This was a wonderfully produced video showing the unbelievable beauty of Germany. Germany a huge amount of varied stunning locations. I would love to visit them all. What do you think is the most beautiful location in this video? German (and English) subtitles are available
Franconia and Swabia have the most beautiful towns, often medieval town walls too, also the Altmühltal is there (river valley). Southern bavaria has the most beautiful landscapes and castles (residences). the Rhine valley has lots of castles (medieval). north sea coast is pretty flat but nice, best cities in the north: Emden, Lübeck, Hamburg, Bremen + Sylt island. great fish/seafood there of course. apart from that the best cuisine and best beer you can find in the south (#Oktoberfest #Bergfest). most tradtitional christmas markets: Dresden and Nuremberg. Berlin is a thing of its own, pretty big of course, lots of rivers, buildings from many different epochs, crazy history, great museums...
The reason why Germany is so decentralized and why so many cities have these stunning architectural marvels is its history: Germany was only united in 1871 and before consisted of over 200 different states. Each with their own noble families or bishops that ruled these lands for centuries. Munich for example was the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Stuttgart was the capital of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Hannover was the capital of the Kingdom of Hannover etc. By the way: for me it's the same vice versa! I can't believe how stunningly beautiful Scotland is ;)
When it comes to Germany, people mostly think of Berlin or Munich, but I prefer smaller villages instead of big cities. Sitting in a Cafe to enjoy the timberframe buildings and watching people walking on cobblestones paths, surrounded by all the flowers and plants, ... just pure relaxing. And the best part is, those fairy tale pictures can be found everywhere in Germany.
@@simply_flo The Highlands of Scotland are beautiful, but there are some very nasty, terrible flies that will bite like fleas and suck your blood. European mosquitoes are significantly more pleasant.
I wanted to say the same :-) I grinned all the time ;-) And his enthusiasm seems real! But the scottish accent: FABULOUS! :-) AND, a REDHEAD! Made with pride in Scotland ;-)
I am German. My husband an i love Scotland so much.A few years ago we travel to your beautyful land for 10 days. It was overwhelming for us. Some day we will return. Greetings from Westgermany.
We have seen many stunning Planes, like Gretna Green, Fort William, Glasgow, Fort Augustus, Inverary, Inverew Garden, Ullapool,Edinburgh, Pitlochrie, Blair Atholl and Jedburgh.What a wonderful journey.
Hey, I'm from germany. What makes me happy about this presentation is that the rest of the world see what this country has to offer. Every time I was on vacation in another country and yes, Scottland too, I was asked "Oh you are from germany? Is it true you all wearing Lederhosen, you drink beer every day? Have you ever been to the Oktoberfest? Have you ever seen the Schwarzwald?" Not all of germany is bavaria. I won't blame anyone for not knowing it better, because there is not a single person out there that knows everything about every location of this planet but videos like this one right here is an awesome way to gather knowlege. It's important to have something like this.
Imagine how the German cities looked like before the 2nd WW, I mean Dresden was once called the most beautiful city in Europe by many poets and thinkers and Danzig was called the Venice of the North.
@@strasbourgerelsass1467 it belonged to Germany until 1945, now to Poland (Gdansk). And it is really beautiful though the city was heavily destroyed in the war. It has been rebuild.
It was called like this indeed, I've seen a very old postcard with the print "Nordisches Venedig" on it. Must have been from around 1900, guessing from the design.
Having lived in the UK myself (for over a decade) and returned to Germany in 2018, I really missed that Scottish accent. One of my managers was from Scotland and I loved just listening to him speak. Best UK accent, period. 6:14 the Heidelberg castle. Beautifully lit during the "Schlossbeleuchtung" (castle illumination). 7:08 Dresden was pretty much completely destroyed by allied fire bombs (aka the fire storm). 8:19 actually Germany is quite a popular tourist destination. For example in 2018 almost 39 million tourists visited the country. It is one of the most-visited countries in the world. Maybe it's less popular in the UK because both countries are somewhat similar. 9:10 That is the Elbphilarmonie (that wavy building on the right). It cost almost 900 million Euros to build (I think the original estimate was something like 77 million). It's among the largest concert halls in the world. An amazing building, both from the inside and the outside. 9:16 That is the Speicherstadt (storehouse city). There is also the worlds largest model railway there called Miniatur Wunderland (miniature wonderland). Definitely worth a visit. 11:05 The Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea, what you called beach) is a UNESCO world heritage site, at least the Danish, Dutch and German parts. An incredible biome teeming with life. 12:08 Navy school Mürwik 12:42 Bonn - for those old enough to remember, before reunification this was the capital of West Germany. 13:32 Most impressive cathedral in Germany: Without any doubt the Kölner Dom (Cologne cathedral). By some miracle it was not destroyed during WW2. Germany's most visited landmark (20.000 people per day visit it) and it's also the third largest church in the world. They started building it in 1248 and a few years later finished it in 1880 (so a bit over 600 years, with some interruptions mind you). It is also a UNESCO world heritage site. 15:40 You really get used to it because it's what you grow up with, so it's normal to see it. I am currently in Karlsruhe (shown at 16:27) which has a beautiful palace (Karlsruhe Palace). The city is also called Fächerstadt because it has roads radiating away from the center palace like the ribs of a folding fan. It's also Germany's legal center with the Federal Constitutional Court and the highest Court of Appeals. A very nice reaction video, subbed to your channel.
I think the miracle that kept the Kölner Dom standing was partly the fact that for it's time ( was it 600 years time from start to finish or what?) it was fairly modern and already used steel elements. Also, fun thing: during the rather lengthy time of construction, there was a running gag / mythology that if that cathedral ever got finished, the world would end. It's finished, next thing you know: world war. That first image of the cathedral? I think it's so popular because you've got the oldest iconic building of cologne as well as a fairly modern one side by side. Nice touch!
I've been to Scotland a couple of years ago, visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh. As an architect and a fan of history it was kind of mindblowing to see the Scottish landscape, and especially these two completely different cities. Glasgow, the former city of the "working class" and industrialization has changed to a bright, modern, pulsating city, and Edinburgh as a counterpart has preserved its medieval heritage, style and charm. I hope I'll get the chance to visit the highlands one day as well - the lowlands still blew my mind. You must be very proud to live in such a beautiful country! Btw, the scenery at 10:18 - 10:22 is the region where I live :-) Thanks for another great reaction video to my homeland! Kind regards from Germany.
Thank you very much for your kind comments about Scotland, I really appreciate it. I am from Glasgow and as much as I love my city I prefer the architecture of Edinburgh. As you mentioned it has retained it's historic buildings far better than Glasgow. In Glasgow they tore a lot of beautiful buildings down and replaced them with soulless buildings or even worse, nothing sometimes. It is quite sad. For sure you should visit the Highlands. They are stunning. I am sure you would love somewhere like Glencoe. Thanks again mate
Ich mochte auch Inverness und Oban als ich in Schottland war, ich sage nur klein aber fein, auch architektonisch gesehen. Und in Oban z.B wollte jemand ein Kolosseum nachbauen um 1890, ist leider nicht fertiggestellt worden, aber die Grundmauern stehen noch.
@@Remanien Danke für den Tip! Natürlich steht auch Inverness auf meiner Liste für den nächsten Besuch. Von Oban habe ich nie gehört - aber die Beschreibung auf wikipedia liest sich sehr interessant.
Hi! In Germany there is an Institution called "Denkmalschutz".. They decide which buildings are "protected for historic and/or cultural reasons". To compensate the restrictions etc., if you decide to customize your historic house, they pay i guess about 30 to 50% of the investment, if you follow their rules.
furthermore if a Building is under "Denkmalschutz" - you are not allowed to do anything which could alter the look nor are you allowed to flatten it and rebuild something new. IF you decide you want to modernize it and rebuild it you get special loans which have very low interest rates and the State pays a portion as well.
In most germany towns the so called "Altstadt" (historic city) is very well preserved and the people try to keep them intact. In some towns the streets are very tight so that a car just fits through. And ways are as narrows that people who life on either side of the street can shake each others hands when looking out of their windows. Biggest classic/historic buildings in german towns are indeed castles, palaces, churches and cathedrals. Followed by theatres, town halls and so on. The city at 9:32 is Hamburg and the shown part is the Speicherstadt. Most of the buildings close the the channel have been storage buildings from the old days when the Hanse was a very strong alliance of merchants. Far in the background you can see the new Opera of Hamburg. Also located in the Speicherstadt is Hamburg Dungeons and the Miniaturwunderland.
Indeed! My husband moved from a bigger town to me. I showed him the nearby Altstadt and he was mesmerized! When we visit his familiy, he still tells them about the Altstadt here with its old streets, made for horse carriages, and its beautiful buildings and little pubs. Of course, we have our own old castle here in this town, which was always pretty normal for me. As teenagers, we went up there at the weekends, had a beer and looked at the city-lights. Always appreciating it and leaving no garbage behind. As he proudly showed this castle to his family as they visited us, I realized how lucky I am to grew up in such a nice region. But he showed me Hamburg, and also the Miniatur Wunderland. I'm not much of a city-person, but I liked it very much!
The Scottish are always welcome here in Germany and of course we do have always a good Beer for our Scottish friends. By the way i like your Scottish dialect :-). Best regards from Germany to the beautiful Scotland.
Hello, I am a 70 year old German man from Hamburg who has seen very little of his own country. But I know Hamburg like the back of my hand. Thank you for this video and thank you for your beautiful words about my homeland. It gives me a sense of dignity and pride that I have never felt before. Hallo, ich bin ein 70 Jahre alter deutscher Mann aus Hamburg, der nur sehr wenig vom eigenen Land gesehen hat. Dafür kenne ich Hamburg, wie meine Westentasche. Danke für dieses Video und danke für deine schönen Worte über meine Heimat. Das gibt mir Würde und Stolz, wie ich es noch nie fühlte.
Hey, you’re right, Dresden was destroyed and has been rebuilt. And is still home to the oldest and (according to many) the most beautiful Christmas Market (Striezelmarkt). And the „Lord of the rings“ bridge (Basteibrücke) at 5:56 is actually only 30 minutes away. So it’s definitely worth a visit, in summer and winter :) let me know if you need some more insights. great reaction btw 😊
Naaaa... Seriously, the Dresden Christmas market is only a touristic place. Nearly every town in the Erzgebirge (ore mountains) nearby is more beautiful... including even the industrial city Chemnitz!
@@strasbourgerelsass1467 well, Seiffen is a whole living Christmas village with lots of places where you can watch live handcrafting Christmas decorations. The Striezelmarkt is the oldest Christmas market in Europe, but I personally prefer the historian one at the Stallhof way more. Or the one in Radebeul-Altkötzschenbroda.
@@strasbourgerelsass1467 Striezelmarkt? Yes, but thats because its just for tourists nowadays, but the one at the Frauenkirche (Neumarkt) is much better or the small in the Stallhof. But overall, all big city christmas markets are just for tourists imo.
Tolles Video! Ich komme aus Trier, Deutschlands ältester Stadt. Natürlich gibt es auch in Deutschland Plätze die nicht so schön sind, aber wir haben so tolle Städte und Landschaften, man braucht gar nicht so weit in Urlaub zu fahren. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland ☺
Ich bin aus Niederbayern und war auch schon in "Augusta Treverorum". Damals war ich auf ner Tour die besonders alten und geschichtsträchtigen Städte zu besuchen, z.B. auch Aachen und Quedlinburg.
