Düsseldorf - Old Town Altstadt

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).

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.

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.

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

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.