European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A cafe near the  reflects the City s new  set is photos by Jim Derheim it % v ft4 j0>r�vr1� shift 4 Carr age Driver Waits in the Sun for customers near the do Plau. Continued from Page 3 Odd feature one or two round holes which seem to have no purpose have been bored into the front Walls. In the Middle Ages when up to 60 Erfurt families at a time had the right to brew Beer straws were placed in the holes to signify that a new Batch was ready for Sale. The anger once the Center of the City s wheat Wool and Woad Trade is old Erfurt s busiest Street. Some of the historic buildings on the anger include the ursuline Convent first mentioned in records in 1235 and still lived in by nuns the Griinke Aue und Kardinal Quot Green pasture and Cardinal Quot from 1713 and Zum Schwarzen Lowen Quot Black lion Quot built in 1577 and used As the swedish governor s residence during the thirty years War. The anger museum houses a collection of medieval items 19th and 20th-Century landscape paintings and 18th-Century Thuringer glazed earthenware. The building erected in 1705, originally served As a weighing and packing House. Church steeples dominate the Erfurt Skyline about a dozen Are in the old City in addition to a working Convent and a monastery. By far the single most impressive sight in Erfurt is two grand churches that sit Side by Side atop a Hill called the do Hugel. Seventy Steps Lead to the 10 acres where St. Mary s Cathedral and the Church of St. Severus sit. They Are easy to see from most parts of the old City and a perfect directional reference. The Cathedral was founded in 752 As a simple Chapel. Part of the Cathedral s Interior is being renovated but that does t diminish the overpowering Beauty of the Chapel s choir area. There Are 13 60-foot-High stained Glass windows that Are magnificent examples of medieval Glass painting. The Walls Are lined with skilfully carved wooden gothic choir stalls. The remains of St. Severus the Bishop of Ravenna were brought to the site beside the Cathedral in 836 and the St. Severus Church was erected As a Convent Church in 1280. Today it contains a Stone Madonna a 50-foot-High baptismal font and the Limestone Tomb of St. Severus the sides of which depict the Saint s life Story. Other Art treasures such As altars panel paintings and a candelabra dating from 1160, line the interiors of the churches. On a Hill adjacent to the do Hugel sits the remains of the Royal monastery of St. Peter a the former Church of a Benedictine monastery. The site was the Citadel of electoral Mainz from 16&4 to 1707 and is now known As Petersberg. It is an excellent place to View the entire City. The Market Square Down the Hill from the churches is a Hub of activity from Early morning to Mii afternoon monday through saturday. The Dom Platz Market is dominated by fruit vegetables and Flowers and several food stands. It is there that you Wilt find a state treasure a the thiringer bratwurst. A freshly grilled Thuringer Wurst with Brotcher is the Best lunch Deal in town for 1.50 Marks about $1. There is one other must see sight in Erfurt a the , or International Market gardening exhibition. In the 18th Century the Fertile land that brought Prosperity to the town by producing Woad was turned to growing Flowers. Christian Reichardt who lived from 1685 to 1775, is remembered for scientific seed growing and cultivating new varieties of Flowers. In the 19th Century the Flower growing Industry became the City s economic Backbone. A the first Iga was held 50 years ago. Today on the grounds of the Cyriaks Burg Castle Are 250 acres of manicured grass fountains statues and Flowers a lots of Flowers. Tulips daffodils lilacs and dozens of others. Its size and Beauty easily rival the famous Keuken Hof Flower Garden in Holland. The Castle rebuilt in 1664, is now a museum that focuses on Erfurt s Market gardening tradition. The exhibition Center is about 15 minutes by car trom the old City on b-7 toward Gotha it can also be readied by Streetcar. 4 stripes no Jyz Rie june 4,