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==Main sights== {{Wide image|Nuremberg from Burg 17.04.2010.jpg|1500px|Nuremberg, seen from the castle|100%|alt=A panoramic city view}} *[[Nuremberg Castle]]: the three castles that tower over the city including central burgraves' castle, with Free Reich's buildings to the east, the Imperial castle to the west. *''[[:de:Heilig-Geist-Spital (Nürnberg)|Heilig-Geist-Spital]]''. In the centre of the city, on the bank of the river Pegnitz, stands the Hospital of the Holy Spirit. Founded in 1332, this is one of the largest hospitals of the [[Middle Ages]]. Lepers were kept here at some distance from the other patients. It now houses elderly persons and a restaurant. *The ''Hauptmarkt'', dominated by the front of the unique [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] ''[[Nuremberg Frauenkirche|Frauenkirche]]'' (Our Lady's Church), provides a picturesque setting for the famous [[Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg|Christmas market]]. A main attraction on the square is the Gothic ''[[Schöner Brunnen]]'' (Beautiful Fountain) which was erected around 1385 but subsequently replaced with a replica (the original fountain is kept in the [[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]]). The unchanged [[Renaissance]] bridge ''[[Fleischbrücke]]'' crosses the Pegnitz nearby. *The [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] ''[[St. Lorenz, Nuremberg|Lorenzkirche]]'' (St. Laurence church) dominates the southern part of the walled city and is one of the most important buildings in Nuremberg. The main body was built around 1270–1350. *The even earlier and equally impressive ''[[St. Sebaldus Church|Sebalduskirche]]'' is St. Lorenz's counterpart in the northern part of the old city. *The church of the former ''[[Katharinenkirche, Nuremberg|Katharinenkloster]]'' is preserved as a ruin, the [[Nuremberg Charterhouse|charterhouse]] (''Kartause'') is integrated into the building of the [[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]] and the choir of the former ''Franziskanerkirche'' is part of a modern building. *Other churches located inside the city walls are: [[St. Lorenz (Nürnberg)|St. Laurence's]], [[Saint Clare of Assisi|Saint Clare's]], [[St. Martha, Nuremberg|Saint Martha's]], [[St. Jakob, Nuremberg|Saint James the Greater's]], [[St. Egidien, Nuremberg|Saint Giles's]], and [[St. Elizabeth, Nuremberg|Saint Elisabeth's]]. *The [[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]] is Germany's largest museum of cultural history, among its exhibits are works of famous painters such as [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Rembrandt]], and [[Ernst Ludwig Kirchner]]. *The Neues Museum Nürnberg is a museum for modern and contemporary art. *The Walburga Chapel and the Romanesque ''Doppelkapelle'' (Chapel with two floors) are part of Nuremberg Castle. *The ''Johannisfriedhof'' is a medieval cemetery, containing many old graves (Albrecht Dürer, [[Willibald Pirckheimer]], and others). The ''Rochusfriedhof'' or the Wöhrder Kirchhof are near the Old Town. *The [[Chain Bridge (Nuremberg)|Chain Bridge]] (''Kettensteg''), the first chain bridge on the European continent. *The [[Tiergarten Nürnberg]] is a zoo stretching over more than {{convert|60|ha|0}} in the [[Nuremberg Reichswald]] (or {{lang|de|Nürnberger Reichswald}}) forest. *There is also a medieval market just inside the city walls, selling handcrafted goods. *The [http://www.dbmuseum.de German National Railways Museum] {{in lang|de}} (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The [[European Route of Industrial Heritage]]) is located in Nuremberg. *The [[:File:Nuremberg Ring.jpg|Nuremberg Ring]] (now welded within an iron fence of Schöner Brunnen) is said to bring good luck to those that spin it. *The [[Nazi party rally grounds]] with the [[Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds|documentation-center]]. <gallery class="center" caption="Popular places in Nuremberg" widths="160px" heights="120px"> Nuremberg panorama.jpg | Nuremberg from Spittlertor Nuremberg View Old Town.jpg | [[St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg|St. Sebaldus Church]] and [[Nuremberg Castle]] in winter Nürnberg (9532545824) (3).jpg | ''Heilig-Geist-Spital''<br />(Hospice of the Holy Spirit) Nuernberg Pilatushaus 001.JPG | ''Pilatushaus'' and Nuremberg Castle Nuremberg Aerial Tullnau Moegeldorf.JPG | Nuremberg Business Area Nuremberg - justice palace 2012 (aka).jpg | Palace of Justice, place of the [[Nuremberg Trials]] </gallery>
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