In the Middle Ages, the Roman-German emperors did not rule from a city, but were constantly on the move to meet their vassals, hold court or attend imperial diets. When travelling, the emperor and his court were accommodated in imperial palaces along the travel routes. The Imperial Castle in Nuremberg is one of the most important imperial palaces of the Middle Ages in Europe.
In the Kaiserburg Nuremberg, the double chapel from the Romanesque period with a late Gothic crucifix by Veit Stoss, the deep well with a well shaft of 47 meters, the Sinwell Tower and an extensive collection of weapons and implements can be viewed.The grounds of Nuremberg Castle combine buildings from the time of the Salian emperors, the Hohenzollern burgraves of Nuremberg and the Roman-German emperors. The permanent exhibition in the Imperial Castle Museum clearly conveys to the visitor the architectural development of the Imperial Castle, its historical significance and the development of the history of weapons in the Middle Ages.