Die älteste Stadt Deutschlands ist Worms, gefolgt von Mainz, Bonn, Köln und Trier. Ich war 4 Jahre an der Uni Trier und vermisse diese wunderschöne Region. Wenn Trier nicht im Nirgendwo liegen würde, würde ich da noch heute wohnen. Die nächsten Städte sind leider allesamt 200km weg (Köln, Bonn, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Frankfurt) Gibts noch den Club "Flucht nach vorne"? An den hab ich fantastische Erinnerungen
Germany is the land of fairy tales and myths... our architecture and nature has inspired so many. Disney, lords of the rings... we have such beautiful forests, lakes and animals... hundreds of palaces and castles... i love it 😍 
Well, I've only visited a fraction of the sights and towns shown in the video, but I am always amazed how much there is to discover and how much I've been missing out, despite living in this country. If you want the full picture, there is sadly (or luckily) almost no alternative to doing a full tour of Germany, as you've said, get a glimpse of every region. And as you have mentioned Berlin as your favourite destination in many videos now: it is surely not a bad place to start, as long as you don't leave it at that. Keep in mind that lots of Germans have a love-hate relationship towards Berlin. It's not that it is a bad place to be, but I think many Germans are just fed up with Berlin being taken as representative for the rest of the country. Berlin is a microcosm, due to its specific history. But always keep in mind that the average German doesn't live in Berlin, maybe not even in a large city. So if you wanna get to know country and people visit the so-called "Kleinstädte" (towns with around 100000 inhabitants or bit less), go into the countryside. There you we will see more authentic stuff and often places with a longer history than cities like Berlin
Great comment and great advice. As much as I have said I would love to visit Berlin, when I am watching videos like this, it is really making me consider so many different places. It is actually a bit overwhelming haha as there seems to be so many interesting places all over Germany. I am also the same as you with my home country, Scotland. I feel like I have really not travelled enough around my own country. I never really appreciated it until I moved to Asia 10 years ago.
@@whoismertsalih Personally, I would pick a place in every Bundesstaat, to get a feel for the difference in culture and to eat the food from different regions. My personal tip would be to visit Baden-Würrtemberg around Stuttgart in the autumn. There is a type of restaurant, a "Besen", that only opens then and they are a essential part of the culture here. They typically offer traditional dishes and homemade wine. And you can visit Castle Solitude and Castle Ludwigsburg. Solitude and Castle Ludwigsburg were connected by a road in a completely straight line and it is still visible from Castle Solitude, which is quite cool to see.
Hahaha Dennis du bist genial! Danke! He’s totally right. It’s not the fault oft the guy in this video, it’s us Germans ourselves who don’t promote the rest of our country. Berlin is okay, but nothing special, really. I am from the southwest of Germany, right on the french border, so as Berlin in the northeast is over 700 km away, I have only been a couple of times. But if I look just at out southernmost bigger city Freiburg im Breisgau or Regensburg in Middle Bavaria or even Heidelberg, I would say that alone in the south of Germany I can mention a handful better cities than Berlin. Better in terms of more historical sights, more local traditions/ culture, better food and climate and probably nicer people on average 😅 Everything alright with visiting Berlin, it’s our capital. But as Dennis said, it’s said that so much people forget the rest of the country or see just Munich and Berlin.
Thanks for your appreciation of my home country :-) I am from Munich (München) and from my point of view it is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. From Munich you have perfect access to the main touristic attractions of Southern Germany including the Bavarian Alps. Come and visit! Bytheway: I've been to Scotland and it was wonderful!
The sad thing is that the Germans are so used to live in an exceptionally stunning country that they don’t see the marvels and wonders of their nation anymore. Germany is so diverse and decentralized because it was not a country until 1871 when the German speaking kingdoms united as a federation called the German Empire. So, until to this day Germany is still extremely decentralized and every part of it is unique. Of course it has very run down and ugly cities as well, not shown in this video, but that gives this very unique union of 16 German states a taste of its own. Germany is unique, indeed, as is Japan in Asia.
Lots of votes for Cologne's cathedral, but I have to give mine to Aachen's (11:47). It's not only very impressive visually (from the inside even more so than from the outside IMHO) but also steeped in history - its first stage was built by Charlemagne over 1200 years ago, and throughout the Middle Ages it was the place where the kings of the Holy Roman Empire were crowned. Together with the beautiful old town, Aachen is well worth a day trip if you're based in a nearby city like Cologne or Düsseldorf. Dresden is another great place to visit. Its reconstructed old town is absolutely gorgeous, and several places shown in the video - like the Bastei, Moritzburg Castle and Meißen with its famous porcelain manufactory - are just a short trip away. My hometown is Hamburg. It's a rather modern city as most of the older buildings were destroyed by fire and war, and being a free city without a single super-rich noble at the helm meant it never had much of the kind of representative architecture you see in places like Dresden and Munich. Instead, our World Heritage site consists of late 19th century warehouses and early 20th century office buildings. Still cool to look at, just different - and very on-topic for a city that was dominated by merchants for most of its history. And, of course, a great base for visiting places like Lübeck and Lüneburg.
5:05 Lübeck, my hometown, town of Marzipan, Queen of the Hanseatic League, also the old city has the 7 church towers which are used for the logo of Schwartau Jam, which is located in a neigbour city of Bad Schwartau 12:58 Schloss Moritzburg, is famous for its filming location of Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel, a interpretation of Cinderella
Hey Mert, I'm German (54 f) and was born and raised in the city which is shown from 15:49 - 15:54 (Braunschweig, located in Lower Saxony. approx. 250k inhabitants). As I love history and historical architecture, I'm very blessed to be surrounded by both of it any time and almost anywhere in Germany. I appreciate your appreciation for Germany and hope that you'll have the opportunity to visit this beautiful country.
Thank you so much for this reaction. Makes me feel all warm. I know it‘s not a competition. But let me say: scotland needn’t hide. It is equally amazing. And nothing beats a Nardini‘s ice cream in Largs, looking at the sea 😍
The Castle at 13:00 is Schloss Moritzburg and its located in Saxony. Augustus the Strong's grandfather built it and August turned it into a representative Hunting Lodge (he was aiming to become King of Poland so he needed to show his wealth). Today you can tour it and even rent it as an event location. It's a 25min drive from Dresden so its really close too :)
2:00 and 8:23 is the "New town hall tower" (Turm Neues Rathaus) in Munich. I has been finished in 1905 in New-Gothic style and is not really old. Anyway, the citizens of Munich love it.
At 09:27 it is the "Speicherstadt" in Hamburg, where goods such as grain or spices, rugs and other goods were stored. Now there are restaurants and advertising agencies and so on.
I think the most important part to know why Germany has so much old and nice and well shaped Buildings is, each State has its own "Denkmalschutzgesetz". The law to protect monuments. Nearly every old House, Castle or whatever is protected by law and the owner is responsible to only repair things in original style and keep the building away from damages.
In my opinion the best cathedral is cologne cathedral. The sheer scale of this thing is something to behold. Plus I can see it from my window ;) regarding your other question: Half timbered houses are usually from the late middle ages
I visited Cologne in October as I was visiting my best friend, coming out of the station and immediately being greeted with the sheer scale of that cathedral out of no where is honestly something I haven't quite experienced anything like before.
hi, just discovered your channel, u make wonderful content! I live in a village near Bückeburg, and my school is about 200 meters away from the castle ( 10:51 ). We still have our prince (or rather a count) to whom this castle belongs. there are also the gardens of the castle, the spanish riding school with its stables and the mausoleum and so much more. it’s cool, because there are always some types of festivals or festivities there, some last several days or weeks. there is also a theatre company from the UK, which comes every year and performs plays from shakespeare right in front of the yellow castle ( 10:51 )! my parents found it very important to visit all these places, so i’ve been to quite many of all these places that are shown in the video. germany consisted of many small dukedoms and there were many lords, lady’s, princesses and counts who had the money to build theses castles. the castle shown in the video is mostly for representation, the is a more fortified castle on top of a mountain, some kilometres away from the city. it’s so cool, to live in a small picturesque town but sometimes I yearn for a bigger city (like berlin hehe) :) have a great day and greetings from germany (my school looks like a prison btw, it’s the only ugly building) p.s.: u asked about the statues and the people they represent: for example, there is the hermannsdenkmal or arminiusdenkmal. arminius (or hermann) was of germanic ‘royalty’ and to ensure peace between the romans and the germans, he was sent to rome and lived an studied amongst the romans. when the romans led their troops against the germanic tribes, arminius betrayed the romans and went to the germans to warn and tell them about the strategies of the romans. he led the germans inside the teutoburger forest, where they awaited the romans. in a brutal battle the germans defeated the romans, even though they were outnumbered. the romans never expanded their empire past the rhine river after that. the battle was glorified throughout history, as the birth of the german people. it is also not clear where the battle exactly was, but clear is, that the romans were not prepared to fight in dense forests with uneven ground.
12:11 when you see the window of the room you are sleeping in xD ... It was forgotten to open the windows because of pigeon. But this is so many years ago.
at minute 7:41. this is the place where I live. It is built quite modernly, as you can see in the background. not everything in red. But there is an old town with buildings that are over 500 years old and the cathedral in the picture is so huge that you could turn pale. The construction of the cathedral began around 910 AD. If you stand close to him you might think he is only a few years old. The style of the cathedral is also unique in the world. I see him every day when I look out the window or walk out the door onto the street. It is so high that you can see it from everywhere in the city. also because he stands on the high rock. When you live here you forget over time how unique it is. If you want to see more details of the city there is a good video for that: ruclips.net/video/xxVFmnI_q_A/видео.htmlsi=FJLwUradLx_kVCN1 You correctly recognized that these buildings are in good condition. We have a law that everyone who owns one of these buildings must comply with. For us this is called “monument protection”. This means that the owner has the obligation to keep the building in perfect condition. If he doesn't do this, there will be severe penalties.
Thank you for making me appreciate my native country. I don't know a lot of those places.... I recognize them but have never been there. There are also many less-grand looking cities and neighborhoods. Many inner cities have been destroyed by soulless, stereotypical architecture, and many landscapes have been exploited for industry and then abandoned. About the palaces: until 1871, really not so long ago, Germany was divided into many little states, some of them tiny. They each had a residence for the reigning king, prince, arch bishop or grand duke. So Germany is filled with relatively small cities that boast a court, a royal opera house, a bombastic cathedral, an art academy etc. Each of these little states and residences tried to build a cultural identity that made it special, e.g. Weimar as magnet for writers or Darmstadt as capital of Art Nouveau architecture. We paid a price for this political division into tiny parts, but the cultural remains are beautiful, no doubt.
Deciding where to travel is actually relatively easy! Look at everything! We have a super well connected rail network here in Germany! Even very very cheap tickets! The only stupid thing is... The Deutsche Bahn rarely arrives on time! ^^
As a basic rule you can say: - most large german cities have this giant massive gothic style monuments and living buildings in the center - most small to medium cities have these typical small medieval houses in the center (at least where they were not completely destroyed in WW2) --> and yes, there are HUNDREDS of castles in Germany. Because back in the medieval ages nearly every noble family had their own castle. And it was the best way to fortify a city.
greetings from Germany to Scotland - one of the lands i want to visit !!! ilove Scotland so much - and every time i see pictures videos or just hearing pipes and drums i got goosebumps and i feel i have to cry !! i hope one time in my life my wish can come to real !!!
