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The Marktplatz is the central meeting point for Rothenburg... and where everyone stops to see the hourly show off between General Tilly and Mayor Nusch.
This square is the home of the old and new Rathaus (city hall) as well as other nicely detailed restaunts and shops.
TRAVEL: 1984, 1991, 1999, 2017...
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(some images scanned from old slides)
Marktplatz with old Rathaus on the left and new on the right, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
Detail of old Rathaus, Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
Beautiful half-timbered Marien Apotheke, Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
Fountain, Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
The crowd waits for the hour to strike and the legendary figures to appear, Rothenburg, Bavaria, Germany, 1994.
Every hour, replicas of General Tilly and Mayor Nusch reinact the drinking challenge that saved the city.
Catholic General Tilly was going to raize the city but promised not to if anyone could down 3 liters of wine in one gulp.
Mayor Nusch took the challenge and saved the city.
Clock tower, Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
General Tilly and Mayor Nusch, clock tower, Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
Lynn, Justice, and me, Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
Marktplatz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bovaria, Germany, 2017.
The town square by night, Rothenburg, Bavaria, Germany, 1984.
The town square by night, Rothenburg, Bavaria, Germany, 1984.
Night images of Rothenburg, Bavaria, Germany, 1984.
Night images of Rothenburg, Bavaria, Germany, 1984.
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