towns with similar history and similar preserved medieval walls around them. The other two are Dinkelsbühl (th-cam.com/video/yjxuUld-5Kc/w-d-xo.html, about 30 km to the south) and Nördlingen (th-cam.com/video/Y9ZrheGVO-s/w-d-xo.html, about another 40 km to the south).
And there are not only historical buildings in Germany. The farmer's market in my town for example is more than 870 years old - we know that since in 1153 a peasant stabbed the sheriff (during a quarrel at the market).
Every country in europe is full with history. Impossible to say, that one country is having more than the other . Everything is connected.
If you want to taste wine, you find in Bremen in his cellar the oldest rose wine in germany (1653). And a big Selection of wines. And the Bremer Townhall is beautiful and a Unseco World Heritage Site building.
I saw your video about you reacting to the history of Germany with WWII
and you were very curious about the Holocaust.
I definitely recommend 'Schindlers Liste'.
This movie shows how Oskar Schindler saved thousands of jews while being in the center of the concentration camp.
Hamburg is wonderful
you are welcome at our house just book a flight and get over to GER
if u ever visit Aachen and the Königspfalz, u have to look carefully. On a plate of the throne u can see a nine men's morris (what a complicated name for "Mühle") game. Where exactly the plates came from is unknown. The most common theory is the grave church of Jesus in Jerusalem
This was only a tiny foretaste of old buildings and cityscapes in Germany. A lot of stuff is still present and many things have been rebuilded after war. Typically you have a mixture of historical and modern buildings in most towns. And even in small villages on the counryside its not unususal to have at least a church that is many hundred years older than USA. So if you like to visit Germany, take more than a week to stay here. And if you want to see some really thick walls (the one in the video seems not worth mentioning to me), you will not be dissapointed. 😇
For medieval the history may be fine, but a much longer history with still existing buildings and ruins are in Greece and Italy according to the acient Greeks and Romans.
I don't understand, why so many tourists want to see Castle Neuschwanstein, what is only about 150 years old, and created by a Bavarian king, in mental distress, when there are so many castles all around that really have a history through the ages. With Campus Galli there is even a newly build medieval town you can visit or in France at Guédelon they even build a whole castle in a medieval way.
The town wall was for protection, what do you think, how thick a wall for protection against enemies with siege engines has to be?
Charles the great aka Charlemagne (Emperor of France too)
I live in a cool old town here with a medieval wall around it… main shopping is right there..if you want Google Soest Germany Kirmes … it’s the largest carousels in all Europe within a cities wall like an American state fair but a trillion times better 🇩🇪🍻🍷🍻🍺
I'm sorry but saying any country in europe has more history than the other is pretty ignorant.
As a child I felt really bad for the people in the US for not having castles.
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