Museum Sankt Ulrich

Museum Sankt Ulrich stands in Germany as one of the country’s oldest Gothic structures, built around 1225. Its stone walls preserve a chapel created for Bavarian dukes beside the former ducal palace. Medieval frescoes survive on the eastern wall, offering a glimpse of the church’s earliest decoration. After the nearby cathedral burned in 1273, the church served the city’s parishes for almost two centuries.

Baroque alterations enlarged the windows into oval openings and coated the walls and ceilings in white. The former tower disappeared around 1860, but its bell from about 1230 still hangs inside on a timber frame. Sacred use ended in 1824, and the building later became a museum after years threatened by decay. Today, goldwork, paintings and sculptures from the Middle Ages to the Rococo occupy its restored interior. A cleaned façade now reflects the care that carried this Gothic shell into its exhibition life.

City: Regensburg
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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