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7 Bremen for their conventions. It was VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
built in 1537–9 by the Antwerp
Bremen, together with its deep-water port Bremerhaven, architect Johann der Buschener Practical Information
constitutes a separate town state. Not so much a bustling in Dutch Mannerist style. The Road map: C2. * 556,000.
n Hauptbahnhof & Obernstraße
modern metropolis as a peaceful country town, it is conscious eastern gable, more classically (01805 10 10 30). g Port tours
of its historical origins dating back to Charlemagne. The Renaiss ance, is the work of the (0421-33 89 89). Cruises: May–
local builder Carsten Husmann.
townscape is not dominated by the port as in Hamburg, Sep: 10 & 11:30am, 1:30 & 3:15pm
daily. & ( Sat & Sun. _ 6 Tage
but by the old town with its magnificent cathedral and town R Dom The Mannerist Schütting, a meeting place Rennen (Jan); Osterwiese (Apr);
hall. Bremen enjoyed prosperity from 1358 when it joined Tower and “Bleikeller”: Tel (0421) 36 for merchants Vegesack Harbour Festival (Jun);
the Hanseatic League, its wealth based on the coffee and 50 40. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm Bremer Freimarkt (late Oct/early
Nov); Christmas market (1–23
(tower ascent to 4:30pm) Mon–Fri,
wool trade. Today, Bremen still benefits from its port, which 10am–2pm (tower ascent to 1:30pm) was added. Inside, it is worth Dec). ∑ bremen-turismus.de
looking at the sandstone
ships around 700,000 cars a year. Sat, 2–5pm Sun.
Statue of the Bremen Town Musicians, bas-reliefs which divide the Transport
by Gerhard Marcks This magnificent Romanesque western choir stalls as well as £
cathedral, with its vast twin- fragments of Gothic stalls that
P Rathaus towered façade, dates from were destroyed in the 19th
Marktplatz. Tel (0421) 30 80 00. the 11th century and has century, with scenes of the multi-coloured memorials,
8 11am, noon, 3pm, 4pm Mon–Sat, been extensively refurbished. Passion and the battle of Judas including one to Segebad
11am–noon Sun. & At the end of the 19th century, Machabeus. There is also a Clüver by the entrance to the
The original Gothic building while the southern tower was Baroque pulpit paid for by north tower (1457). The larger
dati ng from 1405–10 was clad rebuilt, the façade was also Christina the Queen of Sweden eastern crypt has interesting
with a magnificent façade, one reconstructed and a tower in 1638, and numerous Romanesque cap itals, while
of the finest examples of Weser in the second eastern crypt
Renaissance architecture in visitors can admire the oldest
northern Germ any, designed by Bremen sculpture of Christ the
Lüder von Bentheim. He master Omnipotent (1050) as well as
fully incorporated the Gothic the baptismal font. The latter
figures of Charlemagne and has 38 bas-reliefs, and a bowl
seven Electors, as well as four supported by four lions with
Gabled houses and the statue of Roland in the Marktplatz prophets and four wise men. In riders. In the so-called “Bleikeller”
the 40m (131ft) Große Halle (lead cellar) underneath the
Exploring Bremen directed toward the cathedral, (great hall) new laws were former church cloisters, eight
Most of Bremen’s tourist the residence of the bishop, passed, as symbolized by the perfectly preserved mummies
attractions are in the old town, who frequently sought to fresco (1932) of Solomon’s court. Bas-reliefs on the western choir stalls in the Dom are on show.
on the east bank of the Weser restrict Bremen’s autonomy. Other Rathaus tre asures include
River. The area is easy to pick out Roland’s sword of justice the Renaissance spiral staircase.
on a map as it is surrounded by a symbolizes the judiciary’s On the western side of the town Bremen Town Centre
green belt, established when the independence, and the hall is the entrance to the BREMERHAVEN,BREMERHAVEN,
town’s fortifications were demo engraved motto confirms the “Ratskeller” where you can WORPSWEDEWORPSWEDE Übersee-Übersee- HauptbahnhofHauptbahnhof 1 Marktplatz
MuseumMuseum
BÜRGERMEISTER-SM IDT-STRASSE
lished. The Überseemuseum emperor’s edict, conferring sample 600 diffe rent wines, and HOCHSTR. Focke-Focke- 2 Rathaus
MuseumMuseum
HOCHSTR.
(ethnography museum) is close town rights onto Bremen. delight in the murals from 1927, BÜRGERMEISTER-SM IDT-STRASSE 3 Dom
BAH NHOFSTRASSE
to the old town, and trams run The second, more recent by the Impre ssionist Max Slevogt. BAH NHOFSTRASSE AN DER WEIDE 4 Schütting
AN DER WEIDE
to Schwachhausen, where the (1953) monument in the square BREITENWEG 5 Böttcherstraße
FockeMuseum is based. is dedicated to the Bremen P Schütting 6 Schnoorviertel
BREITENWEG
HERDENTOR
Town Musicians – a donkey, Marktplatz. AM WALL HERDENTOR REMBERTIRING 7 Kunsthalle
DOVENTORSTRASSE
AM WALL
P Marktplatz dog, cat and cockerel, who On the southwestern side of GRAFENSTRASSE SCHILLERSTR. 8 Überseemuseum
SCHILLERSTR.
REMBERTIRING
GRAFENSTRASSE
On the main square of medieval according to the Grimm fairy Marktplatz stands this mansion MALLET- DOVENTORSTRASSE ALTSTADTALTSTADT CON CON RICHTWEG
MALLET-
WEG
WEG
SÖGESTR.
Bremen stand the town hall and tale trekked to Bremen. used by the Merchants’ Guild SÖGESTR. TRESC ARPE Musical-Musical-
TheaterTheater
RICHTWEG
the cathedral, and, on the west Beck’sBeck’s BGM-Smidt-BGM-Smidt- GROSSENENSTR OBERNSTRASSE KOR KOR B B SCHÜS S E L S t adtgrabe 0 metres 500
TRESC ARPE
BrückeBrücke
GROSSENENSTR . .
S t adtgraben n
side, several gabled houses. This BreweryBrewery MARTINISTRASSE Liebfrauen-Liebfrauen-
SCHÜS S E L - -
OBERNSTRASSE
lovely view is slig htly marred Neues MuseumNeues Museum MARKT-MARKT- kirchekirche 0 yards 500
MARTINISTRASSE
by the unattractive 1960s WeserburgWeserburg PLATZPLATZ RathausRathaus VIOLENSTR. AM WALL
WASSERPROMENADE
WASSERPROMENADE
Haus der Bürgerschaft, the SchüttingSchütting AM DOM DomDom
AM WALL
VIOLENSTR.
Haus derHaus der
AM DOM
state parliament building. TEERHOF BürgerschaftBürgerschaft
BALGEBRÜCKSTR.
In front of the town hall Weser Roselius-Roselius- OSTERTORSTR. BUCHTSTR. CONTRESCARPE
TEERHOF
HausHaus
Weser
stands a 10m (32ft) statue Wilhelm-Wilhelm- BALGEBRÜCKSTR.
CONTRESCARPE
OSTERTORSTR.
BUCHTSTR.
of Roland, dating from 1404. Kaisen-Kaisen- Spielzeug- JohanniskircheJohanniskirche
MAR T ERBURG
BrückeBrücke
It is the largest of many similar HERRLICHKEIT Spielzeug- SCHNOOR MAR T ERBURG ALTENWALL AM WALL Gerhard-Gerhard-
ALTENWALL AM WALL
MuseumMuseum
Marcks-HausMarcks-Haus
SCHNOOR
OSTERTORSTEINWEG
OSTERTORSTEINWEG
statues in Ger man towns, and PackhausPackhaus KunsthalleKunsthalle Theater amTheater am
HERRLICHKEIT
the prototype for others. FlughafenFlughafen St JacobusSt Jacobus GoetheplatzGoetheplatz
A nephew of Charlemagne, 5 km (3 miles)5 km (3 miles) OSTERDEICH B LEICHE R S TRASS SchauspielhausSchauspielhaus
Roland symbolizes a town’s
B LEICHE R S TRASSE E
OSTERDEICH
independence. His gaze is The late-Renaissance façade of Bremen’s Rathaus VERDEN ANVERDEN AN
DER ALLERDER ALLER
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp501–502 and pp529–31 For keys to symbols see back flap
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