Historical landmark
Nassauer Haus
Red sandstone medieval tower house with pointed corner turrets and a frieze of heraldic shields.
0:00≈ 2 min
Location
0:00≈ 2 min
About this audio guide
This guide to the Nassauer Haus in Nuremberg, the medieval tower house facing St. Lorenz, follows a fifteenth-century patrician, Ulrich Ortlieb, and a king who came to him short of money. It reads the band of painted shields under the turrets as a message to the street, and asks why a merchant's home needed battlements at all. Best heard from across the street, where you can see the whole parapet.
This audio guide was created using AI.