Ulmer Münster
Ulmer Münster (DONAU 3 FM) rises in Ulm, Germany, as a Gothic architectural landmark built by citizens. Its stone tracery resembles crocheted nets, while stern gargoyles overlook the surrounding streets. Pointed arches, carved details, and coloured stained-glass windows shape the view from outside and inside.
The citizens laid its foundation stone on 30 June 1377, financing a major church without a royal patron. A collapse in 1492 exposed the tower vault’s fragility, and Ulm’s council halted construction in 1543. The Münsterbauhütte resumed work in 1844, supported by donations and lotteries, before completion on 31 May 1890.
Its tower held the world’s tallest church tower record until 2025, and remains Germany’s tallest church tower. Inside, carved oak choir stalls, colourful windows, and small figures alter the atmosphere as daylight shifts. The tower staircase has 768 steps, with views across Ulm, Neu-Ulm, and the Danube. The site is wheelchair accessible, adding a practical detail to its monumental scale.
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The myTuur app is free, and once you are standing at a spot its story starts by itself.
Spots like this one are the stops myTuur strings into tours through Ulm. In the app, each story begins where you stand: walk up to a spot and it starts, read it on screen or listen as you go, then follow the route to the next one.
What is myTuur?
myTuur is a free city-guide app. Its tours are built from spots, and each spot carries a story that starts when you get there, to read or to listen to as you like.