Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Speyer, Germany

The Gedächtniskirche der Protestation is a United Protestant church of both Lutheran and Reformed confessions in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, that commemorates the Protestation at Speyer in defense of the evangelical faith, specifically Lutheranism. Built between 1893 and 1904, the church was constructed in memory of the protest that took place at the Diet of Speyer by the Protestant rulers of the Holy Roman Empire in 1529. The tower is the tallest bell tower in the whole Palatinate at 100 metres (330 ft).

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St. Joseph's in Speyer is a Catholic church and the center of a whole complex of buildings of the parish of St. Joseph. In the cathedral parish of Pax Christi, which covers the entire city area, it serves as a place for joint parish services, while the cathedral is the seat of the parish. The church, in its extraordinary size and magnificent furnishings, was built in response to the construction of the neighbouring Protestant Memorial Church of the Protestation.

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The Old Gate is the medieval west city gate of Speyer, and is one of the original 68 towers in the old walls and gates. Today it is one of the largest and most architecturally significant of the remaining city gates in Germany.

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The upper-middle-class Villa Körbling in Speyer, Bahnhofstraße 15, was built between 1911 and 1912 for the Speyer ophthalmologist Eberhard Körbling and his wife Anna Körbling née Pallmann. The villa has been preserved in its original condition and is registered in the list of cultural monuments in Speyer. In 2014/2015, a restoration was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the monument.

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The Augustinian monastery in Speyer was a mendicant monastery founded in the 13th century.

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The Convent of St. Magdalena is a convent of the Dominican nuns in Speyer, Germany.

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