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Photo: Javier Kohen from Kraków, Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A central crossroad encircled by neoclassical public buildings.
The Place de la République is one of the main squares of Strasbourg, France. It is surrounded on three sides by five buildings only, of which none is residential: the Palais du Rhin, the National and University Library, the Théâtre national de Strasbourg, the Préfecture of Grand Est and Bas-Rhin, and the tax center Hôtel des impôts. All of these buildings are classified as monuments historiques. The fourth side of the square is devoid of buildings, facing the Faux-Rempart Canal.
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Built between 1176 and 1439 and with a 142-m tower (the highest cathedral tower in France), the Gothic cathedral is undoubtedly Strasbourg's finest architectural highlight. Check out the astrometric clock inside the cathedral.
The Kammerzell house
The intricately carved half-timbered frames decorating the upper floors date from 1589.