WOW- I really learn to appreciate the country I live in by watching videos like these- with the eye of someone else. But Scotland must be the same- very traditional and beyond everything when it comes to beautiful landscapes. I would love to go there. I think it's important to know that Germany is not just Berlin and Bavaria and Oktoberfest and Bratwurst. Each part of it has its own hidden treasures, food and the people are very different from character. Especially during Covid a lot of people learned that you don't have to travel the world to get what you want. There are beaches (very crowded during summer since the Germans learned that 2020/2021;-)) , there are mountains, lakes, beautiful cities and big cities. My advice is to watch the DW Euromaxx Vlogs from Rachel about MEET THE GERMANS where she shows Germany in 4 parts- North, South, West and East....
Many of the buildings are Burgen (castles, fortified), others are Schlösser (also often translated as castles, but more representative, like palaces). And course there are churches or even cathedrals.
Greetings from Germany, how are you doing? You're reaction to the many, many cities and regions was just so lovely and I want to thank you for taking the time and giving this video so much attention. It was clearly seen that you've been not just quickly looked over it, but actually pay attention to the details as well. This is a great honor for me as part of the German people. ^v^ Anyway... I wanted to point something out, because you've mentioned the German Christmas-markets. :3 They are indeed very famous, because of how beautiful they are and how traditional they feel, despite definite modern influences, of course. You can't go without those today. XD And since you've wondered about Lübeck being practically an "island-city"... Well, Lübeck's Christmas market is among the top-10 of the most beautiful in Germany (and also the famous "Niederegger marzipan" comes from Lübeck, btw. ^^), so if you ever have the chance to visit one of these, I can warmly recommend Lübeck as a possibility. I live not that far away from Lübeck, in fact. And yes, what you've seen in the video is actually the original "old-town" of Lübeck (you've only seen a small part in that shot, btw), which was indeed build on this little island, because it was an important city when the Hanseatic League was formed in Europe and part of it (among the cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Lüneburg, Wismar, Stralsund Stade and Greifswald as the original 7 in Germany). You can still see the old storage-buildings even today. Also you've mentioned that there are a lot of intermixing between the building-styles in German cities and boy howdy! You are so right about this. XD We try to keep our past alive and preserve old buildings and styles if we can help it, so you will still find a lot of old buildings in modern cities, lots and lots of churches (often with very pointy roofs on clock towers or domes when it's one of the cathedrals), palaces, castles and monuments as seen in the video, but also we have a lot of nature in the cities as well, which are not only separated parks, but interwoven as well. There's a law that helps protecting old buildings and monuments from tear down then they have a reached a certain age, because they are part of the cultural heritage. So if something breaks they will be restored if possible instead of replaced with modern stuff. The statues usually show people who played very significant roles, like founders, kings or sovereigns or politicians, who archived great things) The "Hermann Monument", tho it's not "that old yet" for example was built to commemorate the Cherusci war chief Arminius (in German, Hermann) and his victory over Rome at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, which was a great blow to the Roman occupiers and had significant influence on the way Germany war formed afterwards. The thing is... in order to really see all of German culture as a whole, you need to have a lot of time, because there's simply a lot to see and there are lots of different cultural influences before Germany became one nation. For example there's a huge difference between the alpine Bavaria in the south of Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia in the middle to the east or Schleswig-Holstein in the north, which is between the Northern Sea and the Baltic Sea, so a coastal area). It sure would help to look into historical architecture beforehand, because often the transition is rather fluid. XD Thank you for your time and sorry for the rambling. Still, I hope you enjoy my two cents thrown in. Have a great day and take care! ^v^/
Loved your comment on "something straight out of Lord of the Rings" or something at 05:49. That's Saxon Switzerland, it's where I grew up and where I used to go on hikes. I still do whenever I visit my old home. You find more beautiful footage of it under "Sächsische Schweiz im Zeitraffer" by lumbersch and "Die BASTEI, Sächsische Schweiz" by tauchertom49. My current home Hildesheim did not (yet) make into the video ("yet" because I believe the guy keeps adding new stuff from time to time). But you take any imagery of any church or cathedral from the video, and it's what it looks like when I look outside my window.
At 10:24 that is the "Saarschleife" (river-saar-loop) near Mettlach. It´s in germany the iconic sign for one of the smallest federal states in germany, the Saarland. It´s next to Luxemburg and France and quite a lot of Brits cross it when they come from Calais to go to the Black Forest for example. It is my home area.
I loved your genuine reaction to 5:51. ☺ This is the Elb sandstone mountains / Saxon Switzerland, in particular the Bastei bridge. In fact, the movies "Cloud Atlas" and "The Inglorious Bastards" have been filmed in that area. The last one and "The Great Budapest Hotel" have additionally, been shot in Saxony, too, in the city of Görlitz. I would love it, if you react to some Eastern German places, too. The Harz forest and the Baltic Sea, in particular the island Rügen, are awesome, too.
I love your reaction at 5:00; for me that's a characteristic form that you'll find on most maps of European cities. Usually that oval line will be the old city wall; it may be gone for centuries (possibly used as a convenient source of stone for new buildings), but you'll still see the form of it on a map because streets would run by it. And well, if it's early middle ages in Europe and you want to start out a new settlement, what better place than an island in a river? the river will give you a water supply, a place to dump your rubbish (people usually figure out the concept of upstream and downstream), means of transportation _and_ protection against any enemy who doesn't arrive in longboat. See also: Paris, ille de la cité . And oh man, I want to visit Scotland and be blown away by _your_ castles and gorgeous landscapes.
I think the most beautiful place in Germany is "Rothenburg ob der Tauber" as a historical city, then there are also really beautiful woods like "Schwarzwald" and landscape in the southern part like "Königssee".In the past I travelled a lot to other countries, but now i discovered my own country as a one of the most beautiful and safest places in this world.
The cologne cathedral (what you were asking) is the biggest cathedral in the world. You see it for the first time on 1:17 min of your video. It took over 650 years to build it (The start was in the 12th century). The cathedral held the record for having the largest free-swinging bell for centuries (27.000 Kg ~ 60.000 pounds) in the world (It Is now overtaken by a bell in an asian country as far as I now). Only the "bell clapper" weights over 600 Kg.(~ over 1300 pounds). This cathedral is so big, that it needs constant maintenance. When the maintaining crew are finished at the end they can restart at the beginning of this monument again...
About the statues in the video: 2:11 Deutsches Eck: The "German Edge" so named by the Teutonic Order, with an equestrian statue of Wilhelm I. 2:20 Niederwalddenkmal: a monumental statue of the allegory or goddess Germania. It was built by the German Empire to commemorate the unification of Germany in 1871. 3:21 The Siegessäule: Meaning 'column of victory', it is a big pillar with a golden statue of the goddess Victoria on top. Built between 1864 - 1873 it orginially commemorated the German "Einheitskriege" (wars of unity) and subsequent victories against Denkmark, Austria and France. 4:42 The Völkerschlachtdenkmal: It commemorates the decisive Battle of Leipzig in 1813 where Prussian, Austrian, Russian and Swedish troops won against the armies of Napoléon Bonaparte. 5:34 The Hermannsstatue: A collosal statue of Arminius (or in German 'Hermann der Cherusker') in the Teutoburg forest. Arminius was the chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci and educated in Roman culture himself but eventually he choose to plot against them in favor of his Germanic tribes and lead them into Teutoburg forest. In the battle of Teutoburg forest the Romans lost three legions in just a few days. Arminius was dubbed the liberator of the Germanic tribes by Roman historian Tacitus. After that battle the Romans more or less gave up on conquering the right side of the Rhine river (and therefore whole Germania). In the 19th century German nationalists choose him as a center part of the German origin myth.en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest 8:15 A roman style triumph arch. The inscription reads 'DEM BAYERISCHEN HEERE' which means 'to the Bavarian Army'. What I find cool is that it also has a statue with a chariot on top (like the Brandenburg gate) but here the chariot of Bavaria is pulled by four lions, not horses. 8:39 The Bavaria: A colossal statue of the allegory and patron saint of Bavaria with the 'Ruhmeshalle' (Hall of Fame) in the background. 8:44 The Kyffhäuserdenkmal: a monumental statue for Wilhelm I. The inside also depicts stories of the Kyffhäuser saga. The legend says that a 'Friedenskaiser' (Emperor of Peace) will return to the Holy Roman Empire in form of Friedrich Barbarossa who is sayed the be asleep deep in a cave in the Kyffhäuser mountains until he one day awakes and returns to rule the land justly. 9:36 A statue of Otto von Bismarck, a very important politican and statesman of Germany. He lead the unifying wars and became first Reich Chancellor of the German Empire. 11:37 A statue of Wilhelm I. at Porta Westfalica. 12:06 That's the Marineschule Mürwik (Naval Acadamy Mürwik), which is still in use. Built in 1910 it's architecture is inspired by the castle Marienburg (now in Malbork, Poland) of the Teutonic Order. 12:18 The Jubiläumssäule: It's a 30 meter high column with a 5 meter statue of goddess Concordia (roman goddess of unity).
At 13:43 min you can see my home town. When you grow up there, most often you cannot appreciate the beauty of the landscape or architecture. For me this town was just the place for the weekend's groceries and other stuff shopping. Only later I was overwhelmed, when I came back to visit family and friends. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, as they say. For many Germans visiting Scottish castles is a huge (bucket list) kind of thing.
9.27 "die Speicherstadt" this was an area of Storagebuldings for Coffee Tea Spices and Carpets. Unloading the little ships form the harbor with a cranes in the building.
I vote for a visit to Dresden and the nearby Elbe Sandstone Mountain National Park (5:50) - when you said "Lord of the Rings". For example, Inglourious Basterds, Chronicles of Narnia, Carnival Row... were shot there. It is a breathtaking region.
Thanks for you video. You got a nice way to comment the videos. Keep going the good style. Greetings from Germany ;) In may, i have stay in Edinburgh :) i iive at 5:34 Teutoburg forest.
So nice to see your interest for our Country. I like the parts of Scotland wher my brother lives.You have to come to Germany and have a nice time hear.Cologne, Dresden, Hessen with many castles, Hamburg, München.
The city in between two small rivers (moats) is Lübeck. As it hasn't been bombed in WW II it has contained the old city structure and building substance. Really nice place to visit in summer..
Thats crazy... i`m from germany and i`m planing my holiday in scotland. Now i`m sitting here watching youtube for the must see places in scotland. seeing you watching videos from germany makes me think Paradies is always somewhere else :). I`m looking forward to my roadtrip to scotland in may. Let`s follow our dreams. You asked how there are so many Castles and Churches. Thats because bevor Germany got Germany it was split up in many principalitys and every principal had his Castles and Churches. Sorry for my bad english. Love your reactions :)
I live on an island westcoast germany just below Denmark and it's nice. Nature, the sea, beaches and tides, all that. For me most impressive "church" is Cologne cathedral. Organ concert there is so stunning but there are indeed lots of places that are worth seeing. If you live there it get's kinda normal I guess? Have been to Scottland several times when visiting aunt and uncle. Inverness and isle of sky a beauty in it's own. I love the castles in teh UK, different style and so impressive. btw. germany offically has 25000 castles, so a lot to see :)
I‘m love nearly every city, especially in my federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia (short NRW). Berlin shouldn’t be your only destination if you want to visit Germany, there is more to see. We live in very different cities and places in the north at the sea and in the south with mountains. Some Towns are quite modern and other over hundreds of Years old. I live in Bonn, here you can find the seven mountains from a very famous fairytale. In Spring and Summer it is beautiful at the promenades of the Rhine to wander around and enjoy the scenery.
