Düsseldorf - Old Town Altstadt

The Düsseldorf old town lies to the west of the Heinrich-Heine-Allee and south of the Andreaskirche.

Must-see attractions nearby:

Old Town

Related Attractions

In Burgplatz, north of the Düsseldorf Town Hall, stands the Schlossturm, all that remains of the old Schloss. It now houses the Shipping Museum (Schiffahrt-Museum; ship models).

Hetjens Museum

To the south of the Marktplatz in Düsseldorf's Altstadt, in the Palais Nesselrode, is the Hetjens Museum (ceramics of eight millennia).
The Ceramic Museum features pottery from around the world and traces its development.

Address

Düsseldorf Hetjens Museum
Palais Nesselrode
Schulstrasse 4
D-40213 Düsseldorf
Germany

http://www.duesseldorf.de/hetjens/

Hours

January 1 to December 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00
Close		17:00	21:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter Monday - Christian (Apr 09)
Pentecost Sunday (Whit Sunday) - Christian (May 27)

Mannesmann Building

Southwest of the Municipal Museum in Düsseldorf, on the edge of the old town, are the high-rise Mannesmann Building (1956-58) and the old Mannesmann offices (1911-12). In front of the Mannesmann Building are a fountain and a piece of sculpture, both in high-grade stainless steel.

Municipal Museum

The Düsseldorf Municipal Museum is housed in the Spee'sches Palais, situated on the edge of a park.

Address

Municipal Museum
Berger Allee 2
D-40213 Düsseldorf
Germany

http://www.duesseldorf.de/kultur/stadtmuseum/home.htm

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00
Close		17:00	21:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Town Hall

In the Marktplatz in Düsseldorf stands the imposing Town Hall, with a large equestrian statue of Elector John William II (by Gabriel Grupello, 1711) in front of it.