Famous tourist destinations and architecture in Thuringia, Germany, before World War 2. Various buildings seen in Erfurt, the principal city of Thuringia. View of the Former Governor’s Residence, now the Thuringia State Chancellery building, in Hirschgarten (Thüringer Staatskanzlei Regierungsstraße 73, 99084 Erfurt, Germany). People and vehicles move outside the palace. Views of the Erfurt Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of St. Mary (Dom St. Marien Domstufen 1 99084 Erfurt). Maria Gloriosa bell hangs in the central tower of the Cathedral. View of the Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen (Meissen Albrechtsburg Castle Domplatz 1 01662 Meißen).