Tourist Attractions in Brunswick, Germany
The old Guelph town of Braunschweig (better known in English as Brunswick), the second largest city in the Land of Lower Saxony, lies on the Oker in a fertile plain in the north of the Harz foreland area. In the old town a few "islands of tradition" bear witness to the rich history of the town, which suffered severe destruction in the Second World War. Braunschweig's Technical College (now the University) was the earliest in Germany (founded 1745).
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Cathedral of St Blasius
Built between 1173 and 1195, The Cathedral of St. Blasius exudes elements of Romanesque and Gothic style. The Imerward Crucifix in the Cathedral is its most treasured item of furnishing.
Braunschweig - Bürgerpark
The beautiful Bürgerpark in Braunschweig has a swimming pool (the Stadtbad) and a recreational and educational center.
Adjoining is the elegant Schloss Richmond (1768-69).
Adjoining is the elegant Schloss Richmond (1768-69).
Braunschweig - Hagenmarkt
The large Hagenmarkt in Braunschweig has a fountain commemorating Henry the Lion (1874).
Braunschweig - Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Museum
Beside the Museumspark in Braunschweig stands the Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Museum, with a collection of art and applied art (imperial robes of Otto IV; Rembrandt's "Family Group", c. 1668).
Two hundred m/220yd south, on the Löwenwall, is the interesting Municipal Museum (Städtisches Museum).
Two hundred m/220yd south, on the Löwenwall, is the interesting Municipal Museum (Städtisches Museum).
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum / Burg Dankwarderode
Museumstrasse 1
D-38100 Braunschweig
Germany
Museumstrasse 1
D-38100 Braunschweig
Germany
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 20:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Braunschweig - Riddagshausen
In Braunschweig's eastern Riddagshausen suburb, beyond the Prinz-Albrecht-Park, can be found a notable church belonging to a former Cistercian monastery (13th C.). To the north and south are the Riddagshausen nature reserve and the Buchhorst landscape reserve.
Cloth Hall
The medieval Gewandhaus (restored) in Braunschweig is now occupied by a restaurant. Its east gable (1591) is the finest example of Renaissance architecture in Braunschweig.
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Half-timbered House
At Alte Knochenhauerstrasse 11 is Braunschweig's oldest half-timbered house front.
Market
The Markt in Braunschweig, southwest of the Burgplatz, forms the heart of the old Hanseatic commercial town. It originated as a street market in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum in Braunschweig is near the University of Technology.
Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum
Pockelsstrasse 10
D-38106 Braunschweig
Germany
Pockelsstrasse 10
D-38106 Braunschweig
Germany
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Ottilienteil Quarter
In Braunschweig's picturesque Ottilienteil quarter are many half-timbered houses.
Schloss Richmond
The elegant Schloss Richmond in Braunschweig's Bürgerpark was built between 1768 and 1769.
St Catherine's Church
The Katharinenkirche (12th-14th C.; Protestant) in Braunschweig has an organ installed in 1980, incorporating parts of a Baroque organ of 1623.
St Magnus's Church
The finely restored Magnikirche in Braunschweig was consecrated in 1031 (Protestant; modern sculpture). Behind the church there remains a corner of old Braunschweig, with fine half-timbered houses. In the churchyard of St Magnus's (700 m/750yd southeast) can be seen the tomb of the writer and philosopher G. E. Lessing (1729-81). On the east side of the churchyard is the Stadthalle (1965).
St Martin's Church
The Martinikirche in Braunschweig was built during the 12th-14th centuries (Protestant).
St Michael's Church
The little Michaeliskirche (Protestant) in Braunschweig was consecrated in 1157. In its present form it is a 14th century Gothic hall-church.
St Ägidien's Church
The Gothic church of St Ägidien or St Giles (R.C.; choir 13th C., nave 14th C.) is to the south of Braunschweig's Burgplatz. Adjoining the church, in the old Dominican monastery, is the Braunschweig Provincial Museum (Landesmuseum; history, folk traditions).
Town Hall
The Gothic Town Hall in Braunschweig Market, originally a 14th C. banqueting hall, has a two-tier arcade in front.
University of Technology
To the north of Braunschweig's town center is the University of Technology, founded in 1745 as the Collegium Carolinum.
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