Speyer is an interesting town to visit along the Rhine river in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany. Speyer hosts the enormous Imperial Cathedral founded by Emperor Conrad II in 1030 and consecrated in 1060. Many important heads of state have visited the Cathedral, including George Bush Sr. The crypt of the Cathedral contains the tombs of eight German emperors and kings, as well as several bishops.
You'll also see the best preserved Jewish ritual bath in Europe. It was established before 1128.
Speyer has an interesting medieval center to discover. Its main city gate is one of the tallest in Germany. The lower sections were constructed between 1230 and 1250.
Enjoy our virtual tour of Speyer, Germany. Click each thumbnail picture to see it full size.
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- The Location of Speyer Within Germanyspeyer map, speyer location map
- A view of the medieval center of Speyer and some outdoor cafesspeyer picture, speyer germany
- The Facade of the Speyer Cathedralspeyer cathedral picture
- The Cathedral of Speyer (Dom du Speyer)speyer picture, speyer cathedral
- A statue in front of the Speyer Cathedralspeyer cathedral picture
- Picture of the entrance to the crypt at the cathedral in Speyer, Germany.speyer cathedral picture, crypt picture
- The Anteroom of the ritual bath in Speyer.speyer picture, jewish ritual bath
- Water of the Jewish Ritual Bath in Speyer, Germanyspeyer picture, jewish ritual bath
- Speyer Pedestrian Street showing Statue and Cathedral speyer picture
- Speyer's main pedestrian Streetspeyer picture
- Speyer's Main City Gatespeyer town gate picture
- Picture of a store in the pedestrian zone of Speyer, Germany. speyer shopping picture
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