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German Cities
The architecture in many old German cities is remarkable. This is a tower that used to guard the medieval city walls. Now it is deep inside the city, far from the edge of town.
With their bright stucco and their tile roofs, German cities can be quite colorful. Some cities, like Frankfurt, have skyscrapers, but our part of Germany did not.
The heart of each downtown is where the “old city” is. This is closed to motor traffic and is for pedestrians only.
Downtown city streets and buildings were already there long before the car was invented. Even streets that are open to motor traffic can be very narrow.
All photographs copyright 2004 by Joseph R. Dunkle