Erfurt Floral Sign and View from Petersberg

Petersberg Citadel, Erfurt
Historical outline
742 - First documented mention of Erfurt
1060 - Conversion of the collegiate foundation into a Benedictine monastery under Archbishop Siegfried I.
1080 - Conquest of Erfurt by Henry IV, destruction of the monastery by fire
1103 - 1147 New church and monastery building of St. Peter and Paul in Hirsau building tradition
1168 - Inclusion of the Petersberg in the expanded city fortifications
1181 - Important Imperial Diet of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in St. Peter's Church, subjugation of Henry the Lion
1665 - After the city of Erfurt was subjugated by the Archbishop of Mainz, he ordered the construction of the citadel.
The first period of construction in the New Italian style was significantly influenced by Antonio Petrini, the Italian court architect of the Elector of Mainz (portal). 1707 – 1726 Further expansion under the direction of the Mainz fortress builder Maximilian von Welsch (2nd construction period)
1802 - Citadel receives Prussian occupation
1803 - Secularization of St. Peter's Monastery and sale of the church inventory
1806 – 1813
Takeover of the citadel by French troops, Napoleon inspects the citadel and orders its reinforcement, bombardment of the French garrison - destruction of St. Peter's Monastery and several fortress buildings
1814 - Retake of the citadel by Prussian troops
1815 – 1866
Expansion of the citadel according to the New Prussian fortification system (3rd construction period)
1820 - Roofing of the remains of the Romanesque. Basilica with a high granary roof and use as a flour and military store
1873 - Wilhelm I orders the dismantling of the citadel. Partial demolition of the fortifications
until 1963 - Military use
from 1965 - Conversion of the former fortress buildings on the Petersberg
since 1990 - Securing, renovating and making this important monument of fortress architecture accessible to the people of Erfurt and their guests
Text / Source: Erfurt Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
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Planted lettering Erfurt with a great view of the fortress wall and old town

To the Buga a little Hollywood and Los Angeles, now Erfurt also has an oversized lettering over the city.