At the beginning of the 18th century it was decided that the chapter house was no longer suitable and the architect Balthasar Neumann was commissioned with a baroque new building. Today, the chapter house accommodates the Bamberger Diözesanmuseum (the Diocese Museum), where visitors can admire, among other things, numerous original figures of the cathedral portals, testimonies of the Bamberg churches history, as well as extraordinary exhibits, like the starry mantle of Henry II.
18. April 2018
At the beginning of the 18th century it was decided that the chapter house was no longer suitable and the architect Balthasar Neumann was commissioned with […]
18. April 2018
While the work on the building, started in 1717, could be completed in 1720, the realization of the outdoor facilities lasted until the year 1722. Until […]
18. April 2018
Otto of Bamberg The Bishop of Bamberg, Bishop Otto, was a great supporter of the monastery. He was a missionary and, as bishop of Bamberg, was […]
18. April 2018
This gate takes its name from the nearly life-size sculpture of the biblical forefather, which receives the visitors on the right side of the portal. Next […]
18. April 2018
During the early 10th century, the House of Babenberg lost a bloody feud against the Rhenish-Franconian family of the Konradines. Their property fell to the royal […]
18. April 2018
This stylistic element is characteristic of Erlwein’s architectural legacy. It can also be found on numerous other buildings with which he has shaped the cityscape of […]
18. April 2018
The Bamberg Town Hall The baroque town hall is the hub of Maxplatz. It was built between 1732 and 1737 by Balthasar Neumann and Justus Heinrich […]