For sure, the more I find out about Germany, the more I am thinking there are so many places I would love to visit. I think it would be quite hard to pick a place now actually. They are just so many interesting looking places. I googled Bonn and it looks fantastic. Such a beautiful place and it even has cherry blossoms?
I´m from Germany. To live in an old town is nice when your a young. parking is the biggest problem there. Iived in Regensburg for 22 years. I really enjoyed it. now I´m living on the country side near to the boarder to austria. I like the quietness here. your video reall showns the beautyfull side of Germany. I was visiting Scotland several times, I think it is beautyfull too. such in a other way. I like to be on the beach there or go hicking. every country has his beautifull side, we just think it is nicer around the corner.
4.02 , 4.51 my Hometown Lübeck yes its an Island with two channels to Protect the City. 400 Kanons where installed in the Middelage. Funfakt the Metall was used for the bridges around the island. And its the second island for the City look for "Teerhofsinsel" that was the first.
Holy crap, video starts at 0:30 and immediately I get shivers because I hear Two Steps From Hell :D 4:10 Schwerin Castle is where the local policitians of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have their seat o.o 5:36 oh daang... that Hermannsdenkmal is right outside my window :) If you go there, message me! 6:50 that architecture that is found in cities like Lübeck, Hamburg and Bremen often is there because they once got rich and powerful though trade. Maybe research on the topic of the Hanse, if that is not familiar yet. Then there were many smaller towns that also were part of the Hanse-Bund, like Lemgo, for example which is very close to the Hermannsdenkmal 12:10 that is a marine school, therefore you wouldn't be wrong guessing it's a university! Man, I enjoy how much you enjoy my country! In fact, I enjoy living here very much too - Detmold, which is a small town near the Hermannsdenkmal - I can go there by foot - also has a quite beautiful medieval style. Gotta say tho, I've got a crush for GB and I guess me and my family are some of "the few people" that love GB for the places outside of London. I love GB from Cape Wrath to Land's End and the Isle of Wight! And I loooooove your castles :)
12:08 Navy Academy Flensburg Muerwik - i have been on that academy... you get used to that environment so fast when you are a soldier, dont even waste a 2nd thought on the architecture.... all you care about is making your superiors happy, so you can go home for the weekend haha...
Well,THE most known castle in the world might be,Schloss Neuschwanstein. The highest cathidral on the planet is the "Ulmer Münster". Along the rivers Rhein and Mosel, we got hundrets of castles...nearly every village and town in Germany , especially in the southern part gets at least one church.
Don't forget that these videos are a compilation of the most beautiful places and don't represent a country as a whole. Yes, all of this is Germany but there are also a lot of boring industrial towns and we also have some very ugly cities (Ludwigshafen i'm looking at you!). If you visit Germany, don't come in the winter because everything is grey, rainy and depressing (you know British winter so you know what I'm talking about). Rather visit in Summer when the cities sprawl with life and everything is green and warm.
Das Schöne, würde es ohne das Hässliche, nicht geben. Bei uns gibt es auch leider sehr viel Schatten. Darüber muss man nicht auch noch reden, er gehört einfach dazu. Beste Grüße auf die Insel!🇩🇪 Grüßt 🏴 ✌️
Genau das ist das Problem mit RUclips und Videos im Allgemeinen. Ich war schon in sehr vielen Deutschen Städten. Aber nach diesem Video fange ich fast an zu glauben ich wäre noch nie in Deutschland gewesen. 😉 So wie in dem Video fühlt sich Deutschland definitiv nicht an! Außer man wohnt in seeeehr ausgewählten Altstädten mit Blick auf eine jahrhundertealte Burg im Sonnenuntergang mit vorbeileitenden Friedenstauben… Also eher unwahrscheinlich das Gefühl in diesem Video im täglichen Leben zu haben. 😅
@@maholics Was wären die Deutschen, wenn sie nicht ständig und immer wieder rumjammern, meckern und schlechtmachen könnten. 😂 Das ist ein schönes Land und wenn du unzufrieden bist,; Auswandern ist ne Option, Brudi. Aber Deutsche hassen sich dermaßen selbst, die jammern überall jedem die Ohren voll. 😉 Aber in einem hast du Recht, dieses Land könnte schöner sein - wenn Leute wie du und der ursprüngliche Kommentator nicht wären.
Hey Thomas, die glücklichsten Menschen dieser Welt sind die Finnen - trotz und mit mehreren Monaten Dunkelheit. Hast du dir mal überlegt, dass es einfach an dir und deiner Alman typischen Einstellung zum Leben liegt? Das ganze Mimimi wegen ein bisschen Winter und ein paar weniger schönen Käffern und so?
About 20 years ago i visited England with my family and we went on a tour through english parks. You have that same stuff over there in the UK. If it's in England, i am pretty sure its in Scotland aswell. You find that pretty much all over europe. I mean there were so many lords, kings, dukes, knights and whatever everywhere and for quite some time now and whenever one of them had some money, they started building nice things. Plus the towns when they did well with trade, the churches had some money and added a building here and there aswell. We have some beautiful places, but it really doesn't stop at our borders.
There are many pretty castles and "fortified houses" in Scotland but a lot of them were just that; fortified homes for rich families/clan leaders etc. Germany is a "federation of countries" each with their own history of princes and kings and many of those castles used to be royal palaces.. they are big.. 🙂
I am glad, to hear a scottish aczent again. I come from the Black Forrest region, close to the french border. Many well kept Cities arround, plus all those Nature. Sometimes we do not even see the beauty anymore. Also, I feel sorry , because you lost your Freedom of Movment. Europe could be such a good place, if only we would be united.
At 09:30: Die "Speicherstadt" in Hamburg. It is not only amazingly constructed, it is one SUPER important historical building, that influenced Market, Trading and Logistics, concentrated in one Area - it is still used. Could be mentioned as a milestone of mankind - the entire Complex is architeculary so geniuosly built, that a fluend "Giro" of "Harbouring" was guaranteed. *Please, forgive my english 😊
13:30 Best cathedrals in Germany (your question): the most famous and biggest gothic cathedral is the one in cologne ("Cologne Cathedral" or "Kölner Dom"), the second may be Ulm Minster. The most famous baroque cathedrals are the basilica or abbey of Ottobeuren, which is not a cathedral, but an abbey church, but has the size of a cathedral. Nevertheless it is more a hidden gem, at least on youtube. Then there are "Wieskirche" (Pilgrimage church of Wies"), Münster Zwiefalten (also more a hidden gem), Basilika Birnau. Each of them are no cathedrals, but famous baroque churches. Note that the outside of all baroque churches is not so spectacular, but the inside.
15:50 That's where I'm from, Braunschweig was next to the German border in the 80's so there weren't many jobs. Fortunately I found a job in Munich which was a really good idea. My favourite German city, however, is Frankfurt, I love skyscrapers and skylines. Sad this was left out in this beautiful video.
Most beautiful part I really could'd not say! But I love my homelands the countryside south of Dreden. With it's calmly river, woods and sandstone formations ❤
I live in Schwerin, Northern Germany. And here is the amazing "Castle of Schwerin" (Schweriner Schloss). And i see this beautiful building every day from my workplace. 👌
Hey Mert! I do love your vids. I am German and live in a region called "Münsterland". Sadly I did not see one single city or village of my region in this video about Germany. I tell you something: The video you reacted to, is just normal stuff for tourists. Sure it shows some nice parts of my country. but the true beauty of Germany isn't shown. There are so many small towns and villages with amazing old towns and castles tourists never get to see because they are not well known. You sould spend some time here in Germany. And if you do, let me know and I show you some places in my home region. Great vids, keep going. Greets from Westphalia to Scotland.
Hi Mert. If you want to visit Germany, you should come around Christmastime and visit Nürnberg and it’s Christmas Market. And btw. your accent is fabulous. I love hearing Craig Ferguson talk, but you‘re topping it by far!
As a german i didn´t know that so many beautiful german archetectures exists... and i never had national pride... Probably I only learned to look at it´s bad site... thats so sad I am grateful for the video and your honest opinion
EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS ARE JUST MODERN STUFF... Europeans are connected for over 10.000 years.... and Europeans always enjoyed Europe.... You are welcome.... greetings from germany
Thank you for this video. A very special town in Germany is Görlitz in East Germany on the border to Poland with very interesting Architecture and Original Buildings from 1500. This town is not so far from the special "mountain" Elbsandsteingebirge...
Hi Mert - in the subtitles you find the names of the cities/sights/castles. BTW. : coming from Scotland you for sure are used to beautiful nature, nice ancient castes, houses etc.
13:30 depends on what you like in a cathedral. Cologne has the Biggest, Mainz the most historic and Aachen Cathedral look boring from the outside but has an awesome 8th century interior. The people in the statures were Herman the German (our German version of Boudicca), Emperor Barbarossa, Emperor Wilhelm II, basically huge historical figures that ruled Germany over the millennia.
6:11 That´s the Heidelberg Castle in Heidelberg beautiful town in Baden-Württemberg with the oldest University in Germany, close to Mannheim. The small old towns simply have more charm. There is no such thing as THE Germany: the south alone is already completely different in the individual regions f.e. the houses in the Black Forest look different from those in the rest of Baden-Württemberg.
we live in Wuppertal... we have the unique suspension railway... which is over 120 years old. There are also many old buildings in our city. we have a monument protection authority... which says which buildings are under monument protection... and then you can't demolish the house and you have to preserve the structure... There is a lot to see in Wuppertal and the surrounding area... The suspension railway, Burg Castle, Müngsten Bridge, historic town hall... etc.
This was a wonderfully produced video showing the unbelievable beauty of Germany. Germany a huge amount of varied stunning locations. I would love to visit them all. What do you think is the most beautiful location in this video?
German (and English) subtitles are available
Franconia and Swabia have the most beautiful towns, often medieval town walls too, also the Altmühltal is there (river valley). Southern bavaria has the most beautiful landscapes and castles (residences). the Rhine valley has lots of castles (medieval). north sea coast is pretty flat but nice, best cities in the north: Emden, Lübeck, Hamburg, Bremen + Sylt island. great fish/seafood there of course. apart from that the best cuisine and best beer you can find in the south (#Oktoberfest #Bergfest). most tradtitional christmas markets: Dresden and Nuremberg. Berlin is a thing of its own, pretty big of course, lots of rivers, buildings from many different epochs, crazy history, great museums...
look for germany in winter. germany under snow is breathtaking. Great reaction. Like & follow. all the best 4 u. Stay clean
The reason why Germany is so decentralized and why so many cities have these stunning architectural marvels is its history: Germany was only united in 1871 and before consisted of over 200 different states. Each with their own noble families or bishops that ruled these lands for centuries. Munich for example was the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Stuttgart was the capital of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Hannover was the capital of the Kingdom of Hannover etc.
By the way: for me it's the same vice versa! I can't believe how stunningly beautiful Scotland is ;)
When it comes to Germany, people mostly think of Berlin or Munich, but I prefer smaller villages instead of big cities.
Sitting in a Cafe to enjoy the timberframe buildings and watching people walking on cobblestones paths, surrounded by all the flowers and plants, ... just pure relaxing.
And the best part is, those fairy tale pictures can be found everywhere in Germany.
@@simply_flo The Highlands of Scotland are beautiful, but there are some very nasty, terrible flies that will bite like fleas and suck your blood. European mosquitoes are significantly more pleasant.
I love your dialect! Greetings from Germany.
I wanted to say the same :-) I grinned all the time ;-) And his enthusiasm seems real! But the scottish accent: FABULOUS! :-) AND, a REDHEAD! Made with pride in Scotland ;-)
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Absolut ! Macht das ganze echt unterhaltsam
I am German. My husband an i love Scotland so much.A few years ago we travel to your beautyful land for 10 days. It was overwhelming for us. Some day we will return. Greetings from Westgermany.
