The Altarpiece by Veit Stoss, also St. Mary's Altar, is a large Gothic altarpiece and a national treasure of Poland. It is located behind the high altar of St. Mary's Basilica in the city of Kraków. T
The altarpiece of Veit Stoss
April 1946: German workmen and U.S. GI guards in Bavaria get a last look at the main figurehead from the altarpiece
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Centre of the altarpiece
Nuremberg Castle
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Nuremberg Castle is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.
Veit Stoss altarpiece in Kraków
…Hans Frank – the Governor-General of that part of occupied Poland. It was recovered in 1946 in Bavaria, hidden in the basement of the heavily bombed Nuremberg Castle. The High Altar underwent major restoration work in Poland and was put back in its place at the Basilica 10 years later. A few weeks prior to the…
Nuremberg Castle: Palas, Imperial Chapel, Heathens' Tower on the right - Sinwell Tower in the middle left - Pentagonal Tower, Imperial Stables and Luginsland Tower on the right
The courtyard with Heidenturm (Heathens' Tower), Kaiserkapelle (Imperial Chapel), and Tiefer Brunnen (Deep Well)
Tiefer Brunnen (Deep well, small building with gable roof in the middle) and Sinwellturm (Sinwell Tower)
Aerial picture