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                                                                                                                           The Bamberg Rathaus      

The ancient Town Hall of Bamberg, also known as the "Island Town Hall" dates back as early as 1386. Fraught with a compelling lineage of world class history this dynamic building was the center peice of two worlds destined to collide. According to local history this Island building was erected by the citizens of Bamberg because the Bishop of Bamberg refused to grant them a building site for the construction of a Town Hall. The Isle city of Bamberg inhabited by the working class, and the Bishop's city on the hill, inhabited by the dominate clergy of the Bishopric established in 1007 by the King of Germany, Henrich II, finally came to odds as a new age of personal independence was awakend.     

The view from the tower allows one to see the Upper Parish Church, Bamberg's most important Gothic building, and the view also includes the beautiful Altenberg castle enhancing the skyline of Bamberg. 

                                                                                                       The Bamberg Cathedral  

The Bamberg Cathedral dates back to 1002, the time of Henry II, Emperor of Germany and his Saintly Queen Kunigunde. Consturction of the Bamberg Cathedral begun in 1004, and was completed in 1012. During this 8 year period Henry II founded the Bamberg Bishopric in 1007. King Henry's original cathedral and the one we see today has went through a long history of changes. In 1081 Henry's beautiful cathedral was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt under the guiding hand of Bishop Otto of Bamberg. Sadly, the cathedral was destroyed again by a raging fire in 1185. The cathedral as seen today was rebuilt by the efforts of Bishop Eckbert von Andechs-Meranian. The cathedral with its four towers represent the transformation from the Romanesque style of architecture to the Gothic style and was consecrated and dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint George in 1237.