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A Christmas market [a] is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent. [1] These markets originated in Germany, but are now held in many countries. [2] Some in the U.S. have adapted the name to the quasi-German Christkindlmarket, substituting market for German Markt.
Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities. Speyer Cathedral, a number of other churches, and the Altpörtel ("old gate") dominate the Speyer landscape. In the cathedral, beneath the high altar, are the tombs of eight Holy Roman Emperors and German kings . The city is famous for the 1529 Protestation at Speyer.
Fortifications at the Speyer Fish Market. Sketch around 1760. Although it was a walled city, in the range of the often embattled fortresses of Frankenthal, Friedrichsburg, Philippsburg and Landau, Speyer was hardly able to defend itself. Thus, the town took on the roles of refuge, military hospital, supply post and troop camp.
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Mimi Slawoff. November 5, 2023 at 6:06 AM. Christkindlmarkt on the Rathausplatz is a must-visit Christmas market in Vienna, Austria. Europe’s fairy-tale cities are charming year-round, but they ...
Speyer Jewry-Court. / 49.31621°N 8.43955°E / 49.31621; 8.43955. The Jewish courtyard in Speyer (also known as the Speyer Jewry-Court), is an historic and archeological site located in the inner city of Speyer, Germany. [1] Built in stages between 1104 (when the synagogue was consecrated) and the 14th century, the courtyard contains ...
0.558 ha (1.38 acres) Speyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae (German: Dom zu Unserer lieben Frau in Speyer) in Speyer, Germany, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg.
Striezelmarkt. The Striezelmarkt in Dresden is one of the first genuine Christmas markets in the world. [1] Founded as a one-day market in 1434, it celebrated its 585th anniversary in 2019. Its 240 stands attract about 3 million visitors from all over the world.