. Germany;. BAVARIA 93 figure of a man on the roof is said to be that of themaster-builder, who, chagrined that his apprenticesurpassed him, cast himself down to the pavementbelow. Time and space fail us to speak of the Francis-kaner Church, the Westminster Abbey of Rothen-burg; the Ploenlein, the house of the builder ; theold Jewish dance-house, the Hegereiter house, theGymnasium, and, above all, the magnificence of thedouble Town Hall. The lantern in the courtyardof this building has been more frequently paintedthan any other subject in the empire. The great event that is commemorated everyy
. Germany;. BAVARIA 93 figure of a man on the roof is said to be that of themaster-builder, who, chagrined that his apprenticesurpassed him, cast himself down to the pavementbelow. Time and space fail us to speak of the Francis-kaner Church, the Westminster Abbey of Rothen-burg; the Ploenlein, the house of the builder ; theold Jewish dance-house, the Hegereiter house, theGymnasium, and, above all, the magnificence of thedouble Town Hall. The lantern in the courtyardof this building has been more frequently paintedthan any other subject in the empire. The great event that is commemorated everyyear at Whitsuntide, The Maste? Draught, tookplace in this hall. The play was written by goodold Adam Horber, whose kindly face, painted by anartist hand, looks at you in one of the upper rooms. It seems that in 1631 Tilly sat down beforethe town to starve it into submission if he couldnot take it by storm. Gustavus Adolphus hadsent 500 Swedes to assist the townsmen in theirdefence. At last the powder tower e
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