We have seen many stunning Planes, like Gretna Green, Fort William, Glasgow, Fort Augustus, Inverary, Inverew Garden, Ullapool,Edinburgh, Pitlochrie, Blair Atholl and Jedburgh.What a wonderful journey.
Hey, I'm from germany. What makes me happy about this presentation is that the rest of the world see what this country has to offer. Every time I was on vacation in another country and yes, Scottland too, I was asked "Oh you are from germany? Is it true you all wearing Lederhosen, you drink beer every day? Have you ever been to the Oktoberfest? Have you ever seen the Schwarzwald?" Not all of germany is bavaria. I won't blame anyone for not knowing it better, because there is not a single person out there that knows everything about every location of this planet but videos like this one right here is an awesome way to gather knowlege. It's important to have something like this.
Imagine how the German cities looked like before the 2nd WW, I mean Dresden was once called the most beautiful city in Europe by many poets and thinkers and Danzig was called the Venice of the North.
Danzig the Venice of the north? 2 problems: I never heard that and its not in Germany. 🤷🏻♂️
@@strasbourgerelsass1467 it belonged to Germany until 1945, now to Poland (Gdansk). And it is really beautiful though the city was heavily destroyed in the war. It has been rebuild.
@@eryr_llwyd But it was never called the Venice of the north! Thats a synonyme for Amsterdam, Brügge, Hamburg, Copenhagen, etc.
It was called like this indeed, I've seen a very old postcard with the print "Nordisches Venedig" on it. Must have been from around 1900, guessing from the design.
@@eryr_llwyd Thank You🙌
Thank you very much for appreciating our country so much and seeing the beauty of it.💝💖
Love your comment.👍
Having lived in the UK myself (for over a decade) and returned to Germany in 2018, I really missed that Scottish accent. One of my managers was from Scotland and I loved just listening to him speak. Best UK accent, period.
6:14 the Heidelberg castle. Beautifully lit during the "Schlossbeleuchtung" (castle illumination).
7:08 Dresden was pretty much completely destroyed by allied fire bombs (aka the fire storm).
8:19 actually Germany is quite a popular tourist destination. For example in 2018 almost 39 million tourists visited the country. It is one of the most-visited countries in the world. Maybe it's less popular in the UK because both countries are somewhat similar.
9:10 That is the Elbphilarmonie (that wavy building on the right). It cost almost 900 million Euros to build (I think the original estimate was something like 77 million). It's among the largest concert halls in the world. An amazing building, both from the inside and the outside.
9:16 That is the Speicherstadt (storehouse city). There is also the worlds largest model railway there called Miniatur Wunderland (miniature wonderland). Definitely worth a visit.
11:05 The Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea, what you called beach) is a UNESCO world heritage site, at least the Danish, Dutch and German parts. An incredible biome teeming with life.
12:08 Navy school Mürwik
12:42 Bonn - for those old enough to remember, before reunification this was the capital of West Germany.
13:32 Most impressive cathedral in Germany: Without any doubt the Kölner Dom (Cologne cathedral). By some miracle it was not destroyed during WW2. Germany's most visited landmark (20.000 people per day visit it) and it's also the third largest church in the world. They started building it in 1248 and a few years later finished it in 1880 (so a bit over 600 years, with some interruptions mind you). It is also a UNESCO world heritage site.
15:40 You really get used to it because it's what you grow up with, so it's normal to see it. I am currently in Karlsruhe (shown at 16:27) which has a beautiful palace (Karlsruhe Palace). The city is also called Fächerstadt because it has roads radiating away from the center palace like the ribs of a folding fan. It's also Germany's legal center with the Federal Constitutional Court and the highest Court of Appeals.
A very nice reaction video, subbed to your channel.
I think the miracle that kept the Kölner Dom standing was partly the fact that for it's time ( was it 600 years time from start to finish or what?) it was fairly modern and already used steel elements. Also, fun thing: during the rather lengthy time of construction, there was a running gag / mythology that if that cathedral ever got finished, the world would end. It's finished, next thing you know: world war.
That first image of the cathedral? I think it's so popular because you've got the oldest iconic building of cologne as well as a fairly modern one side by side. Nice touch!
I've been to Scotland a couple of years ago, visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh. As an architect and a fan of history it was kind of mindblowing to see the Scottish landscape, and especially these two completely different cities. Glasgow, the former city of the "working class" and industrialization has changed to a bright, modern, pulsating city, and Edinburgh as a counterpart has preserved its medieval heritage, style and charm. I hope I'll get the chance to visit the highlands one day as well - the lowlands still blew my mind. You must be very proud to live in such a beautiful country! Btw, the scenery at 10:18 - 10:22 is the region where I live :-) Thanks for another great reaction video to my homeland! Kind regards from Germany.
Thank you very much for your kind comments about Scotland, I really appreciate it. I am from Glasgow and as much as I love my city I prefer the architecture of Edinburgh. As you mentioned it has retained it's historic buildings far better than Glasgow. In Glasgow they tore a lot of beautiful buildings down and replaced them with soulless buildings or even worse, nothing sometimes. It is quite sad. For sure you should visit the Highlands. They are stunning. I am sure you would love somewhere like Glencoe. Thanks again mate
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Ich mochte auch Inverness und Oban als ich in Schottland war, ich sage nur klein aber fein, auch architektonisch gesehen. Und in Oban z.B wollte jemand ein Kolosseum nachbauen um 1890, ist leider nicht fertiggestellt worden, aber die Grundmauern stehen noch.
@@Remanien Danke für den Tip! Natürlich steht auch Inverness auf meiner Liste für den nächsten Besuch. Von Oban habe ich nie gehört - aber die Beschreibung auf wikipedia liest sich sehr interessant.
Hi! In Germany there is an Institution called "Denkmalschutz".. They decide which buildings are "protected for historic and/or cultural reasons". To compensate the restrictions etc., if you decide to customize your historic house, they pay i guess about 30 to 50% of the investment, if you follow their rules.
furthermore if a Building is under "Denkmalschutz" - you are not allowed to do anything which could alter the look nor are you allowed to flatten it and rebuild something new.
IF you decide you want to modernize it and rebuild it you get special loans which have very low interest rates and the State pays a portion as well.
In most germany towns the so called "Altstadt" (historic city) is very well preserved and the people try to keep them intact.
In some towns the streets are very tight so that a car just fits through. And ways are as narrows that people who life on either side of the street can shake each others hands when looking out of their windows.
Biggest classic/historic buildings in german towns are indeed castles, palaces, churches and cathedrals. Followed by theatres, town halls and so on.
The city at 9:32 is Hamburg and the shown part is the Speicherstadt. Most of the buildings close the the channel have been storage buildings from the old days when the Hanse was a very strong alliance of merchants. Far in the background you can see the new Opera of Hamburg. Also located in the Speicherstadt is Hamburg Dungeons and the Miniaturwunderland.
Indeed! My husband moved from a bigger town to me. I showed him the nearby Altstadt and he was mesmerized! When we visit his familiy, he still tells them about the Altstadt here with its old streets, made for horse carriages, and its beautiful buildings and little pubs.
Of course, we have our own old castle here in this town, which was always pretty normal for me. As teenagers, we went up there at the weekends, had a beer and looked at the city-lights. Always appreciating it and leaving no garbage behind. As he proudly showed this castle to his family as they visited us, I realized how lucky I am to grew up in such a nice region.
But he showed me Hamburg, and also the Miniatur Wunderland. I'm not much of a city-person, but I liked it very much!
The Scottish are always welcome here in Germany and of course we do have always a good Beer for our Scottish friends. By the way i like your Scottish dialect :-). Best regards from Germany to the beautiful Scotland.
Hello, I am a 70 year old German man from Hamburg who has seen very little of his own country. But I know Hamburg like the back of my hand. Thank you for this video and thank you for your beautiful words about my homeland. It gives me a sense of dignity and pride that I have never felt before.
Hallo, ich bin ein 70 Jahre alter deutscher Mann aus Hamburg, der nur sehr wenig vom eigenen Land gesehen hat. Dafür kenne ich Hamburg, wie meine Westentasche. Danke für dieses Video und danke für deine schönen Worte über meine Heimat. Das gibt mir Würde und Stolz, wie ich es noch nie fühlte.
Hey, you’re right, Dresden was destroyed and has been rebuilt. And is still home to the oldest and (according to many) the most beautiful Christmas Market (Striezelmarkt). And the „Lord of the rings“ bridge (Basteibrücke) at 5:56 is actually only 30 minutes away. So it’s definitely worth a visit, in summer and winter :) let me know if you need some more insights. great reaction btw 😊
Naaaa... Seriously, the Dresden Christmas market is only a touristic place. Nearly every town in the Erzgebirge (ore mountains) nearby is more beautiful... including even the industrial city Chemnitz!
@@strasbourgerelsass1467 Da scheint sich ja wer auszukennen... auch stolzer Sachse? :D
@@richie05p14 Gebürtiger Sachse. Stolz? Hab nichts dafür getan. 🤷♂
@@strasbourgerelsass1467 well, Seiffen is a whole living Christmas village with lots of places where you can watch live handcrafting Christmas decorations. The Striezelmarkt is the oldest Christmas market in Europe, but I personally prefer the historian one at the Stallhof way more. Or the one in Radebeul-Altkötzschenbroda.
@@strasbourgerelsass1467 Striezelmarkt? Yes, but thats because its just for tourists nowadays, but the one at the Frauenkirche (Neumarkt) is much better or the small in the Stallhof. But overall, all big city christmas markets are just for tourists imo.
Tolles Video! Ich komme aus Trier, Deutschlands ältester Stadt. Natürlich gibt es auch in Deutschland Plätze die nicht so schön sind, aber wir haben so tolle Städte und Landschaften, man braucht gar nicht so weit in Urlaub zu fahren. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland ☺
Ich bin aus Niederbayern und war auch schon in "Augusta Treverorum". Damals war ich auf ner Tour die besonders alten und geschichtsträchtigen Städte zu besuchen, z.B. auch Aachen und Quedlinburg.
Die älteste Stadt Deutschlands ist Worms, gefolgt von Mainz, Bonn, Köln und Trier.
Ich war 4 Jahre an der Uni Trier und vermisse diese wunderschöne Region.
Wenn Trier nicht im Nirgendwo liegen würde, würde ich da noch heute wohnen.
Die nächsten Städte sind leider allesamt 200km weg (Köln, Bonn, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Frankfurt)
Gibts noch den Club "Flucht nach vorne"? An den hab ich fantastische Erinnerungen
Germany is the land of fairy tales and myths... our architecture and nature has inspired so many. Disney, lords of the rings... we have such beautiful forests, lakes and animals... hundreds of palaces and castles... i love it 😍

Well, I've only visited a fraction of the sights and towns shown in the video, but I am always amazed how much there is to discover and how much I've been missing out, despite living in this country. If you want the full picture, there is sadly (or luckily) almost no alternative to doing a full tour of Germany, as you've said, get a glimpse of every region. And as you have mentioned Berlin as your favourite destination in many videos now: it is surely not a bad place to start, as long as you don't leave it at that.
