Squares, buildings and views in Coburg, Upper Franconia, Germany

The Schlossplatz (Palace Square) in Coburg has been created in 1849 and designed with the help of renowned Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and gardener Peter Joseph Lenné. It is surrounded by Ehrenburg Palace, the State Theater, Palais ...
Coburg in Germany plays a role in the British monarchy, since both the husband and the mother of Queen Victoria were born here. To honour this, a mural has been created in 2022 on the north wall of a prominent building on Albertsplatz (named after...
The Congress Center Rose Garden (Kongresshaus Rosengarten) was originally built in 1962 and remodelled in 1987. It offers 9 rooms for seminars, events and various events.
The Arcades in Coburg separate the Schlossplatz from the Hofgarten. They were constructed in 1843. The panorama was taken on top of the Arcades with a good view to Ehrenburg Palace and the State Theatre.
Ernstplatz is a square in Coburg, which has been rearranged in 2022. To the right there is a row of neogothic buildings which were built on the former town wall. One remaining structure of the town wall is the "Hexenturm" ("Witch tower"). In the 1...
In Coburg's public park "Hofgarten" there is a stone with inscriptions that remembers the German regions that were lost after World War II.
The Hofgarten in Coburg is a big landscape park, created between 1680 and 1682 by Duke Albrecht of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. It lies between the Schlossplatz and the Veste Coburg (Coburg Fortress). It was rearranged in 1858 in the style of an english ...
Veste Coburg (Coburg Fortress) is one of the largest castles in Germany. It is situated around 160 m above the city center of Coburg. From April to October 1530, the reformer Martin Luther stayed at the castle.
The Schlossplatzfest is a culinary event held annually on the square in front of Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg.
The Schlossplatz (Palace Square) in Coburg has been created in 1849 and designed with the help of renowned Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and gardener Peter Joseph Lenné. It is surrounded by Ehrenburg Palace, the State Theater, Palais ...
A sculpture of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, brother of Prince Consort Albert, sitting on his horse on a monument in Coburg's Hofgarten in autumn.
Coburg's train station has been selected by German Railway as one of sixteen "Train stations of the Future".The reception building of 1923 has been renovated in 2021. The new interior design combines historic elements with modern furniture like wo...
The Church of the Holy Cross was built in 1401 near a passage over the river Itz and at the trade route from Nuremberg to Leipzig. Travelling traders could pray here fore a safe journey through the dangerous Thuringian forest. A first stone bridge...
Albertsplatz is a central square in Coburg, Germany, with the former candy factory Rudolph Weiss as its most prominent building. The neogothic structure was completed in 1880. For almost 100 years it served as a candy factory. The business was clo...
Prince Consort Albert was the husband of Queen Victoria. In 1865, four years after Albert's early death, Queen Victoria had this memorial erected on the market place of Albert's birthplace Coburg. There are two more copies of the same statues, cas...