Ulm is famous above all for its soaring Gothic Cathedral (768 steps in the 161m/528ft tower; choir stalls by J Syrlin). Other attractions include the beautiful Town Hall with famous astronomical clock; Corn Exchange (1594); Schuhaus (1536); Schwörhaus (1613); old town and fishermen’s quarter with city wall and Metzgerturm (butchers’ tower); Wiblingen Abbey; Baroque library; German Bread Museum; and the Municipal Museum with local works of art.