The gunpowder tower and a small bit of the city wall are all that remain of the formerly magnificent medieval fortifications of Zwickau. Dwarfed by the prefab blocks behind it, the Pulverturm is now a pretty surreal sight.
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A pedestrian bridge from 1900 with restrained yet elegant decoration.
Another Gothic church, which was completed in the 15th century.
Restored to its former glory with a stepped gable, this former merchant's house is now used to hold civil marriage ceremonies.
The former ducal residence was rescued and restored from a complete ruin in 2004-2008.
The former cloth merchant's hall is perhaps the most known historic building of Zwickau. Today, it houses a theatre.
The buildings immediately facing the town hall were built as pharmacies in the late 15th century, some of the oldest buildings of that kind in Germany.