Rothenburg ob die Tauber is a walled Medieval city that has survived many wars such the Thirty Years War when Sweden invaded but the mayor drank the general under the table so he spared the city and a Second World War bombing attack was cancelled.
The city side of the walls that surround the city another is a walk way to walk the town walls.
One of the many towers.
A half timbered house.
A view along the walk way.
A church spire.
One of the inner towers
The new town hall extension.
One side of the main square.
The local pharmacy.
Another half timbered house and fountain.
A little detail of a pulley used to lift goods.
The house with the pulley at the top of the gable.
One of the outer towers
The outer defences of the tower.
The crooked house and two white towers and gates either side.
A close up of the crooked house.
A tower.
The community centre.
The city side of a tower...
...and the outer face of the same tower.
Additional outer protection to one of the towers
One of the city gates with a tower to one side.
The outer face of the same gate.
A pedestrian bridge over the moat.
Another municipal building with a tower containing a circular staircase and note the windows to the circular staircase.
The typical shape of a Franconia wine bottle.
The original town hall and tower.
Two views from the top of the Town Hall tower. a general view...
...St Jacobs.
The clock at midday shows the mayor and the Swedish general drinking.
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