Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt Essentials

Ingolstadt blends its legacy as a formidable fortress city with its history as Bavaria's first university town. This selection highlights the city's architectural evolution, from the 14th-century Kreuztor gate and the sprawling New Castle to the Baroque brilliance of the Asamkirche. Visitors can explore the Bavarian Army Museum inside 19th-century fortifications, visit the Gothic Liebfrauenmünster, or see the Hohe Schule, the 15th-century site that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Kreuztor

The Kreuztor, built in 1385, is the western gateway to the medieval city center of Ingolstadt.

New Castle

The New Castle in Ingolstadt is one of the most important Gothic secular buildings of the 15th Century in Bavaria.

Liebfrauenmünster

This late Gothic hall church, built in the 15th century, features a massive high altar created for the university's centenary and serves as the burial site for several Bavarian dukes.

Reduit Tilly

A circular defensive structure part of the 19th-century Bavarian state fortress, now housing the Bavarian Army Museum’s permanent exhibition on the First World War.

German Museum for the History of Medicine

Set in a beautiful Baroque building, the museum presents the development of medicine throughout the history.

Old Town Hall

Originally dating to the 14th century, this administrative building was expanded in the 1880s in Neo-Renaissance style. It sits adjacent to the St. Moritz church.

St. Maria de Victoria

A Baroque masterpiece designed by the Asam brothers between 1732 and 1736, featuring the world’s largest flat ceiling fresco and an intricate high altar.

Pfeifturm

A 14th-century Gothic watchtower formerly used by the city piper to signal fires or danger. It stands 63 meters tall and provides panoramic views of the city center.

Hohe Schule

A 15th-century Gothic building that served as the original seat of Bavaria’s first university, founded in 1472. It is famously associated with the setting of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.