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9 Düsseldorf paintings by Paul Klee, which VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
were acquired in 1960. There
Düsseldorf, the administrative capital of North Rhine- are also works by Wassily Practical Information
Westphalia, received its municipal rights in 1288. From the Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Road map: B4. * 600,000.
late 14th century it was the capital of the Duchy of Berg, and Piet Mondrian and Pablo n Immermannstraße 65B
(am Hauptbahnhof), Marktstraße
from 1614 that of the Palatine. The town owes much to Duke Picasso. The gallery at (0211 1720 2844).
Grabbeplatz is known as K20,
Johann Wilhelm, who lived here in 1690–1716. One of the and a second building at ( _ Rosenmontagsumzug
most important industrial and cultural centres in the Rhine Ständehaüsstraße 1, where (Carnival Mon), Größte Kirmes am
Valley, this European metropolis has a renowned university, contemporary art is exhibited, Rhein (end Jul).
∑ duesseldorf.de
superb museums and theatres and, as the German capital of is known as K21. Temporary The late-Baroque Schloß Benrath
fashion, many excellent shops. exhibitions are held nearby, Transport
at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, to a design by Johann Josef The celebrated German poet £ Konrad-Adenauer-Platz.
which is at No. 4 Grabbeplatz. Couven and Nicolas de Pigage. Heinrich Heine was born in k north of the centre.
E Museum Kunst Palast statue of the Elector Jan Wellem, The castle was rebuilt after Düsseldorf in 1797. This institute
Ehrenhof 4–5. Tel (0211) 899 02 00. built in 1703–11 by Gabriel E Hetjens-Museum World War II. It now houses the was established to preserve his
Open 11am–6pm Tue–Wed & Fri–Sun, Grupello. The Düsseldorf Schulstraße 4. Tel (0211) 899 42 10. Goethe-Museum, holding legacy and to organize exhib- history dating back to the
11am–9pm Thu. & = 8 - castle, burned down in 1872, Open 11am–5pm Tue & Thu–Sun, memora bilia and documents itions. Düsseldorf’s university 8th century. Its Pfarrkirche
∑ smkp.de only has the Schloßturm (castle 11am–9pm Wed. & related to the writer’s life, and a and a num ber of streets have St Suitbertus, a Romanesque
This art museum is one of the tower) remaining, which now This museum, in the collection of 18th-century art, also been named after Heine. basilica from the 12th century,
most interesting in Germany, houses a museum of Nesselrode Palace, is the funded by Ernst Schneider. has the magnificent 13th-
with a collection of paintings navigation. Another oldest German museum + Schloß Benrath century gol den relic of its
dating from the 16th to the building worth visiting devoted to ceramics. P Heinrich-Heine-Institut Benrather Schloßallee. Tel (0211) 892 patron saint. There are also
20th centuries, including works is the Baroque, post- Visitors can learn Bilker Straße 12–14. Tel (0211) 899 29 19 03. Open Apr–Oct: 11am–5pm the ruins of a palace,
by Rubens, Cranach and Dutch Jesuit Pfarrkir che St about techniques for 02. Open 11am–5pm Tue–Fri & Sun, Tue–Fri, 11am–6pm Sat & Sun; Nov– built in the 12th century for
masters of the 17th century. It Andreas (parish producing faience 1–5pm Sat. & Mar: 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. & 8 Friedrich I Barbarossa.
also holds a large collection of church of St Andrew), and porcelain, and Part of Düsseldorf since 1929,
paintings by the Düsseldorf from the years 1622–9. see global exhibits Benrath is home to this beautiful Environs
Academy, active in the first It has a central ducal from prehistory to Neo-Classical hunting palace, The “Neanderthal” part of the
half of the 19th century, whose mausoleum complex Detail from the façade of the present day. built for the electors of the Düssel valley was originally
best known artists were Peter situated behind the the Lambertuskirche Palatine in 1755–73 by Nicolas named after the poet Joachim
von Cornelius and Friedrich presbytery, where the P Königsallee de Pigage. Decor, beautiful Neander. It became famous in
Wilhelm Schadow. remains of Jan Wellem The “kings’ avenue”, often just furnishings and an extensive 1856, when the remains of ape-
and others are kept. The referred to as Kö, was laid out park and gardens have survived. like creatures were uncovered
P Altstadt Lambertuskirche, the for mer at the beginning of the 19th in a cave. A museum dedicated
The small old town area suffered collegiate church of St century, along the edge of the Kaiserswerth to these “Neanderthal Men” is
severe damage in World War II. Lambertus, is a Gothic hall- old city moat. The Kö is lined The former city moat which runs Today a part of Düsseldorf, located in Mettman, 17 km
Among surviving monuments it church with a tall front tower, with expensive shops. Luxurious alongside Königsallee this area prides itself on a (11 miles) east of Düsseldorf.
