With its cloisters, chapels, churches, and saintly statues placed above entrances, Eichstätt resembles a time-lost monastic republic. A staccato of urban spaces enhances the impression of walking through history, despite numerous cars that rattle along the cobblestone, and students clasping cell phones and laptops. Eichstätt is a “scholar republic”, and diocesan architect Karljosef Schattner decisively contributed to its architecture and...