Lorsch Abbey, also called Kloster Lorsch or Reichsabtei Lorsch, is a former Imperial abbey in Lorsch, Germany, about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Worms.
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Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a long hill that slopes down, and at the top stands a huge statue of Hercules. About 150 years were needed to finish it.
Crespi d’Adda is a historic village and a great example of how to meet the needs of workers in Europe and North America in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Hanseatic City of Lubeck was the capital of the Hanseatic League, formed in the 12th century, and was the most important trading center in northern Europe.
Bamberg is a town in Upper Franconia, which is in the north of Bavaria in southern Germany, on the river Regnitz, not far from where it meets the river Main.
Wartburg Castle was where St. Elisabeth of Hungary lived and where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German.
Volklingen Ironworks, or Völklinger Hütte, is an old blast furnace building in Saarland, Germany, a unique example of how pig iron was made in Western Europe.
Naumburg Cathedral is one of Europe's most important High Middle Ages historical monuments and the only church in the world with two choir screens.
Pilgrimage Church of Wies is an oval Rococo church that was built in the late 1740s. It is in the German state of Bavaria, in the town of Steingaden
Facts and History: Cologne Cathedral was begun in 1248, but it was not completed until 1880, having been built in stages over the course of seven centuries.
Aachen Cathedral, or Aachener Dom, is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany. The Palatine Chapel hosted coronations of 31 German kings and 12 queens.
The lion, whose scientific name is Panthera leo, is a big cat that lives in Africa and India. Adult male lions are bigger than females and have a mane.