Hildesheim's 'Half-Timbered Quarter' is but a shadow of its former self – before WWII some 1900 of these buildings stood here – but it's still a great place to see typical old German architecture; start from around Bruhl and Neue Strasse. The Armourer's House (Gelber Stern 21) is Hildesheim's oldest, dating from 1548. Werner's House (Godehardsplatz 12), from 1606, has 29 elaborately decorated exterior panels. The Kehrwiederturm (off Kesslerstrasse) is the last remaining tower from the former city wall.
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Proof that Hanover is not all buttoned-down business are the grandiose Baroque Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen, about 5km north of the city centre, which…
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Perched grandly above the Leine River, the neo-Gothic Schloss Marienburg (built from 1858–67) was a present from Hanover's King George V to his wife Marie…
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One of Europe's oldest museums, the Anton Ulrich has a world-class art collection, with about 1400 paintings, several hundred bronze and stone sculptures,…
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The Sprengel Museum is held in extremely high esteem, both for the design of the building as well as for the art housed inside. Its huge interior spaces…
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Rammelsberg Museum & Besucherbergwerk
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The shafts and buildings of this 1000-year-old mine are now a museum and Unesco World Heritage Site. Admission to the mine includes a German-language tour…
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An excellent way to get your bearings in Hanover is to visit the Neues Rathaus (built 1901–13) and ascend 98m in the curved elevator (the only one of its…
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This engaging museum showcases 1000 years of church history in the cloisters of World Heritage–listed Mariendom Cathedral. Its permanent exhibition From…
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The jewel in the crown of the Herrenhäuser Gärten is grand both in format and history, having been laid out as a Baroque garden in 1714 under the tutelage…
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This large limestone cube decorated with marble Stars of David and allegorical figures serves as a sombre memorial to the atrocities committed against…
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Hildesheim’s Unesco World Heritage–listed cathedral took its present form in 1061 and was virtually rebuilt after its WWII bombing, then reopened in 2014…
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This engaging museum showcases 1000 years of church history in the cloisters of World Heritage–listed Mariendom Cathedral. Its permanent exhibition From…
4. Roemer-und-Pelizaeus Museum
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This museum houses one of Europe’s best collections of Egyptian and Peruvian art and artefacts. There are dozens of mummies, scrolls, statues and wall…
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This town museum is located in the reconstructed Knochenhauerhaus, one of Germany’s most intricate half-timbered houses. Exhibits are spread over five…
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The Unesco-protected Church of St Michael was built in the Romanesque style in 1022 and reconstructed after war damage. Unusual features inside include…
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Perched grandly above the Leine River, the neo-Gothic Schloss Marienburg (built from 1858–67) was a present from Hanover's King George V to his wife Marie…
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Designed and built by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius in 1911, this factory, which has been producing shoe lasts for over 100 years, is regarded as the…