Brückturm Museum (Bridgetower Museum), Regensburg
The Bridgetower Museum offers visitors a captivating experience with its breathtaking view of the city's rooftops and provides a wealth of knowledge about the history of the Stone Bridge and Danube shipping. As the youngest museum in Regensburg, it is housed in the sole surviving tower of the renowned Stone Bridge, an iconic landmark that has stood for nearly 900 years.
Spanning four floors, the museum delves into various aspects of the bridge's history, shedding light on its function as a barrier to ships, showcasing original old tower clockwork, and exploring its modern counterpart.
In close proximity to the bridge, the Bridgetower Museum also oversees a unique and remarkable technical marvel that is inaccessible to regular visitors. This rarity, cared for by the Shipping and Bridgetower Museum, is an electric ship pulling system.
Spanning four floors, the museum delves into various aspects of the bridge's history, shedding light on its function as a barrier to ships, showcasing original old tower clockwork, and exploring its modern counterpart.
In close proximity to the bridge, the Bridgetower Museum also oversees a unique and remarkable technical marvel that is inaccessible to regular visitors. This rarity, cared for by the Shipping and Bridgetower Museum, is an electric ship pulling system.
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Sight Name: Brückturm Museum (Bridgetower Museum)
Sight Location: Regensburg, Germany (See walking tours in Regensburg)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Sight Location: Regensburg, Germany (See walking tours in Regensburg)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Walking Tours in Regensburg, Germany
Create Your Own Walk in Regensburg
Creating your own self-guided walk in Regensburg is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Roman Ruins Walking Tour
Meandering through the Old Town of Regensburg, it’s easy to forget that some 1800 years ago most of this area was occupied by a Roman fortress. Although the first settlement here dates from as early as the Stone Age, it is the Romans who put it firmly on the map.
Around 90 AD, they first built an expeditionary and then a permanent military camp called Castra Regina ("Fortress by the... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.4 Km or 0.9 Miles
Around 90 AD, they first built an expeditionary and then a permanent military camp called Castra Regina ("Fortress by the... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.4 Km or 0.9 Miles
Regensburg Introduction Walking Tour
During a battle in 1809, Napoleon remarked that Regensburg was “worth a crown.”
The name “Regensburg” reflects its roots: it comes from the River Regen, which joins the Danube here, and the Old High German word burg, meaning fortress—so Regensburg means “the fortress by the Regen.”
Long before the Romans, Celtic tribes had already settled on the high ground, taking advantage of... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.1 Km or 2.5 Miles
The name “Regensburg” reflects its roots: it comes from the River Regen, which joins the Danube here, and the Old High German word burg, meaning fortress—so Regensburg means “the fortress by the Regen.”
Long before the Romans, Celtic tribes had already settled on the high ground, taking advantage of... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.1 Km or 2.5 Miles