Oranienburg Attractions

The Heimatmuseum in Oranienburg occupies an Early Baroque house (1657) at Breite Strasse 1.

At Havelstrasse 29 in Oranienburg is the Old Orphanage (1665-71), the right-hand half of which was destroyed during the Second World War.

The Baroque pleasure garden in Oranienburg was converted into a landscaped park in the 19th C. Its most notable features are the gateway (by J. A. Nering, 1690) and the Orangery (by G. C. Berger, 1754; restored 1967).

Schloss Oranienburg was built in 1651-55 (by J. G. Memhardt and M. M. Smids) and altered and enlarged in 1688-95 (by J. A. Nering and M. Grünberg); on the town front can be seen an attic story with figures of the Seasons. Restored in 1948-60 after wartime destruction, the interior is now entirely modern in style except for the Porcelain Cabinet (stucco ceiling; painting by Terwesten, restored 1965). The house is not open to the public.