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Schumannhaus
Fans of Robert Schumann (1810-56) might enjoy the small memorial exhibit in the Schumannhaus . Its in the former sanatorium he checked into following a suicide attempt in 1854. He and his wife Clara are buried in Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery) on Bornheimer Strasse in the Nordstadt,
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Sammlung Schack
Count Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–94) was a great fan of 19th-century Romantic painters such as Böcklin, Feuerbach and von Schwind. His collection is housed in the former Prussian embassy, now the Schack-Galerie. A tour of the intimate space is like an escape into the idealise
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Pfarrkirche St Anna im Lehel
The rather pompous neo-Romanesque Pfarrkirche St Anna im Lehel arrived on the scene in 1892 when the Klosterkirche St Anna im Lehel became too small. Conceived by locally-born architect Gabriel von Seidl, its worth a spin for the huge Byzantine-style painting behind the altar and l
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Thermen am Viehmarkt
Found by accident in 1987 during the construction of a parking garage, buried beneath WWII air-raid shelters, the remains of a 17th-century Capucinian monastery, one-time vineyards and cemeteries, these thermal baths are sheltered by a dramatic glass cube. The site is closed on Tue
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Zeiss Planetarium
The world’s oldest public planetarium (1926) has a state-of-the-art dome projection system, making it a heavenly setting for cosmic laser shows paying tribute to music legends such as Pink Floyd and Queen, or sending the kids deep into outer space. Show times and pricing varies by
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Archäologisches Museum
In a sculpture-dotted park sits the neo-Gothic Colombischlössle . Built for the Countess of Colombi in 1859, the whimsical red-sandstone villa now harbours this archaeology-focused museum. From the skylit marble entrance, a cast-iron staircase ascends to a stash of finds from Celti
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Andreaskirche
This early baroque church (it was built from 1622 to 1629) is drenched in fanciful white stucco. Six baroque saint sculptures from the original altar are integrated into the sanctuary. More religious art awaits in the treasury in the upstairs gallery. A great time to visit is for t
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Münster St Georg
Standing sentry over the heart of Dinkelsbühl is one of southern Germany’s purest late-Gothic hall churches. Rather austere from the outside, the interior stuns with an incredible fan-vaulted ceiling. A curiosity is the Pretzl Window donated by the bakers’ guild; its located in the
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Jüdisches Kulturmuseum
About 300m east of the main train station, as you head towards the Altstadt, you’ll come to the Synagoge Augsburg, an art-nouveau temple built between 1914 and 1917 and housing a worthwhile Jewish museum. Exhibitions here focus on Jewish life in the region, presenting religious art
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Dreikönigskirche
Designed by Zwinger architect Pöppelmann, the most eye-catching feature of the Dreikönigskirche is the baroque altar that was ruined in 1945 and left as a memorial. Also note the 12m-long Renaissance-era Dance of Death sandstone relief opposite the altar, beneath the organ. The 88m
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Wieck
The photogenic centre of this fishing village is a Dutch-style wooden drawbridge . The small harbour is often alive with fishing boats landing – and selling – their catch. Theres a good hike through a large park to the ruins of the 12th-century Eldena Abbey and the beach . Its an e
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Trabi Museum
If you were lucky enough to own a car in East Germany, it would most likely have been a Trabant (Trabi in short), a tinny two-stroker whose name (satellite in German) was inspired by the launch of the Soviet Sputnik in 1956. The small exhibit displays the entire production line of
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Lyonel
This purpose-built gallery exhibits the work of influential Bauhaus artist Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956). Feininger was born in New York and came to Germany at the age of 16, later fleeing the Nazis and returning to the US in 1937. The original graphics, drawings, watercolours and s
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Mäuseturm
The Mouse Tower, on an island near the confluence of the Nahe and Rhine, is where – according to legend – Hatto II, the 10th-century archbishop of Mainz, was devoured alive by mice as punishment for his oppressive rule. In fact, the name is probably a mutation of Mautturm (toll tow
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Kunsthalle Deutsche Bank
This small exhibition hall is a platform for contemporary art, especially from emerging art centres in Africa, China, India and South America. The three to four exhibits per year (often in cooperation with international museums like the Tate Modern) seek to push artistic boundaries
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Paula Modersohn
Twinned with the Roselius-Haus Museum, this building is the work of Bernhard Hoetger, the creative mind behind much of Böttcherstrasse. Its now home to the Paula Modersohn-Becker Haus Museum and showcases the art of the eponymous painter, Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907), an earl
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Neue Nationalgalerie
This fabulous collection of early-20th-century art will not be on view during renovations, being undertaken by David Chipperfield and expected to last until 2018 or 2019. The building itself is a late masterpiece by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. All glass and steel and squatting on a r
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Panoramapunkt
Europe’s fastest lift, Panoramapunkt yo-yos up and down the red-brick postmodern Kollhoff Tower. From the bi-level viewing platform at a lofty 100m, you can pinpoint the sights, make a java stop in the 1930s-style cafe, enjoy the sunset from the terrace and check out the exhibit th
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Johann
In 1995, with the Cold War over, US forces handed the IG-Farbenhaus building back to Germany’s federal government. After refurbishment, it became the focal point of the new Westend campus of Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität – and thus a bastion of the spirit of free inquiry and h
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Deutsches Museum Bonn
Did you know that the airbag and MP3 technology were invented in Germany? You will, after visiting the Deutsches Museum Bonn. This pint-size subsidiary of the blockbuster Munich mothership highlights German technology since WWII with plenty of buttons to push and knobs to pull. Its
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