As you can see, the website about Germany has very many galleries, beginning with Berlin, its strong capital city, and even presenting a tiny village, Klein-Lengden, where I lived as a little boy. And now I add a further city, Ulm!
Why that? Yes, Ulm, located at the river Danube (Donau), and founded in 854 AD, is an attractive city. In its center is the gorgeous townhall.
But this is not the reason for presenting Ulm. The real reason is its mighty minster. Here it is:
Its structure is shown in these two sketches.
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Obviously Ulm's minster is large, very large. Nevertheless most people think that the largest church is the cathedral of Cologne, with its two enormous towers, 145 m long, 86 m wide, nave height 43 m, and 157 m high! Building time: 1248 to 1880.
But - - Ulm is even bigger! Here are the data: 1+2 towers, "only" 124 m long, "only" 49 m wide, nave height 42 m, yet the main tower is 162 m high! So it is indeed the highest church in the world. Building it took a long time, from 1377 to 1891. By the weay, a special feature is the massive use of bricks when building it.
Finally, the Ulm minster has also a very large organ, which is beautifully integrated into the layout of the church, around an impressive glass window.
Postscriptum:
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Ulm is very proud of some of its former residents who were born there, like the famous Hildegard Knef (1925-2002), an actress, singer and writer who won several prizes. The by far biggest case is of course Albert Einstein (1879-1955), the physicist and philosopher, who did win the Nobel Prize in 1921, and is widely seen as the most fundamental scientist ever.
So - is Ulm worth a visit? Absolutely, in my view, above all because of its mighty minster, which is not just large, it is also full of great architecture and stunning art.
