At a glance Places of interest Guided tours ... - RORO 2004
At a glance Places of interest Guided tours ... - RORO 2004
At a glance Places of interest Guided tours ... - RORO 2004
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Market square<br />
Town hall C4<br />
* Am Markt 21, 28195 Bremen<br />
Built between 1405 and 1410 with a<br />
Weser Renaissance façade added in<br />
the 17th century. One <strong>of</strong> Germany’s<br />
prettiest town halls, UNESCO World<br />
Heritage site.<br />
¿ Tour times: see page 9<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Bremen Ratskeller C4<br />
* Am Markt, 28195 Bremen<br />
Historical restaurant beneath the town<br />
hall: 600 years <strong>of</strong> tradition, 650 German<br />
wines, grand hall with ornate wine<br />
barrels & columns, vaulted cellar,<br />
speciality Bremen fare.<br />
¿ Restaurant: 11am-midnight daily<br />
Tour times: see page 9<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Roland statue C4<br />
Bremen’s “statue <strong>of</strong> liberty” – a symbol<br />
<strong>of</strong> 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 Bremen Town Musicians C4<br />
To the west <strong>of</strong> the town hall stands<br />
the most famous representation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Bremen Town Musicians, the bronze<br />
sculpture created in 1951 by Gerhard<br />
Marcks.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
St. Peter’s Cathedral C4<br />
* Sandstrasse 10-12, 28195 Bremen<br />
Protestant/Lutheran church with a<br />
history spanning more than 1,200<br />
years. Early Gothic style from the first<br />
half <strong>of</strong> the 13th century. Oldest parts<br />
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 <strong>of</strong>ficial church duties and<br />
concerts)<br />
Easter Sunday to 1 Nov, tour <strong>of</strong> tower<br />
and lead cellar: Mon-Fri 10am-4.45pm,<br />
Sat 10am-1.45pm (Sun: lead cellar<br />
noon-4.45pm, tower 2-4.45pm)<br />
<strong>Places</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>interest</strong><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 Bremen<br />
Parliament building, designed by internationally<br />
acclaimed architect Wassili<br />
Luckhardt in 1966. Bremen’s regional<br />
assembly.<br />
¿ � Mon-Thu 9am-5.30pm, Fri 9am-2.30pm<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Hole <strong>of</strong> Bremen C4<br />
Underground collection box. When<br />
a coin is added, you hear one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Bremen Town Musicians thanking you.<br />
The money goes to the Wilhelm Kaisen<br />
charity.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Schütting guildhouse C4<br />
* Am Markt 13, 28195 Bremen<br />
Bremen former merchants’ guildhouse,<br />
now the chamber <strong>of</strong> commerce. Built in<br />
1537/38 in the Flanders Renaissance<br />
style.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Market square, west side 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 <strong>of</strong> Our Lady C4<br />
* Unser Lieben Frauen Kirchh<strong>of</strong> 27,<br />
28195 Bremen<br />
The oldest parish church in Bremen,<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 C4<br />
* Langenstrasse 13, 28195 Bremen<br />
Splendid Renaissance exterior. Built<br />
in 1586/88 by Lüder von Bentheim,<br />
rebuilt after the war. Home to the<br />
Günter Grass foundation and German<br />
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.<br />
Tram: 2,3 h Obernstrasse<br />
Böttcherstrasse<br />
Böttcherstrasse C4<br />
Built in the 1920s, the 110-metre lane<br />
houses shops and restaurants, Bremen’s<br />
casino, museums, workshops and<br />
carillon.<br />
Tram: 2,3,4,5,6,8; bus: 24,25<br />
h Domsheide<br />
Carillon C4<br />
The carillon consists <strong>of</strong> 30 Meissen<br />
porcelain bells. The revolving tower<br />
features ten carved wooden panels<br />
depicting various <strong>At</strong>lantic crossings.<br />
¿ Hourly from noon-6pm,<br />
1 Jan-30 Apr at noon, 3pm+6pm only<br />
(except during frost)<br />
Tram: 2,3,4,5,6,8; bus: 24,25<br />
h Domsheide<br />
Himmelssaal C4<br />
at the Bremen Hilton<br />
* Böttcherstrasse 2, 28195 Bremen<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 <strong>of</strong> 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 B4<br />
* Martinikirchh<strong>of</strong> 3, 28195 Bremen<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 />
7<br />
Schnoor quarter<br />
Hole <strong>of</strong> Bremen<br />
Böttcherstrasse<br />
Himmelssaal
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