G: Originally a residential building facing St. Lorenz Church in central Nuremberg. First built as a fortified residence, subsequent occupants have added to the building as the security aspect became less important. These days, the lower floors house a cell phone shop and a basement pub. Nuremberg was one of the most heavily bombed German cities in WWII, and one estimate I've read has it that about 80% of the original buildings didn't survive (or only partially survived). The city decided to rebuild instead of re-start, and I think it's a much better place for it. But we've gotten pretty good at spotting exactly where the original stone ends and replacement/repair stone begins. Click on the picture for a close-up and you'll see what I mean-- there are wildly varying colors of stone. Also note the sundial (the scrolled paper thing) about 2/3 up on the building. The fencing in the foreground is protecting the newly-laid cobblestones leading up to St. Lorenz. That's right, they replace cobblestones with more cobblestones!
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