Nuremberg Castle

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castle fortress complex tourist attraction

Nuremberg Castle is a historic medieval fortress complex overlooking the city of Nuremberg in Germany, renowned for its significant role in the Holy Roman Empire.

Aliases (2)

Imperial Castle of Nuremberg ×2
Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle → fortress complex → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	medieval architecture →
country	Germany →
damagedIn	Second World War →
hasMuseum	exhibition on the history of Nuremberg → permanent exhibition on the history of the Holy Roman Empire →
hasPart	Burgrave’s Castle → Deep Well → Double Chapel → Imperial City buildings → Imperial stables → Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle) → Palas → Sinwell Tower → castle gardens →
hasView	Nuremberg cityscape →
heritageDesignation	Bavarian listed monument →
inception	11th century →
locatedIn	Nuremberg →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Bavaria → Franconia →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
locatedOn	sandstone ridge above Nuremberg →
materialUsed	sandstone →
nearby	Albrecht Dürer House → Nuremberg city walls →
operator	Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes →
overlooks	Old Town of Nuremberg →
ownedBy	Free Imperial City of Nuremberg → Kingdom of Bavaria → State of Bavaria →
partOf	Imperial Castle of Nuremberg → Nuremberg city fortifications →
politicalFunction	administrative center of the Holy Roman Empire → imperial residence →
restoredIn	post-World War II period →
significantEvent	Imperial Diets of the Holy Roman Empire → Imperial coronation journeys → heavy bombing in 1945 → served as residence of Holy Roman Emperors →
touristAttraction	guided tours of Deep Well → viewing platform on Sinwell Tower →
usedFor	defense → museum → representation of imperial power → tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nuremberg → Nuremberg ("Imperial Castle of Nuremberg") →	hasLandmark
Nuremberg City Walls →	connectsTo
Bavaria →	hasFamousCityLandmark
Nuremberg Castle ("Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle)") →	hasPart
St. Sebaldus Church →	near
Nuremberg Castle ("Imperial Castle of Nuremberg") →	partOf