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Regensburg's Rathaus Area
Regensburg's Rathaus Area
The Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) was built as a prestige project to celebrate Regensburg’s status as a Free Imperial City. The oldest parts date from the mid-13th century while the large Gothic additions are a century younger. The building currently houses the information office as well as the Reichstagmuseum (Imperial Diet Museum), which can only be seen on a guided tour. From 1663 until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in 1806, a permanent Imperial Diet sat in Regensburg. The tour includes four sections. The Beratungszimmer, a discussion room for the Prince Electors, is in the oldest part of the building. Most impressive, though, is the Reichsaal (Imperial Hall), where the actual diet congregated according to a strict protocol, which kept the different estates apart. (Commoners were not represented.) The Fragstatt, literally questioning place, is in the cellars and include the original torture equipment and dark cells that were used in the disbursement of justice and injustice. The tour ends with some cannons and a huge official city scale that astonishingly can distinguish weight differences as small as five grams (.17 ounce).
Nearby Haidplatz is a particularly picturesque square surrounded by early buildings, above. The Neue Waage held the official scales. The 13th-century Zum Goldenen Kreuz, at Number 7, was a guesthouse and for centuries the choice of the visiting emperor and kings. The Justiabrunnen (Fountain of Justice) is mid-17th century. Hinter der Grieb is a narrow alley with medieval houses leading from the square.
The Golf Museum, Antikhaus Insam, Tändlergasse 3, claims to be the most important golf museum in Europe. It is a private collection inside an antique dealership. Although the collection is vast, admission prices keep visitors down to only the really interested.
Last updated November 29, 2010
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