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In terms of area, Bremen is the eleventh largest city in Germany; and in terms of population the second largest city in northwest Germany after Hamburg and the eleventh largest in the whole of Germany (see: List of cities in Germany).
- Bremen Cathedral
- Cathedral Museum
- Bremen City Hall
- Marktplatz
- Kunsthalle Bremen
- Böttcherstraße
- Haus Des Glockenspiels
- Schnoor Quarter
- Schlachte
- Schütting
St Peter’s Cathedral commands the central market square has 1,200 years of history. Unsurprising given its age, the building is a mishmash of styles, with Romanesque, Gothic and bits of later Gothic Revival sprinkled in following restorations in the 19th century. The cathedral’s pair of 89-metre towers break Bremen’s skyline, and you can go up the ...
After restorations in the 1970s and 80s, the artefacts unearthed during digs were put on show at an exhibition space inside the cathedral. The museum is where you can also get to grips with the complicated, millennium-long architectural history of the building. There are plans and models explaining the layout at different stages, complemented by ar...
One of the most beautiful civic buildings, not just in Germany, but all of Europe, Bremen’s City Hall earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2005. What began as a Brick Gothic hall in the 15th century was given an exquisite Renaissance makeover 200 years later when the rich reliefs and statues were carved. You could lose a lot of time marvelling at...
We’ve already mentioned the cathedral and town hall, which together could keep you on the central market square for half a day. But apart from the historic gabled houses overlooking the square there are a few other monuments to look for. One is the Gothic Roland Statue, erected in front of the town hall in 1404 and depicting a mythological knight w...
On Bremen’s “Culture Mile”, this top-notch art museum has been run by the private Bremen Art Society for almost 200 years. The collection is a complete overview of European art from the 14th century to today, taking in German Renaissance masters like Lucas Cranach the Elder and Albrecht Dürer. But where the museum really shines is in its 19th and 2...
Running towards the Weser from Marktplatz is a 100-metre street that was rescued from dilapidation and transformed by an architectural project during the 1920s. The idea came from the Bremen coffee magnate, and inventor of decaf coffee, Ludwig Roselius, and he hired the Expressionist artist Bernhard Hoetger to oversee the works. The outcome was a s...
Maybe Berhard Hoetger’s most beautiful contributions to Böttcherstraße are the wooden panels that rotate in time to the carillon at the Haus des Glockenspiels. If you’re in Bremen during spring or summer, try to time your visit for just before the stroke of the hour, between 12:00 and 18:00. Thirty bells made from Meissen porcelain and set between ...
The oldest and quaintest neighbourhood in Bremen is the knot of little lanes around the Schnoor alley. In the past this was one of Bremen’s poorest areas and was where Bremen’s fishing community resided. The maritime theme survives in the name, Schnoor, as it refers to the workshops where rigging was manufactured for ships. Schnoor has lots of pret...
In Bremen’s Old Town the right bank of the Weser was turned into a pedestrian zone in the 1980s and 90s. The promenade and restored houses are over what used to be Bremen’s main harbour, until increases in the size of freight and the introduction of railways moved a lot of the water-bourne traffic to Bremerhaven on the coast. Now the Schlachte is a...
Coming back to the Marktplatz once more, you have to spare some time for Bremen’s guildhall, which was built in the Flemish Renaissance style in the 1530s. For a bit of historical context the hall was a symbol of the power of Bremen’s wealthy merchants following an uprising by the lower classes earlier in the decade. On the facade above the portal ...
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May 27, 2024 · Bremen, city and Land (state), northwestern Germany. An enclave within the state of Lower Saxony, the state of Bremen comprises the German cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. Bremen, the capital, is situated on the Weser River some 43 miles (70 km) from the North Sea.
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Dec 28, 2023 · Explore Bremen's Historic Marktplatz. 2. Experience an Authentic German Christmas Market. 3. Take a Tour of Bremen Town Hall. 4. Wander through Bremen's Medieval Schnoor Quarter. 5. See the Cathedral of St. Peter. 6. Take a Stroll along the Böttcherstrasse. 7. Enjoy a Boardwalk Stroll along the Schlachte. 8. Get Your Art Fix at Kunsthalle Bremen.
Bremen has many faces. The Hanseatic city is the beating heart of north-west Germany and home to the world-famous Town Musicians of Bremen. It is a multifaceted city where history, tradition, science, nature and culture come together in a blend that is fascinating without fail.
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