Historical Nuremberg: where the past is all around From the
Nuremberg Castle to the Nazi party rally grounds, Nuremberg’s
architecture reflects its eventful history. In many places, the
old town is effectively an open-air museum, with a number of
important, especially medieval, buildings very well preserved.
It even has a multilevel system of tunnels beneath the oldest
part of the city that remained a well-kept secret for a very
long time. Today, visitors are welcome to explore the tunnels.
Back to the overview Nuremberg Castle: Medieval center of power.
For more than half a century, Nuremberg Castle was one of the
most important imperial palaces in the Holy Roman Empire. In the
Middle Ages, emperors and kings did not reside in a capital
city, but instead traveled their dominions, holding court in
castles such as the Imperial Castle of Nuremberg. Building work
was begun on it in the first half of the 11th century, and
extensive additions were made to it during the reign of Emperor
Barbarossa. Today visitors c