The largest Protestant Gothic Church in Germany is in Ulm.
With 768 stairs which go up to a height of 143 meters i.e.
469 ft,
Ulmer Münster is the highest Church in the world.
Ulm is a beautiful city, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is situated on the banks of the river Donau,
which is also known as Danube. It is the
longest river flowing through ten countries in today's European Union . It
originates in Black Forest in Germany and flows into the Black Sea. It used to be an important
trade route. At one point of time Ulm was among the richest cities.
Not only the Church , Ulm has many old buildings intact and
as beautiful as ever. One such old house is the crooked house known as Schiefes
Haus. This house was built in 1400, and acquired its 5-
Storey structure in 1443. At the southern end it is tilted as river Blau flows
by it. It is one of the oldest buildings used by shipmasters to dock their
boats directly at it. It was turned into a hotel in 1995. It enjoys the
reputation of being one of the most sought-after and expensive hotels in
Ulm. Flowing by Schiefes House, river
Blau meets the great Danube river .
Another striking feature of the city is
Ulmer Spatz.
As
you roam around in the market near the Church you witness a big sparrow
structure hanging from almost all the shops. There is a story behind it.
The
legend goes like this: As the Church was under construction, big logs of wood
were required to be brought inside the city gates but because of the height of
the logs they could not be passed through them vertically. As people sat
outside the gates thinking what to do they noticed a sparrow who was making a
nest and using long twigs by shoving them in horizontally. They worked on the
idea and could bring in the tallest of pieces without tearing down the gates. These structures
are a sign of gratitude to the little sparrow.
Ulm is a city of people. The people here have always
strongly believed in the freedom of thought. That is the primary reason that
this particular city is multi-cultural and international at the core. Everything
is governed through well-placed rules and regulations which keep the city's
beauty intact. The concept of cleanliness is such that before any fair is
organized in open the first things to reach at the spot are mobile toilets. It
is a wonderful city with a very modern outlook and ancient architecture.
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