Keep in mind that lots of Germans have a love-hate relationship towards Berlin. It's not that it is a bad place to be, but I think many Germans are just fed up with Berlin being taken as representative for the rest of the country. Berlin is a microcosm, due to its specific history. But always keep in mind that the average German doesn't live in Berlin, maybe not even in a large city. So if you wanna get to know country and people visit the so-called "Kleinstädte" (towns with around 100000 inhabitants or bit less), go into the countryside. There you we will see more authentic stuff and often places with a longer history than cities like Berlin
Great comment and great advice. As much as I have said I would love to visit Berlin, when I am watching videos like this, it is really making me consider so many different places. It is actually a bit overwhelming haha as there seems to be so many interesting places all over Germany. I am also the same as you with my home country, Scotland. I feel like I have really not travelled enough around my own country. I never really appreciated it until I moved to Asia 10 years ago.
@@whoismertsalih Personally, I would pick a place in every Bundesstaat, to get a feel for the difference in culture and to eat the food from different regions.
My personal tip would be to visit Baden-Würrtemberg around Stuttgart in the autumn. There is a type of restaurant, a "Besen", that only opens then and they are a essential part of the culture here. They typically offer traditional dishes and homemade wine. And you can visit Castle Solitude and Castle Ludwigsburg. Solitude and Castle Ludwigsburg were connected by a road in a completely straight line and it is still visible from Castle Solitude, which is quite cool to see.
Kleinstadt is below 20000 inhabitants (but at least 10000, otherwise it is a Landstadt), between 20000 and 99999 it is a Mittelstadt.
Hahaha Dennis du bist genial! Danke! He’s totally right. It’s not the fault oft the guy in this video, it’s us Germans ourselves who don’t promote the rest of our country.
Berlin is okay, but nothing special, really. I am from the southwest of Germany, right on the french border, so as Berlin in the northeast is over 700 km away, I have only been a couple of times. But if I look just at out southernmost bigger city Freiburg im Breisgau or Regensburg in Middle Bavaria or even Heidelberg, I would say that alone in the south of Germany I can mention a handful better cities than Berlin. Better in terms of more historical sights, more local traditions/ culture, better food and climate and probably nicer people on average 😅
Everything alright with visiting Berlin, it’s our capital. But as Dennis said, it’s said that so much people forget the rest of the country or see just Munich and Berlin.
Thanks for your appreciation of my home country :-) I am from Munich (München) and from my point of view it is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. From Munich you have perfect access to the main touristic attractions of Southern Germany including the Bavarian Alps. Come and visit! Bytheway: I've been to Scotland and it was wonderful!
The sad thing is that the Germans are so used to live in an exceptionally stunning country that they don’t see the marvels and wonders of their nation anymore. Germany is so diverse and decentralized because it was not a country until 1871 when the German speaking kingdoms united as a federation called the German Empire. So, until to this day Germany is still extremely decentralized and every part of it is unique. Of course it has very run down and ugly cities as well, not shown in this video, but that gives this very unique union of 16 German states a taste of its own. Germany is unique, indeed, as is Japan in Asia.
Lots of votes for Cologne's cathedral, but I have to give mine to Aachen's (11:47). It's not only very impressive visually (from the inside even more so than from the outside IMHO) but also steeped in history - its first stage was built by Charlemagne over 1200 years ago, and throughout the Middle Ages it was the place where the kings of the Holy Roman Empire were crowned. Together with the beautiful old town, Aachen is well worth a day trip if you're based in a nearby city like Cologne or Düsseldorf.
Dresden is another great place to visit. Its reconstructed old town is absolutely gorgeous, and several places shown in the video - like the Bastei, Moritzburg Castle and Meißen with its famous porcelain manufactory - are just a short trip away.
My hometown is Hamburg. It's a rather modern city as most of the older buildings were destroyed by fire and war, and being a free city without a single super-rich noble at the helm meant it never had much of the kind of representative architecture you see in places like Dresden and Munich. Instead, our World Heritage site consists of late 19th century warehouses and early 20th century office buildings. Still cool to look at, just different - and very on-topic for a city that was dominated by merchants for most of its history. And, of course, a great base for visiting places like Lübeck and Lüneburg.
Thank you very much for your video. Im a german guy and i was in Scotland years ago, and its also a very beautiful and amazing country.
5:05 Lübeck, my hometown, town of Marzipan, Queen of the Hanseatic League, also the old city has the 7 church towers which are used for the logo of Schwartau Jam, which is located in a neigbour city of Bad Schwartau
12:58 Schloss Moritzburg, is famous for its filming location of Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel, a interpretation of Cinderella
You are such a friendly and positive guy, i love your attitude!😁👍
Hey Mert, I'm German (54 f) and was born and raised in the city which is shown from 15:49 - 15:54 (Braunschweig, located in Lower Saxony. approx. 250k inhabitants). As I love history and historical architecture, I'm very blessed to be surrounded by both of it any time and almost anywhere in Germany. I appreciate your appreciation for Germany and hope that you'll have the opportunity to visit this beautiful country.
Thank you so much for this reaction. Makes me feel all warm. I know it‘s not a competition. But let me say: scotland needn’t hide. It is equally amazing. And nothing beats a Nardini‘s ice cream in Largs, looking at the sea 😍
The Castle at 13:00 is Schloss Moritzburg and its located in Saxony. Augustus the Strong's grandfather built it and August turned it into a representative Hunting Lodge (he was aiming to become King of Poland so he needed to show his wealth). Today you can tour it and even rent it as an event location.
It's a 25min drive from Dresden so its really close too :)
Your "What is this" moment 6:13 is the Heidelberg castle. See it every day when going to work. You get used to it after a while ;) Still beautiful...
2:00 and 8:23 is the "New town hall tower" (Turm Neues Rathaus) in Munich. I has been finished in 1905 in New-Gothic style and is not really old. Anyway, the citizens of Munich love it.
At 09:27 it is the "Speicherstadt" in Hamburg, where goods such as grain or spices, rugs and other goods were stored. Now there are restaurants and advertising agencies and so on.
I think the most important part to know why Germany has so much old and nice and well shaped Buildings is, each State has its own "Denkmalschutzgesetz". The law to protect monuments. Nearly every old House, Castle or whatever is protected by law and the owner is responsible to only repair things in original style and keep the building away from damages.
Hello. Greetings from Germany. Love your reaction and you are welcome to visit Germany. There are a lot of small Towns too, worth visiting .
Oh, that island at about 5:11 is the old Hansa town of Lübeck. The big ruin at 6:03 is Heidelberg castle.
In my opinion the best cathedral is cologne cathedral. The sheer scale of this thing is something to behold. Plus I can see it from my window ;)
regarding your other question: Half timbered houses are usually from the late middle ages
Agreed. Cologne Cathedral is the absolute pinnacle of Gothic architecture if not architecture itself.
I visited Cologne in October as I was visiting my best friend, coming out of the station and immediately being greeted with the sheer scale of that cathedral out of no where is honestly something I haven't quite experienced anything like before.
Well, it took over 600 years to build, then it also should be the best XD
hi, just discovered your channel, u make wonderful content! I live in a village near Bückeburg, and my school is about 200 meters away from the castle ( 10:51 ). We still have our prince (or rather a count) to whom this castle belongs. there are also the gardens of the castle, the spanish riding school with its stables and the mausoleum and so much more. it’s cool, because there are always some types of festivals or festivities there, some last several days or weeks. there is also a theatre company from the UK, which comes every year and performs plays from shakespeare right in front of the yellow castle ( 10:51 )! my parents found it very important to visit all these places, so i’ve been to quite many of all these places that are shown in the video. germany consisted of many small dukedoms and there were many lords, lady’s, princesses and counts who had the money to build theses castles. the castle shown in the video is mostly for representation, the is a more fortified castle on top of a mountain, some kilometres away from the city. it’s so cool, to live in a small picturesque town but sometimes I yearn for a bigger city (like berlin hehe) :) have a great day and greetings from germany (my school looks like a prison btw, it’s the only ugly building)
p.s.: u asked about the statues and the people they represent: for example, there is the hermannsdenkmal or arminiusdenkmal. arminius (or hermann) was of germanic ‘royalty’ and to ensure peace between the romans and the germans, he was sent to rome and lived an studied amongst the romans. when the romans led their troops against the germanic tribes, arminius betrayed the romans and went to the germans to warn and tell them about the strategies of the romans. he led the germans inside the teutoburger forest, where they awaited the romans. in a brutal battle the germans defeated the romans, even though they were outnumbered. the romans never expanded their empire past the rhine river after that. the battle was glorified throughout history, as the birth of the german people. it is also not clear where the battle exactly was, but clear is, that the romans were not prepared to fight in dense forests with uneven ground.
12:11 when you see the window of the room you are sleeping in xD ...
It was forgotten to open the windows because of pigeon. But this is so many years ago.
at minute 7:41. this is the place where I live. It is built quite modernly, as you can see in the background. not everything in red. But there is an old town with buildings that are over 500 years old and the cathedral in the picture is so huge that you could turn pale. The construction of the cathedral began around 910 AD. If you stand close to him you might think he is only a few years old. The style of the cathedral is also unique in the world. I see him every day when I look out the window or walk out the door onto the street. It is so high that you can see it from everywhere in the city. also because he stands on the high rock. When you live here you forget over time how unique it is.
If you want to see more details of the city there is a good video for that: ruclips.net/video/xxVFmnI_q_A/видео.htmlsi=FJLwUradLx_kVCN1
You correctly recognized that these buildings are in good condition. We have a law that everyone who owns one of these buildings must comply with. For us this is called “monument protection”. This means that the owner has the obligation to keep the building in perfect condition. If he doesn't do this, there will be severe penalties.
Thank you for making me appreciate my native country. I don't know a lot of those places.... I recognize them but have never been there.
There are also many less-grand looking cities and neighborhoods. Many inner cities have been destroyed by soulless, stereotypical architecture, and many landscapes have been exploited for industry and then abandoned.
About the palaces: until 1871, really not so long ago, Germany was divided into many little states, some of them tiny. They each had a residence for the reigning king, prince, arch bishop or grand duke. So Germany is filled with relatively small cities that boast a court, a royal opera house, a bombastic cathedral, an art academy etc. Each of these little states and residences tried to build a cultural identity that made it special, e.g. Weimar as magnet for writers or Darmstadt as capital of Art Nouveau architecture.
We paid a price for this political division into tiny parts, but the cultural remains are beautiful, no doubt.
Deciding where to travel is actually relatively easy! Look at everything! We have a super well connected rail network here in Germany! Even very very cheap tickets! The only stupid thing is... The Deutsche Bahn rarely arrives on time! ^^
That is true. I guess with it being so easy to travel around the country I could visit several/many places
Fun fact: Slower trains are almost always on time, high-speed trains are more prone to be late.
As a basic rule you can say:
- most large german cities have this giant massive gothic style monuments and living buildings in the center
- most small to medium cities have these typical small medieval houses in the center (at least where they were not completely destroyed in WW2)
--> and yes, there are HUNDREDS of castles in Germany. Because back in the medieval ages nearly every noble family had their own castle. And it was the best way to fortify a city.
hundreds? xD du meinst ca 25000
greetings from Germany to Scotland - one of the lands i want to visit !!! ilove Scotland so much - and every time i see pictures videos or just hearing pipes and drums i got goosebumps and i feel i have to cry !! i hope one time in my life my wish can come to real !!!
You are sooo sweet! Thank you for letting me see my country through your eyes 👀 🇩🇪 🧡!!!
Hope you visited Germany already?!?
