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Romer
Romer With its striking three-peaked façade looming over the central Römerberg square, Frankfurt’s historic town hall, the Römer, is one of the city’s most identifiable buildings. The distinctive medieval design, characterized by three stepped gables, adorned with Neogothic embellishments and topp
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Regensburg Cathedral (St Peter Cathedral)
Regensburg Cathedral (St Peter Cathedral) The Regensburg Cathedral is the most important church in the city and is dedicated to St. Peter. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Regensburg and its two tall spires can be seen from all around the city. It is one of the best examples of Goth
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Reeperbahn & St Pauli District
Reeperbahn & St Pauli District Hamburg’s alter ego is raffish St. Pauli and the Reeperbahn, forever synonymous with strip clubs and the Beatles. The city’s red light district, the Reeperbahn is a pedestrianised street lined with clubs, brothels and sex shops. Its proximity to the port has attracte
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Platz der Republik
Platz der Republik The Platz der Republik in Berlin is a square in front of the Reichstag Building, which is the German government building and the seat of the German Parliament. The square covers an area of more than 397,000 square feet and is almost entirely covered in grass. There are also a fe
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Philharmonic Hall
Philharmonic Hall The Berlin Philharmonic is the citys concert hall and home to the citys Philharmonic Orchestra. The facility actually has two venues, one with 2,440 seats for orchestra concerts and a chamber music hall with 1,180 seats. The hall was constructed in the early 1960s, and it replace
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Phantasialand
Phantasialand Phantasialand is a theme park near Cologne, Germany with attractions for all ages. The park has six different themed areas, including Fantasy, Deep in Africa, Berlin, Mexico, Mystery, and China Town, where you can enjoy rides and attractions based on the theme. There is a steam carou
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Paulaner Brewery
Paulaner Brewery With a 400-year history of beer brewing and famously one of the six breweries that provide beer for Oktoberfest, the Paulaner Brewery is a clear contender for the title of Munich’s top brewery. The origins of the Paulaner Brewery date back to 1634, started by the Paulaner monks of
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Panoptikum
Panoptikum Established in 1879, Hamburg’s family-owned answer to Madame Tussauds is the oldest waxworks museum in Germany; divided into several sections, it features an entertaining romp through the world of celebrity as well as a look back over the last century or so of history. Many internationa
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Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion)
Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) The Olympic Stadium, which seats over 74,000 people, is best known for hosting the FIFA World Cup soccer championship in 2006. It is the central venue for major events and concerts in Berlin and also serves as home field to the football club Hertha BSC Berlin.The O
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Old Town
Old Town Regensburg, 80 miles from Munich, is the best preserved medieval city in Germany with its old townas the main highlight. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. The city sits along the Danube River and has many impressive historic buildings and monuments. Of the more than 1,
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Old Stone Bridge
Old Stone Bridge The Old Stone Bridge in Regensburg, Germany is a medieval bridge that was constructed in a Romanesque style in the mid 1100s. It crosses the Danube River connecting the old town to the Stadtamhof, and for more than 800 years, it was the citys only bridge across the river. For seve
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Old Sachsenhausen
Old Sachsenhausen Stretching along the south bank of the Main River, the old quarter of Sachsenhausen is one of Frankfurt’s most atmospheric districts, with its cobblestone streets and historic taverns standing in sharp contrast to the high-rise landscape of modern Frankfurt. Linked to the central
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Old Opera House (Alte Oper)
Old Opera House (Alte Oper) Inaugurated in 1880 Frankfurt’s Old Opera House (Alte Oper) was among Germany’s elite opera houses during its 20th-century heyday, but by 1951 the building had been badly damaged by fire and a new Opera house had sprung up to take its place. Further damage was sustained
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Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie)
Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie) One of the most impressive museums in Berlin is the Old National Gallery, or Alte Nationalgalerie in German. The museum was built between 1867 and 1876 and was designed to look like a temple. Though the building suffered damage during World War II, it wa
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Old Heidelberg University (Alte Universitat)
Old Heidelberg University (Alte Universitat) The Old Heidelberg University, Germanys oldest university, was build in the early 1700s. It now holds the Rectors Office, the Old Assembly Hall, and the University Museum. The museum shows the history of the university beginning with its foundation in 1
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Old Bridge
Old Bridge The Old Bridge in Heidelberg is a sandstone pedestrian bridge that goes across the Neckar River linking the old town on one side with the Neuenheim district on the other. It was built in 1786, and even though there were several other bridges before it in this location, it was the first
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Obersalzberg
Obersalzberg The lovely town of Berchtesgaden is in the Bavarian Alps, much visited for its wildly decorative Baroque architecture. High above perches Obersalzberg, an enclave that is world-known as the location of the country retreats of Nazi party leaders Adolf Hitler, Martin Bormann and Hermann
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Nuremberg Castle (Kaiserburg)
Nuremberg Castle (Kaiserburg) Towering over the Altstadt (Old Town) north of the River Pegnitz, Nuremberg Castle was once the most important in Germany, as it was the seat of the Holy Roman Emperors who virtually ruled over Europe for hundreds of years from medieval times. Begun in 1120, the castl
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Nordlingen
Nordlingen It’s one of the most picturesque medieval villages along Germany’s Romantic Road, but Nördlingen’s history goes back much further than the Middle Ages. The unique settlement lies in a 25-km-wide crater (the Ries) created by a meteorite more than 15 million years ago, and it’s a striking
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Nikolaiviertel (Nicholas Quarter)
Nikolaiviertel (Nicholas Quarter) The Lilliputian Nicholas Quarter is an area that was developed around Berlin’s oldest parish church, the Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas’s Church), dating from 1230. The area now tries to maintain its medieval character; its cobblestoned lanes worth a quick stroll if
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