Burggarten
Rose parterre and clipped maples atop sixteenth-century castle bastions, with views over rooftops.
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This guide to the Burggarten, the castle garden on the bastions of Nuremberg's Imperial Castle, begins in April 1538, when a self-described Maltese architect named Antonio Fazuni stood before the city council to sell his services. It follows his Italian-style fortress idea, his quarrels with the city, and a Bavarian king's decision centuries later about what these walls were for. Best heard on the upper bastion, among the rose beds.
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