is worth seeing some of the built in 1288–1394. Some galleries, exclusive boutiques,
beautiful town houses and the valuable furnishings have department stores, fashion
late-Gothic Rathaus (town hall), survived, including the Gothic houses and shopping centres AirportAirport Düsseldorf City Centre
SCHEIBENSTRASSE
8 km (5 miles)8 km (5 miles)
built in 1570–73. In front of it sacramentarium and important are interspersed with bars KAISERSWERTHKAISERSWERTH SCHEIBENSTRASSE FISCHERSTR. 1 Museum Kunst Palast
stands a famous equestrian Gothic ducal tombs, such as and restaurants. Particularly
MuseumMuseum
that of Duke Wilhelm V, noteworthy is the Art Nouveau Kunst PalastKunst Palast 2 Altstadt
FISCHERSTR.
from 1595–9. Warenhaus Tietz (now housing INSELSTRASSE NordstraßeNordstraße 3 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-
INSELSTRASSE
the Kaufhof-Galleria depart- OberkasselerOberkasseler TonhalleTonhalle HofgartenHofgarten Westfalen
E Kunstsammlung ment store), which was built in BrückeBrücke TonhalleTonhalle KAISERSTRASSE 4 Hetjens-Museum
HOFGARTENRAMPE
Nordrhein-Westfalen 1907–9, to a design by Joseph HOFGARTENRAMPE 5 Königsallee
JÄGERHOF-
K20: Grabbeplatz 5. Maria Olbrich. MAXIM.- JÄGERHOF- 6 Hofgarten
STRASSE
STRASSE
MAXIM.-
KAISERSTRASSE
WEYHE-ALLEE
Tel (0211) 838 12 04. WEYHE-ALLEE
RATINGER STR.
Open 10am–6pm Tue–Fri, Y Hofgarten Rhein Rhein RATINGER STR.
KunstsammlungKunstsammlung
11am–6pm Sat & Sun. Schloss Jägerhof. Goethemuseum: HEINRICHE- HEINE-ALLEE
Nordrhein-Nordrhein-
10am–10pm 1st Wed of the Jacobistraße 2. Tel (0211) 899 62 62. LambertuskircheLambertuskirche PfarrkirchePfarrkirche WestfalenWestfalen Schauspiel-Schauspiel-
haushaus
month. K21: Ständehaus- Open 11am–5pm Tue–Fri & Sun, SchlossturmSchlossturm St. AndreasSt. Andreas DeutscheDeutsche WELLEM-WELLEM- METTMANNMETTMANN
JAN-JAN-
Oper amOper am
straße 1. Tel (0211) 838 12 04. 1–5pm Sat. & GASSE MERTENS- RheinRhein PLATZPLATZ
Open As for K20. Closed 24, This charming park, originally RathausRathaus BOLKERSTRASSE NEUSTRASSE NEUSTRASSE CORNELIUS-CORNELIUS- SCHADOW-SCHADOW-
PLATZPLATZ
GASSE
BOLKERSTRASSE
MERTENS-
PLATZPLATZ
25 & 31 Dec. & - = 8 laid out in 1769 for Elector Karl Heinrich-Heinrich-
HEINRICHE- HEINE-ALLEE
FLINGERSTRASSE
The art collection of the Theodor, was recreated in the FLINGERSTRASSE Heine-AlleeHeine-Allee IMMERMANN-
R A T H A U S U F E
IMMERMANN-
STRASSE
STRASSE
state of North Rhine- English style at the beginning R A T H A U S U F E R R MARKTSTRASSE
Westphalia is enormous, of the 19th century. The park is Hetjens-Hetjens- STRASSE MITTEL- MITTEL- BREITE STRASSE
featuring mainly the a marvellous setting for Schloß MuseumMuseum BENRATHERSTR. KASERNEN- STR. KASERNEN- STR. SteinstraßeSteinstraße BERLINER ALLEE BERLINER ALLEE HauptbahnhofHauptbahnhof
MARKTSTRASSE
1 km (0.6 miles)1 km (0.6 miles)
STRASSE
BENRATHERSTR.
work of 20th-century Jägerhof, a Baroque hunting KÖNIGSALLEE KÖNIGSALLEE 0 metres 500
BREITE STRASSE
Heinrich-Heinrich-
artists. Particularly lodge dating from the years Heine-InstitutHeine-Institut HOHE STRASSE HOHE STRASSE 0 yards 500
BASTIONSTR.
Interior of the Pfarrkirche St Andreas valuable are 88 1752–63 and built according BASTIONSTR.
BENRATHBENRATH
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp500–501 and pp526–9 For key to symbols see back flap
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