🇩🇪 Münster: Where History Lives in Stone

⛪ St. Paul's Cathedral (1225-1265) This UNESCO-listed masterpiece blends Romanesque grandeur with Gothic elegance: Emerald-green copper roof glowing against the sky Twin 75m towers framing a basilica wide enough to hold a small village The Astronomical Clock (1540): At noon, mechanical Magi bow to baby Jesus while Death tolls the hour ⏳ Fun fact: The clock's calendar runs until 2071 – mark your calendars! 🔔 St. Lamberti's Chilling Legacy The "most beautiful hall church in Westphalia" hides dark history: • Those iron cages? Held Anabaptist rebels' bodies in 1536 • The lace-like spire (added 1887) almost makes you forget its grim past 🏛️ Prinzipalmarkt & the Peace Hall Strolling this medieval shopping arcade, you'll reach the real star: • The butter-yellow Rathaus with its kaleidoscopic gables • Inside, the Friedensaal (Hall of Peace) where the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia was signed – birthing modern diplomacy over wine-stained parchments 🎓 From Bishop's Palace to Lecture Halls The last Baroque palace built in Germany (1767) now: Houses university deans instead of princes Hosts summer concerts in its mirrored ballroom Lets students picnic where bishops once hunted deer #MünsterHistory #LivingMuseum #GermanGems