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Domschatzkammer
The cathedral treasury is a veritable mother lode of gold, silver and jewels. Items of particular importance include a silver and golden bust of Charlemagne, a 10th-century bejewelled processional cross known as the Lotharkreuz, a 1000-year-old relief-decorated ivory situla (a pail
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Stadtschloss
Fuldas spectacular Stadtschloss (town castle) was built from 1706 to 1721 as the prince-abbots residence. It now houses the city administration and function rooms. Visitors can enter the ornate Historiche Räume (historic rooms) including the grandiose banquet hall, the octagonal Sc
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Potsdamer Platz
The rebirth of the historic Potsdamer Platz was Europes biggest building project in the 1990s, a showcase of urban renewal masterminded by such top international architects as Renzo Piano and Helmut Jahn. An entire city quarter sprouted on terrain once bifurcated by the Berlin Wall
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St Maria zur Wiese
Close to the train station, this exquisite late-Gothic church is easily recognised by its neo-Gothic twin spires, which are undergoing restoration. One is complete and is aglow with green, while the other is under wraps until at least 2020. The interior is bathed in colours from st
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Kunsthalle
For art-lovers, the highlight of Bremen’s Kulturmeile (Cultural Mile) is the Kunsthalle, which presents a large permanent collection of paintings, sculpture and copperplate engraving from the Middle Ages into the modern, as well as changing exhibitions. Some of the masterpieces in
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Mozarts Geburtshaus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Salzburg’s most famous son, was born in this bright yellow townhouse in 1756 and spent the first 17 years of his life here. Today’s museum harbours a collection of instruments, documents and portraits. Highlights include the mini-violin he played as a toddl
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Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
The outdoor Berlin Wall Memorial extends for 1.4km along Bernauer Strasse and integrates an original section of Wall, vestiges of the border installations and escape tunnels, a chapel and a monument. Multimedia stations, panels, excavations and a Documentation Centre provide contex
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Haus der Geschichte
Dinkelsbühl’s history comes under the microscope at the Haus der Geschichte, which occupies the old town hall. There’s an interesting section on the Thirty Years War and a gallery with paintings depicting Dinkelsbühl at the turn of the century. Audioguides are included in the ticke
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Auswanderermuseum BallinStadt
Sort of a bookend for New Yorks Ellis Island, Hamburgs excellent emigration museum in the original halls looks at the conditions that drove about 5 million people to leave Germany for the US and South America in search of better lives from 1850 until the 1930s. Multilingual display
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LWL
A vast new wing and a new name are among the sweeping changes to this state museum that opened in 1908 as the Westfälisches Landesmuseum. In its 51 rooms, youll find many of the sculptures purged from the churches by the Anabaptists. The collection spans from the Middle Ages to the
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Deutsches Eck
At the point of confluence of the Moselle and the Rhine, the ‘German Corner’ is dominated by a soaring statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I on horseback, in the bombastic style of the late 19th century. After the original was destroyed in WWII, the stone pedestal remained empty – as a testam
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Museum der Bildenden Künste
This imposing modernist glass cube is the home of Leipzigs fine arts museum and its world-class collection of paintings from the 15th century to today, including works by Caspar David Friedrich, Cranach, Munch and Monet. Highlights include rooms dedicated to native sons Max Beckman
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Kurhaus Wiesbaden
Built in 1907, the neoclassical Kurhaus is now the city’s convention centre. Ornate interior spaces include the main hall , with its marble floor, granite columns, Greco-Roman–style statuary and sparkling dome mosaics, and the casino . ID required; men will need a jacket, button-do
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Museumsinsel
Walk through ancient Babylon, meet an Egyptian queen, clamber up a Greek altar or be mesmerised by Monets ethereal landscapes. Welcome to Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlins most important treasure trove, spanning 6000 years worth of art, artefacts, sculpture and architecture fro
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Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte
The entrance fee is a small price to pay for a glimpse at this phenomenal collection of major archaeological finds, one of the most significant in Europe. Priceless permanent exhibits shed light on the early to late stone age and early bronze age. Highlights include the famous bron
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Zollern Colliery
The Zollern II/IV Coal Mine was considered a model mine when operation began in 1902. It boasted state-of-the-art technology and fantastic architecture, including an art nouveau machine hall and a castlelike administration building adorned with gables and onion-domed towers. An inn
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Grimmwelt
Occupying a prime position atop the Weinberg bunker in the scenic Weinbergpark, Kassels newest musuem, opened in September 2015, could be described as an architect-designed walk-in sculpture housing the most significant collection of Brothers Grimm memorabilia on the planet. Visito
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Lutherhaus
Even those with no previous interest in the Reformation will likely be fascinated by the state-of-the-art exhibits in the Lutherhaus, the former monastery turned Luther family home, operated as a museum since 1883. Through an engaging mix of accessible narrative, artefacts, famous
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Sprengel Museum
The Sprengel Museum is held in extremely high esteem, both for the design of the building as well as for the art housed inside. Its huge interior spaces are perfectly suited to displaying its modern figurative, abstract and conceptual art, including a few works by Nolde, Chagall an
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Heiligtum der Isis und Mater Magna
In a darkened, dungeon-like space, a glass walkway leads you around this extraordinary Roman archaeological site, which was discovered in 1999 during the construction of the Römer Passage shopping mall. Brilliantly illuminated artefacts discovered during excavations include ceremon
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