WOW- I really learn to appreciate the country I live in by watching videos like these- with the eye of someone else. But Scotland must be the same- very traditional and beyond everything when it comes to beautiful landscapes. I would love to go there. I think it's important to know that Germany is not just Berlin and Bavaria and Oktoberfest and Bratwurst. Each part of it has its own hidden treasures, food and the people are very different from character. Especially during Covid a lot of people learned that you don't have to travel the world to get what you want. There are beaches (very crowded during summer since the Germans learned that 2020/2021;-)) , there are mountains, lakes, beautiful cities and big cities. My advice is to watch the DW Euromaxx Vlogs from Rachel about MEET THE GERMANS where she shows Germany in 4 parts- North, South, West and East....
On 06:02 is Heidelberg Castle. 😊
Many of the buildings are Burgen (castles, fortified), others are Schlösser (also often translated as castles, but more representative, like palaces). And course there are churches or even cathedrals.
10:40 Hannover
Greetings from Germany, how are you doing?
You're reaction to the many, many cities and regions was just so lovely and I want to thank you for taking the time and giving this video so much attention. It was clearly seen that you've been not just quickly looked over it, but actually pay attention to the details as well. This is a great honor for me as part of the German people. ^v^
Anyway... I wanted to point something out, because you've mentioned the German Christmas-markets. :3 They are indeed very famous, because of how beautiful they are and how traditional they feel, despite definite modern influences, of course. You can't go without those today. XD
And since you've wondered about Lübeck being practically an "island-city"... Well, Lübeck's Christmas market is among the top-10 of the most beautiful in Germany (and also the famous "Niederegger marzipan" comes from Lübeck, btw. ^^), so if you ever have the chance to visit one of these, I can warmly recommend Lübeck as a possibility. I live not that far away from Lübeck, in fact. And yes, what you've seen in the video is actually the original "old-town" of Lübeck (you've only seen a small part in that shot, btw), which was indeed build on this little island, because it was an important city when the Hanseatic League was formed in Europe and part of it (among the cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Lüneburg, Wismar, Stralsund Stade and Greifswald as the original 7 in Germany). You can still see the old storage-buildings even today.
Also you've mentioned that there are a lot of intermixing between the building-styles in German cities and boy howdy! You are so right about this. XD We try to keep our past alive and preserve old buildings and styles if we can help it, so you will still find a lot of old buildings in modern cities, lots and lots of churches (often with very pointy roofs on clock towers or domes when it's one of the cathedrals), palaces, castles and monuments as seen in the video, but also we have a lot of nature in the cities as well, which are not only separated parks, but interwoven as well. There's a law that helps protecting old buildings and monuments from tear down then they have a reached a certain age, because they are part of the cultural heritage. So if something breaks they will be restored if possible instead of replaced with modern stuff.
The statues usually show people who played very significant roles, like founders, kings or sovereigns or politicians, who archived great things) The "Hermann Monument", tho it's not "that old yet" for example was built to commemorate the Cherusci war chief Arminius (in German, Hermann) and his victory over Rome at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, which was a great blow to the Roman occupiers and had significant influence on the way Germany war formed afterwards.
The thing is... in order to really see all of German culture as a whole, you need to have a lot of time, because there's simply a lot to see and there are lots of different cultural influences before Germany became one nation. For example there's a huge difference between the alpine Bavaria in the south of Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia in the middle to the east or Schleswig-Holstein in the north, which is between the Northern Sea and the Baltic Sea, so a coastal area).
It sure would help to look into historical architecture beforehand, because often the transition is rather fluid. XD
Thank you for your time and sorry for the rambling. Still, I hope you enjoy my two cents thrown in. Have a great day and take care! ^v^/
Loved your comment on "something straight out of Lord of the Rings" or something at 05:49. That's Saxon Switzerland, it's where I grew up and where I used to go on hikes. I still do whenever I visit my old home. You find more beautiful footage of it under "Sächsische Schweiz im Zeitraffer" by lumbersch and "Die BASTEI, Sächsische Schweiz" by tauchertom49. My current home Hildesheim did not (yet) make into the video ("yet" because I believe the guy keeps adding new stuff from time to time). But you take any imagery of any church or cathedral from the video, and it's what it looks like when I look outside my window.
This video made me fall in love again in my country. I am glad you like it.
Beautiful footage…….well done!❤
At 10:24 that is the "Saarschleife" (river-saar-loop) near Mettlach. It´s in germany the iconic sign for one of the smallest federal states in germany, the Saarland. It´s next to Luxemburg and France and quite a lot of Brits cross it when they come from Calais to go to the Black Forest for example. It is my home area.
I loved your genuine reaction to 5:51. ☺ This is the Elb sandstone mountains / Saxon Switzerland, in particular the Bastei bridge. In fact, the movies "Cloud Atlas" and "The Inglorious Bastards" have been filmed in that area. The last one and "The Great Budapest Hotel" have additionally, been shot in Saxony, too, in the city of Görlitz. I would love it, if you react to some Eastern German places, too. The Harz forest and the Baltic Sea, in particular the island Rügen, are awesome, too.
I love your reaction at 5:00; for me that's a characteristic form that you'll find on most maps of European cities. Usually that oval line will be the old city wall; it may be gone for centuries (possibly used as a convenient source of stone for new buildings), but you'll still see the form of it on a map because streets would run by it.
And well, if it's early middle ages in Europe and you want to start out a new settlement, what better place than an island in a river? the river will give you a water supply, a place to dump your rubbish (people usually figure out the concept of upstream and downstream), means of transportation _and_ protection against any enemy who doesn't arrive in longboat.
See also: Paris, ille de la cité .
And oh man, I want to visit Scotland and be blown away by _your_ castles and gorgeous landscapes.
I think the most beautiful place in Germany is "Rothenburg ob der Tauber" as a historical city, then there are also really beautiful woods like "Schwarzwald" and landscape in the southern part like "Königssee".In the past I travelled a lot to other countries, but now i discovered my own country as a one of the most beautiful and safest places in this world.
The cologne cathedral (what you were asking) is the biggest cathedral in the world. You see it for the first time on 1:17 min of your video. It took over 650 years to build it (The start was in the 12th century). The cathedral held the record for having the largest free-swinging bell for centuries (27.000 Kg ~ 60.000 pounds) in the world (It Is now overtaken by a bell in an asian country as far as I now). Only the "bell clapper" weights over 600 Kg.(~ over 1300 pounds). This cathedral is so big, that it needs constant maintenance. When the maintaining crew are finished at the end they can restart at the beginning of this monument again...
About the statues in the video:
2:11 Deutsches Eck: The "German Edge" so named by the Teutonic Order, with an equestrian statue of Wilhelm I.
2:20 Niederwalddenkmal: a monumental statue of the allegory or goddess Germania. It was built by the German Empire to commemorate the unification of Germany in 1871.
3:21 The Siegessäule: Meaning 'column of victory', it is a big pillar with a golden statue of the goddess Victoria on top. Built between 1864 - 1873 it orginially commemorated the German "Einheitskriege" (wars of unity) and subsequent victories against Denkmark, Austria and France.
4:42 The Völkerschlachtdenkmal: It commemorates the decisive Battle of Leipzig in 1813 where Prussian, Austrian, Russian and Swedish troops won against the armies of Napoléon Bonaparte.
5:34 The Hermannsstatue: A collosal statue of Arminius (or in German 'Hermann der Cherusker') in the Teutoburg forest. Arminius was the chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci and educated in Roman culture himself but eventually he choose to plot against them in favor of his Germanic tribes and lead them into Teutoburg forest. In the battle of Teutoburg forest the Romans lost three legions in just a few days. Arminius was dubbed the liberator of the Germanic tribes by Roman historian Tacitus. After that battle the Romans more or less gave up on conquering the right side of the Rhine river (and therefore whole Germania). In the 19th century German nationalists choose him as a center part of the German origin myth.en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest
8:15 A roman style triumph arch. The inscription reads 'DEM BAYERISCHEN HEERE' which means 'to the Bavarian Army'. What I find cool is that it also has a statue with a chariot on top (like the Brandenburg gate) but here the chariot of Bavaria is pulled by four lions, not horses.
8:39 The Bavaria: A colossal statue of the allegory and patron saint of Bavaria with the 'Ruhmeshalle' (Hall of Fame) in the background.
8:44 The Kyffhäuserdenkmal: a monumental statue for Wilhelm I. The inside also depicts stories of the Kyffhäuser saga. The legend says that a 'Friedenskaiser' (Emperor of Peace) will return to the Holy Roman Empire in form of Friedrich Barbarossa who is sayed the be asleep deep in a cave in the Kyffhäuser mountains until he one day awakes and returns to rule the land justly.
9:36 A statue of Otto von Bismarck, a very important politican and statesman of Germany. He lead the unifying wars and became first Reich Chancellor of the German Empire.
11:37 A statue of Wilhelm I. at Porta Westfalica.
12:06 That's the Marineschule Mürwik (Naval Acadamy Mürwik), which is still in use. Built in 1910 it's architecture is inspired by the castle Marienburg (now in Malbork, Poland) of the Teutonic Order.
12:18 The Jubiläumssäule: It's a 30 meter high column with a 5 meter statue of goddess Concordia (roman goddess of unity).
At 13:43 min you can see my home town. When you grow up there, most often you cannot appreciate the beauty of the landscape or architecture. For me this town was just the place for the weekend's groceries and other stuff shopping. Only later I was overwhelmed, when I came back to visit family and friends.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, as they say. For many Germans visiting Scottish castles is a huge (bucket list) kind of thing.
9.27 "die Speicherstadt" this was an area of Storagebuldings for Coffee Tea Spices and Carpets. Unloading the little ships form the harbor with a cranes in the building.
The bridge “from lord of the rings” is the Basteibrücke in the Elbsandsteingebirge and it was used in one of the narnia-movies.
I vote for a visit to Dresden and the nearby Elbe Sandstone Mountain National Park (5:50) - when you said "Lord of the Rings". For example, Inglourious Basterds, Chronicles of Narnia, Carnival Row... were shot there. It is a breathtaking region.
Thanks for you video. You got a nice way to comment the videos. Keep going the good style. Greetings from Germany ;) In may, i have stay in Edinburgh :) i iive at 5:34 Teutoburg forest.
So nice to see your interest for our Country. I like the parts of Scotland wher my brother lives.You have to come to Germany and have a nice time hear.Cologne, Dresden, Hessen with many castles, Hamburg, München.
The city in between two small rivers (moats) is Lübeck. As it hasn't been bombed in WW II it has contained the old city structure and building substance. Really nice place to visit in summer..
Thats crazy... i`m from germany and i`m planing my holiday in scotland. Now i`m sitting here watching youtube for the must see places in scotland. seeing you watching videos from germany makes me think Paradies is always somewhere else :). I`m looking forward to my roadtrip to scotland in may. Let`s follow our dreams.
You asked how there are so many Castles and Churches. Thats because bevor Germany got Germany it was split up in many principalitys and every principal had his Castles and Churches.
Sorry for my bad english. Love your reactions :)
I live on an island westcoast germany just below Denmark and it's nice. Nature, the sea, beaches and tides, all that. For me most impressive "church" is Cologne cathedral. Organ concert there is so stunning but there are indeed lots of places that are worth seeing. If you live there it get's kinda normal I guess? Have been to Scottland several times when visiting aunt and uncle. Inverness and isle of sky a beauty in it's own. I love the castles in teh UK, different style and so impressive. btw. germany offically has 25000 castles, so a lot to see :)
Ja, der Kölner Dom ist schon sehr beeindruckend. Zumal es auch mal das höchste Bauwerk der Welt war.
