Bremen - At a glance
Bremen - At a glance
Bremen - At a glance
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Places of interest<br />
Market square<br />
Town hall<br />
* Am Markt 21, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
Built between 1405 and 1410 with a<br />
Weser Renaissance façade added in<br />
the 17th century. One of Germany’s<br />
prettiest town halls, UNESCO World<br />
Heritage site.<br />
¿ Tour times: see page 9<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
<strong>Bremen</strong> Ratskeller<br />
* Am Markt, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
C4<br />
C4<br />
Historical restaurant beneath the town<br />
hall: 600 years of tradition, 650 German<br />
wines, grand hall with ornate wine<br />
barrels & columns, vaulted cellar, speciality<br />
<strong>Bremen</strong> fare.<br />
¿ Restaurant: 11am-midnight daily,<br />
tour times: see page 9<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Roland statue<br />
C4<br />
<strong>Bremen</strong>’s ‘statue of liberty’ – a symbol<br />
of trading rights and freedom since<br />
1404. Germany’s largest Roland statue.<br />
UNESCO World Heritage site.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
The <strong>Bremen</strong> Town Musicians<br />
C4<br />
To the west of the town hall stands<br />
the most famous representation of the<br />
<strong>Bremen</strong> Town Musicians, the bronze<br />
sculpture created in 1951 by Gerhard<br />
Marcks.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
St. Peter’s Cathedral<br />
* Sandstrasse 10-12, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
C4<br />
Protestant/Lutheran church with a<br />
history spanning more than 1,200<br />
years. Early-Gothic style from the<br />
first half of the 13th century. Oldest<br />
sections are the crypts.<br />
¿ Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-2pm,<br />
Sun, public hols. 2-5pm (closed: 1 May,<br />
3 Oct, 24/25 Dec, 31 Dec, Good Friday<br />
and for official church duties and<br />
concerts)<br />
Easter Sunday to 1 Nov, tour of tower<br />
and lead cellar: Mon-Fri 10am-4.45pm,<br />
Sat 10am-1.45pm (Sun: lead cellar noon-<br />
4.45pm, tower 2-4.45pm)<br />
b Tower: adults 1.00/children 0.70<br />
Lead cellar: adults 1.40/children 1.00<br />
Tram: 2,3,4,5,6,8 bus: 24,25<br />
h Domsheide<br />
Haus der Bürgerschaft C4<br />
(State Parliament)<br />
* Am Markt 20, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
Parliament building, designed by internationally<br />
acclaimed architect Wassili<br />
Luckhardt in 1966. <strong>Bremen</strong>’s regional<br />
assembly.<br />
¿ Mon-Thu 9am-5.30pm, Fri 9am-2.30pm<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Hole of <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
Underground collection box. When<br />
a coin is added, you hear one of the<br />
<strong>Bremen</strong> Town Musicians thanking<br />
you. The money goes to the Wilhelm<br />
Kaisen charity.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
C4<br />
Schütting guildhouse<br />
C4<br />
* Am Markt 13, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
<strong>Bremen</strong> former merchants’ guildhouse,<br />
now the chamber of commerce. Built<br />
in 1537/38 in the Flanders Renaissance<br />
style.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Market square, west side<br />
C4<br />
L. to r.: Sparkasse with façade from<br />
1755, Rathsapotheke (council apothecary)<br />
and Akzise (customs house) from<br />
1595 (replaced in 1830), and the more<br />
recent Deutsches Haus.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Church of Our Lady<br />
* Unser Lieben Frauen Kirchhof 27,<br />
28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
C4<br />
The oldest parish church in <strong>Bremen</strong>,<br />
dating from the 11th century, council<br />
church until the 19th century, crypt<br />
with mural. Colourful stained glass<br />
window by the painter Manessier.<br />
¿ Mon-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11.45am-1pm<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Stadtwaage arts centre<br />
* Langenstrase 13, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
Splendid Renaissance exterior. Built<br />
in 1586/88 by Lüder von Bentheim,<br />
rebuilt after the war.<br />
C4<br />
Home to the Günter Grass foundation<br />
and German Philharmonic Chamber<br />
Orchestra.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Böttcherstrasse<br />
Böttcherstrasse<br />
Built in the 1920s, the 110-metre<br />
lane houses shops and restaurants,<br />
museums, workshops and carillon.<br />
Tram: 2,3,4,5,6,8 bus: 24,25<br />
h Domsheide<br />
Carillon<br />
C4<br />
C4<br />
The carillon consists of 30 Meissen<br />
porcelain bells. The revolving tower<br />
features ten carved wooden panels<br />
depicting various <strong>At</strong>lantic crossings.<br />
¿ Hourly noon-6pm, 1 Jan-30 Apr at noon,<br />
3pm+6pm only (cancelled if temperature<br />
below zero)<br />
Tram: 2,3,4,5,6,8 bus: 24,25<br />
h Domsheide<br />
Himmelssaal<br />
C4<br />
at the <strong>Bremen</strong> Hilton<br />
* Böttcherstrasse 2, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
The Himmelssaal or ‘sky room’ in Haus<br />
<strong>At</strong>lantis is an art deco hall from around<br />
1930 with a domed ceiling of blue and<br />
white glass tiles.<br />
¿ Mon 10am-noon and 2-4pm<br />
b Free<br />
Tram: 2,3,4,5,6,8 bus: 24,25<br />
h Domsheide<br />
St. Martin’s Church<br />
* Martinikirchhof 3, 28195 <strong>Bremen</strong><br />
B4<br />
Founded in 1229, Gothic brick building,<br />
baroque organ front, carved pulpit,<br />
colourful windows with biblical scenes.<br />
Carillon: Praise to the Lord.<br />
¿ May-Oct: Mon-Sat 10.30am-12.30pm<br />
and 3-5pm, Dec: Mon-Sat 3-5pm<br />
Tram: 2,3,4,5,6,8 bus: 24,25<br />
h Domsheide<br />
Further information, photos,<br />
360° panorama pictures and<br />
more can be found online at:<br />
www.bremen-tourism.de<br />
Schnoor quarter<br />
Böttcherstrasse<br />
West side of the market square<br />
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