The former market place in Görlitz is dominated by the tower of the Renaissance and neo-Gothic style town hall . The Old Money Exchange is the oldest Baroque monument in the town. The Old Weighing House lies adjacent to it.

This imposing 15C church with five naves overlooks the River Neisse. The west doorway (1235) was part of the old Romanesque church, but was reworked in Late Gothic style. Inside , the three central naves are embellished with a fine stellar vault and..

This massive rotunda, 18m in diameter, was built between 1490 and 1541 as part of the town's former fortifications. It now houses a municipal art and history museum .

Opposite the Kaisertrutz rises the tower mentioned in records since 1376, and considered the town emblem. There are 165 steps leading up to the top (52m), from which you can see a fine view over Görlitz.

The Church of the Trinity possesses a tall Baroque spire. Inside, two narrow 15C naves extend into a chancel built between 1371 and 1381. Note the imposing stalls surmounted by inscriptions, which recall the time when the church was part of a Franc..

The Karstadt , designed in 1912-13 by the Potsdam architect Schmanns, is the last Art Nouveau department store still standing. The steel-framed building possesses a massive exterior faced with freestone, an inner courtyard topped by a glazed barrel ..

The square has some especially fine Baroque houses. These lie between the Reichenbacher Turm , a fortified gateway dating from the 14C and 15C, and the Church of the Trinity (note the Late Gothic stalls inside). At No 29, the stucco-decorated faça..

This Baroque house contains the town's art collections, toegther with Renaissance and Baroque furniture. Worth seeing: the magnificent glassware collection. Also on display are a number of engravings (16C-20C) and several 18C rustic painted wardrobes..

The town owes its rich heritage (3 500 listed houses in the old town) to its prosperity in the 15C and 16C – it manufactured sheets and traded in the famous woad dye. To the right of the church, Peterskirche, there stands the oldest civic building in..