Viele Grüße aus Köln. 😉✋👋✋👋
I‘m love nearly every city, especially in my federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia (short NRW). Berlin shouldn’t be your only destination if you want to visit Germany, there is more to see. We live in very different cities and places in the north at the sea and in the south with mountains. Some Towns are quite modern and other over hundreds of Years old. I live in Bonn, here you can find the seven mountains from a very famous fairytale. In Spring and Summer it is beautiful at the promenades of the Rhine to wander around and enjoy the scenery.
The view from Tomburg Castle was honestly stunning, definitely a highlight of my recent stay in bonn
For sure, the more I find out about Germany, the more I am thinking there are so many places I would love to visit. I think it would be quite hard to pick a place now actually. They are just so many interesting looking places. I googled Bonn and it looks fantastic. Such a beautiful place and it even has cherry blossoms?
I´m from Germany. To live in an old town is nice when your a young. parking is the biggest problem there. Iived in Regensburg for 22 years. I really enjoyed it. now I´m living on the country side near to the boarder to austria. I like the quietness here. your video reall showns the beautyfull side of Germany. I was visiting Scotland several times, I think it is beautyfull too. such in a other way. I like to be on the beach there or go hicking. every country has his beautifull side, we just think it is nicer around the corner.
The statue at 2:23 is the "Germania" or "Niederwalddenkmal" located near Rüdesheim at the Rhine.
Greetings from Germany. Love your your scottish accent. That´s the land of my dreams.
Living in Dresden and YES even as a resident I appreciate all the architectural wonders and the beauty of this city. It has everything and I love it!
4.02 , 4.51 my Hometown Lübeck yes its an Island with two channels to Protect the City. 400 Kanons where installed in the Middelage. Funfakt the Metall was used for the bridges around the island. And its the second island for the City look for "Teerhofsinsel" that was the first.
Holy crap, video starts at 0:30 and immediately I get shivers because I hear Two Steps From Hell :D
4:10 Schwerin Castle is where the local policitians of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have their seat o.o
5:36 oh daang... that Hermannsdenkmal is right outside my window :) If you go there, message me!
6:50 that architecture that is found in cities like Lübeck, Hamburg and Bremen often is there because they once got rich and powerful though trade. Maybe research on the topic of the Hanse, if that is not familiar yet. Then there were many smaller towns that also were part of the Hanse-Bund, like Lemgo, for example which is very close to the Hermannsdenkmal
12:10 that is a marine school, therefore you wouldn't be wrong guessing it's a university!
Man, I enjoy how much you enjoy my country! In fact, I enjoy living here very much too - Detmold, which is a small town near the Hermannsdenkmal - I can go there by foot - also has a quite beautiful medieval style. Gotta say tho, I've got a crush for GB and I guess me and my family are some of "the few people" that love GB for the places outside of London. I love GB from Cape Wrath to Land's End and the Isle of Wight! And I loooooove your castles :)
12:08 Navy Academy Flensburg Muerwik - i have been on that academy... you get used to that environment so fast when you are a soldier, dont even waste a 2nd thought on the architecture.... all you care about is making your superiors happy, so you can go home for the weekend haha...
Crazy ! You stopped at my hometown - the Island with the red houses. Its Lübeck in north Germany
14:16 I'v been to Schloss Nordkirchen 2 weeks ago by bike. It's really amazing.
Well,THE most known castle in the world might be,Schloss Neuschwanstein. The highest cathidral on the planet is the "Ulmer Münster". Along the rivers Rhein and Mosel, we got hundrets of castles...nearly every village and town in Germany , especially in the southern part gets at least one church.
Don't forget that these videos are a compilation of the most beautiful places and don't represent a country as a whole. Yes, all of this is Germany but there are also a lot of boring industrial towns and we also have some very ugly cities (Ludwigshafen i'm looking at you!). If you visit Germany, don't come in the winter because everything is grey, rainy and depressing (you know British winter so you know what I'm talking about). Rather visit in Summer when the cities sprawl with life and everything is green and warm.
Das Schöne, würde es ohne das Hässliche, nicht geben. Bei uns gibt es auch leider sehr viel Schatten. Darüber muss man nicht auch noch reden, er gehört einfach dazu. Beste Grüße auf die Insel!🇩🇪 Grüßt 🏴 ✌️
Genau das ist das Problem mit RUclips und Videos im Allgemeinen. Ich war schon in sehr vielen Deutschen Städten. Aber nach diesem Video fange ich fast an zu glauben ich wäre noch nie in Deutschland gewesen. 😉 So wie in dem Video fühlt sich Deutschland definitiv nicht an! Außer man wohnt in seeeehr ausgewählten Altstädten mit Blick auf eine jahrhundertealte Burg im Sonnenuntergang mit vorbeileitenden Friedenstauben… Also eher unwahrscheinlich das Gefühl in diesem Video im täglichen Leben zu haben. 😅
@@maholics Was wären die Deutschen, wenn sie nicht ständig und immer wieder rumjammern, meckern und schlechtmachen könnten. 😂
Das ist ein schönes Land und wenn du unzufrieden bist,; Auswandern ist ne Option, Brudi. Aber Deutsche hassen sich dermaßen selbst, die jammern überall jedem die Ohren voll. 😉
Aber in einem hast du Recht, dieses Land könnte schöner sein - wenn Leute wie du und der ursprüngliche Kommentator nicht wären.
Hey Thomas, die glücklichsten Menschen dieser Welt sind die Finnen - trotz und mit mehreren Monaten Dunkelheit. Hast du dir mal überlegt, dass es einfach an dir und deiner Alman typischen Einstellung zum Leben liegt? Das ganze Mimimi wegen ein bisschen Winter und ein paar weniger schönen Käffern und so?
@@maholicsVideo: Schaut mal, ein schönes Land
Deutsche so: Mimimimimimimimimimimimi 😂
About 20 years ago i visited England with my family and we went on a tour through english parks. You have that same stuff over there in the UK. If it's in England, i am pretty sure its in Scotland aswell. You find that pretty much all over europe. I mean there were so many lords, kings, dukes, knights and whatever everywhere and for quite some time now and whenever one of them had some money, they started building nice things. Plus the towns when they did well with trade, the churches had some money and added a building here and there aswell. We have some beautiful places, but it really doesn't stop at our borders.
There are many pretty castles and "fortified houses" in Scotland but a lot of them were just that; fortified homes for rich families/clan leaders etc. Germany is a "federation of countries" each with their own history of princes and kings and many of those castles used to be royal palaces.. they are big.. 🙂
Nice to see my Hometown (from 8:50-8:60) and several of the Places around ^^
I am glad, to hear a scottish aczent again. I come from the Black Forrest region, close to the french border. Many well kept Cities arround, plus all those Nature. Sometimes we do not even see the beauty anymore. Also, I feel sorry , because you lost your Freedom of Movment. Europe could be such a good place, if only we would be united.
At 09:30: Die "Speicherstadt" in Hamburg.
It is not only amazingly constructed, it is one SUPER important historical building, that influenced Market, Trading and Logistics, concentrated in one Area - it is still used.
Could be mentioned as a milestone of mankind - the entire Complex is architeculary so geniuosly built, that a fluend "Giro" of "Harbouring" was guaranteed.
*Please, forgive my english 😊
13:30 Best cathedrals in Germany (your question): the most famous and biggest gothic cathedral is the one in cologne ("Cologne Cathedral" or "Kölner Dom"), the second may be Ulm Minster. The most famous baroque cathedrals are the basilica or abbey of Ottobeuren, which is not a cathedral, but an abbey church, but has the size of a cathedral. Nevertheless it is more a hidden gem, at least on youtube. Then there are "Wieskirche" (Pilgrimage church of Wies"), Münster Zwiefalten (also more a hidden gem), Basilika Birnau. Each of them are no cathedrals, but famous baroque churches. Note that the outside of all baroque churches is not so spectacular, but the inside.
And the Aachener Dom/ the cathedral in Aachen at the border in the west of Germany near Belgium and the Netherlands
15:50 That's where I'm from, Braunschweig was next to the German border in the 80's so there weren't many jobs. Fortunately I found a job in Munich which was a really good idea.
My favourite German city, however, is Frankfurt, I love skyscrapers and skylines. Sad this was left out in this beautiful video.
Most beautiful part I really could'd not say! But I love my homelands the countryside south of Dreden. With it's calmly river, woods and sandstone formations ❤
I live in Schwerin, Northern Germany. And here is the amazing "Castle of Schwerin" (Schweriner Schloss). And i see this beautiful building every day from my workplace. 👌
I showed my wife some of your reactions… she suggested visiting you for getting to know the beauty of Scotland😂
6:11 Its the Castle Heidelberg and if you visit Heidelberg you should definitely visit it an the big barrel too 😉
Hey Mert! I do love your vids. I am German and live in a region called "Münsterland". Sadly I did not see one single city or village of my region in this video about Germany. I tell you something: The video you reacted to, is just normal stuff for tourists. Sure it shows some nice parts of my country. but the true beauty of Germany isn't shown. There are so many small towns and villages with amazing old towns and castles tourists never get to see because they are not well known. You sould spend some time here in Germany. And if you do, let me know and I show you some places in my home region.
Great vids, keep going. Greets from Westphalia to Scotland.
Hi Mert.
If you want to visit Germany, you should come around Christmastime and visit Nürnberg and it’s Christmas Market.
And btw. your accent is fabulous. I love hearing Craig Ferguson talk, but you‘re topping it by far!
As a german i didn´t know that so many beautiful german archetectures exists...
and i never had national pride...
Probably I only learned to look at it´s bad site... thats so sad
I am grateful for the video and your honest opinion
EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS ARE JUST MODERN STUFF... Europeans are connected for over 10.000 years.... and Europeans always enjoyed Europe.... You are welcome.... greetings from germany
Thank you for this video. A very special town in Germany is Görlitz in East Germany on the border to Poland with very interesting Architecture and Original Buildings from 1500. This town is not so far from the special "mountain" Elbsandsteingebirge...
Hi Mert - in the subtitles you find the names of the cities/sights/castles.
BTW. : coming from Scotland you for sure are used to beautiful nature, nice ancient castes, houses etc.
Nice Video - thx and Greetings from Germany
13:30 depends on what you like in a cathedral. Cologne has the Biggest, Mainz the most historic and Aachen Cathedral look boring from the outside but has an awesome 8th century interior.
The people in the statures were Herman the German (our German version of Boudicca), Emperor Barbarossa, Emperor Wilhelm II, basically huge historical figures that ruled Germany over the millennia.
6:11 That´s the Heidelberg Castle in Heidelberg beautiful town in Baden-Württemberg with the oldest University in Germany, close to Mannheim.
The small old towns simply have more charm.
There is no such thing as THE Germany: the south alone is already completely different in the individual regions f.e. the houses in the Black Forest look different from those in the rest of Baden-Württemberg.
we live in Wuppertal... we have the unique suspension railway... which is over 120 years old. There are also many old buildings in our city. we have a monument protection authority... which says which buildings are under monument protection... and then you can't demolish the house and you have to preserve the structure... There is a lot to see in Wuppertal and the surrounding area... The suspension railway, Burg Castle, Müngsten Bridge, historic town hall... etc.
Thanks for this amazing video! If you ever come over here, let’s see us in the north 😀 (Hamburg/ Lübeck area)
Greetings
12:05 This Building is a German Military Academy, the Naval Officers School in Mürwik. Thank you for your awesome reaction!
this actually makes me want to explore germany more and i am german :D there were a few places i have been living in too, nice to see.
YOU are welcome you feel the german SOUL....thx for your warm view on us!