The town has had its ups and downs over the years, as it was in the middle of several regional conflicts. The biggest down, of course, was when most of it was destroyed by a British bombing run in 1945 that lasted 17 minutes. Not a church was left standing. That was sometehing of a surprise, since Wurzburg was supposed to be something of a hospital city and of not much strategic and military importance. It didn't help, and Wurzburg was ill prepared for any sort of attack. About 5,000 people died. But the survivors eventually went back to work, and have rebuilt many of the structures in the old style.
Market Square is a good-sized open area in the middle of town. It took a little work to figure out that the big object in the middle is Brunnenobelisk, which goes back to 1802 and is dedicated to the daily activity in the marketplace.
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