Universitätsstadt Marburg, Germany
I visited Marburg as part of the first team outing for "Group Whitworth" - the European Myxobacteria Conference 2006, held at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology. You might like to see Antony's photos too.
Both ends of the cathedral (Elisabeth-Kirche):
A view of Marburg with the old town in the foreground:
One of the many narrow streets, and a nice small church near our hotel (St. Michael's Kappelle, or St. Michael's Chapel):
Some of the houses are very ornate:
One of the nicer old houses, with its beams painted a bright red and with floral decoration on the panelling (close up on the right):
Philipps University Marburg
I've been saving the best till last. Having seen the nice bits of Marburg, here are some highlights from its university:
Grey concrete is the theme here, with selected highlights in orange: