-
Suermondt Ludwig Museum
Of Aachen’s two art museums, the Suermondt Ludwig Museum is especially proud of its medieval sculpture but also has fine works by Cranach, Dürer, Macke, Dix and other masters.
-
St Jakobskirche
St Jakobskirche is a late-Gothic hall church with original stained-glass windows, but also a recipient of a baroque makeover, courtesy of the frantically productive Asam brothers.
-
Pfarrkirche St Ulrich
Right on the Marktplatz, this late Gothic, three-nave columned church was built between 1440 to 1480 and is the only remaining large mid-15th-century church in the Palatinate.
-
Pfarrkirche St Michael
Facing the bridge, this partly 14th-century-Gothic church has an ornate interior and some colourful stained glass. The tower was originally part of the town’s fortifications.
-
Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch
This natural history museum showcases the ecology of Lower Saxony’s landscapes and has a huge chunk (or wall) of peat bog, with niches containing bodies from the Roman period.
-
Kunstmuseum & Kunsthalle Bremerhaven
The permanent exhibition of paintings focuses on Weser artists; changing exhibitions are staged in the adjacent Kunsthalle. Located just north of the bridge, near the main sights.
-
Kunsthalle Weishaupt
The glass-fronted Kunsthalle Weishaupt contains the private collection of Siegfried Weishaupt. The accent is on modern and pop art, with bold paintings by Klein, Warhol and Haring.
-
Hessisches Landesmuseum
An exceptional selection of works by Joseph Beuys is the highlight of the wide-ranging art collection at the Hesse State Museum. Its located two blocks northeast of Luisenplatz.
-
Alte Kanzlei
On the other side of the Renaissance Alte Kanzlei, south of Schlossplatz, lies cobbled Schillerplatz, where the poet-dramatist Friedrich Schiller is immortalised in bronze.
-
Ahnengallery
Tours at the Residenzmuseum take you through the downstairs Ahnengallery (Ancestors Gallery), a riot in rococo with 121 portraits of the rulers of Bavaria in chronological order.
-
Glockenspiel
The image of Fräulein Maria also joins that of her father and other historic figures in the towns Glockenspiel , opposite the tourist office on the facade of the Hof von Oldenburg.
-
Pagodenburg
The two-storey Pagodenburg was built in the early 18th century as a Chinese teahouse and is swathed in ceramic tiles depicting landscapes, figures and floral ornamentation.
-
Mozart – Eine Hommage
Tucked away on Ursulinenplatz is Markus Lüpertz’ Mozart - Eine Hommage, an abstract, one-armed bronze sculpture of the genius, sporting trademark pigtail and the torso of a woman.
-
Luisenpark
When the sun shines, locals flop on the banks of the Neckar in the Luisenpark , a green spine taking in hothouses, gardens, a butterfly hall, an aquarium and a Chinese teahouse.
-
St Gereon
Colognes most eccentric-looking church is St Gereon, which grew from a late-Roman chapel into a massive complex lidded by a 10-sided dome decorated with delicate ribbed vaulting.
-
Basilika St Kastor
Adjoining a lovely formal garden is Koblenz’ oldest church, Basilika St Kastor. Established in the 9th century, it was rebuilt in the 12th century. The entrance is on the west side.
-
Bartholomäuskapelle
The only original palace building is the twee Bartholomäuskapelle . Consecrated in 1017, its considered the oldest hall church north of the Alps and enjoys otherworldly acoustics.
-
Schlossturm
Looking a bit forlorn by the river, the Schlossturm is all that’s left of the electors’ palace, which burned down in 1872.
-
Moses
Located within the Törten Estate, this exhibition tracks the life and accomplishments of the Dessau-born humanist philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, the godfather of the Jewish Enlightenment.
-
Colombischlössle
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.
Total
2004 -travel
FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage LastPage CurrentPage:
32/101 20-travel/Page GoTo Page:
