Photos: Noahidsmith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Granada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Noahidsmith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Granada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Goliathhaus and its fading mural
Your local guide
Elisabeth Brandner
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Highlights
- A giant mural on an ordinary facade
- Renaissance paint fading after centuries
- Art meant to be seen from the street
- A merchant's house turned canvas
- Regensburg's boldest surviving mural
About this tour
This session looks at the Goliathhaus, a merchant's house carrying an unusually large mural on its plain facade. You see the building as a whole and then the fading paintwork up close, and I explain what the image meant to the people who first saw it. It is a focused look at one striking piece of street-level art.
I move slowly between the wide shot and the close detail, letting the mural's fading colour guide the pace. Questions are welcome throughout, and I send a short note afterwards on the house's history.
This suits anyone interested in Renaissance art in an everyday setting rather than only inside a museum. It also pairs well with the Schottenkirche session for more unusual old town art.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Regensburg before heading out.
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Goliathhaus Facade 15 min
You see a thirteenth-century merchant's house with a huge Renaissance mural of David and Goliath still visible on its otherwise plain facade.
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Mural Detail 15 min
The camera moves in close on the fading paint, and I explain what the image would have meant to buyers walking past centuries ago.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Regensburg: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bavarian pretzel and Altstadt, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Regensburg, showing you Goliathhaus Facade and Mural Detail live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet, with the link sent once you book. I hold the phone steady on the paintwork, since fading detail like this needs a still, close shot.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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