Courtyard of the Old Castle in Stuttgart / The architectural climax of the Residence of the Württemberg Princes, re-constructed since 1553 by Alberlin Tretsch assisted by Blasius and Martin Berwart / Ludwig Hofer’s equestrian statue of Count Eberhard, the Bearded, is in the courtyard / From a photograph by the Techno-Photographischen Archivs Hans Herzberg, Berlin

The Cathedral at Worms, founded in 1100, consecrated in 1181 / One of the finest specimens of Romanesque architecture in Germany / From a photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin

The Emperor’s Hall in the Residence at Wurzburg, the most beautiful Castle in the Rococo style and one of the finest specimens of 18th century architecture in Germany / The masterpiece of Johann Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753) / The painting in the Hall, “The Marriage of the Emperor Barbarossa” was executed by G. B. Tiepolo / Photograph by K. Gundermann, Wurzburg