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money was being spent and it probably brought the city some other perks to finished up in the 2 live. pagans book was a prosperous city and an international meeting place. almost every aspect was rented out to diet and voiceover to their entourages the city was booming a lot of diplomats held negotiations with other countries here because it was the shortest distance to travel. and sac then the city had international flight 1. next i have an appointment with my ts fi tak at the noise plots where he shows me the outlines of the former jewish synagogue. dragons' burg is like many many evil cities if you dig here it's likely you'll discover something in 1905 traces of the 2000 year history of the city were uncovered during construction work on 9 plants.
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as you've probably noticed we are underground now with the wall with the ark that's classical middle ages about 700 to 800 years old. now if you take a step forward and look down over the parapet you see those stones. shelter they may not look that special but they're from roman times 2000 years ago. and if we go through this arc we come to a 2nd cellar. so i think. that. composes of the into so what's interesting here is that all the sellers in the documentation center come from the former jewish quarter and reagan's borg. was his ins and so what we're seeing here are traces of the jewish families invasions bourg the excavations took 3 years and archaeologists even found a gold treasure the documentation center doesn't have signs or
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a big means on sen the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but don't let that scare you off it's really worth it. next to the historic stone bridge you'll find the vilest cool clothes the sausage kitchen a true reagan's work classic in the 12th century the building was used as a storage room for construction equipment later it was turned into an eatery and since the beginning of the 19th century it's where reagan's burns most famous bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. from. sex couch 6 on sauerkraut is the name of this typical dish simple bud really good. just right if you're feeling peckish on your tour.
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our final destination on this special edition of check in is. the city's historic water management system was granted you next go world heritage status in 2019. outspokenness one of the oldest cities in germany with a favorable location on the reverse and fatso. there is plenty of water in the city center to the loss of both several monumental sounds. water and will and what the people of all made of it that's going to be the common theme for my tour of the city today and it's always i have a lot on my list a palace for art industrial monuments a boat trip and i really would like to see the birthplace of so let's go.
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this is the center of the town hall is located on the square at the end of. this renaissance building is magnificent although it was almost completely destroyed by bombing in the 2nd world war it was rebuilt in the original style for many centuries was an important political center as a prince bishopric and a free imperial city. the golden hall recalls the city's former splendor. above the front door a picture shows that water was seen as the source of the city's wealth.
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you can find water everywhere in the old town of book like this will with spring water that you can drink. and this is the waterworks at the red gate it is the oldest preserved waterworks in germany. it is part of jokes books historic water management system and is a unesco world heritage site. the ensemble of towers and well houses has supplied drinking water to the people of book for almost 500 years. paddle wheels over the canal helped transport the water up into the towers from there the fountains in the city were supplied with fresh water.
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today only the structures and the plants remain. but at the. last on the lake the river you get an idea of how the people of use their wealth of water later in the 19th century. to prevent recurring epidemics such as cholera a new water works was built in 878 this allowed the households to be supplied with clean drinking water directly via pipes at the time this state of the art technology caused a sensation through our jurors. you can see the wealth of as well as the water in many places in the city. this is the shed sloppily the front is rather narrow at only 1000 meters but the building is over
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100 meters long it is the form a city palace of an export banker built at the end of the 18th century the last owner gave the palace to the city of book on the condition that it never be sold and only be used for cultural purposes. dish it sloppily is primarily a museum city. and presents masterpieces from past centuries. the collection includes paintings from the late middle ages and the early renaissance. and of course there's also a portrait of one of the most important book residence ever. the students into this meeting is probably the most important in our collection this is an icon of
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our explore glocal history. of the rich the bill gates of the 16th cent. sorry but there's plenty of sway to be an understatement here and a house that's under statement doesn't look well you can see that there's no jewelry and there are no visible hands. so all we see is his dark cabbage overcoat and the 4 that he's wearing as well as the very valuable brocade hat that point to his wealth so this reserve was very typical for swabian merchants this took an even dozen and sconce to push through and trade mission culture. in the latest quarter of. the playwright's bethought quest was born here in 898 in a typical artist's house for a long time the city had a rather complicated relationship with its most famous son who chose to live in east germany when he returned from exile at the end of the 2nd world war. the house he was born in has been the museum since 1985. here
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comes in yes we have some original pieces is this is the baptism and confirmation silverware received by a baritone president and this is its original just and yes it's original to sticks and if the silverware is definitely original gloss and especially charming is a silver bracelet that gave to his 1st love. whose portrait you can see here. so you see it was her 18th birthday that's the original silver bracelet and. why does your guest live like a rock star here by let's hear anything it was after his international breakthrough with the threepenny opera which premiered in 1970 in berlin. on the foreign comedy
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came. back to his hometown and was photographed by the famous court photographer quite a guy dressed like. she's wearing a leather coat and smoking a cigar these both became part of his image. of the these are very famous pictures and in front of them as our most valuable piece of sculpture made on the basis of a life mask of pressure that was made by paul hamann in 1930. 5. at. my last stop and also has something to do with water and tradition since the 19th century. has rented robots to explore the areas waterways legend says that the young better placed went rowing here with his 1st love. but if i want to go fast on
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the water what should i do as a stretch out your legs keep europe a body straight keep the oars in the water for as long as possible and pull with a lot of power and i'll be the fastest let's find out so if addition. in to me you go you go to the middle of the boat turn your back to me and stretch out your legs . perfect. so have fun affect fish parts. there is a challenge waiting for me to race on the outs book mold against my editor on p.b.s. . it's not that easy.
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for you graduations. i made it. if you visit a spork you just can't ignore the topic of water fountains rivers industrial history if you let yourself be guided by water you can make many connections here from the romans to the present or from bank to bethel placed that's alex book she is. blah blah blah blah. blah blah. blah blah. blah blah blah.
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