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East of the cathedral is the most valuable book in the
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, world, Heinrich der Löwe’s
the oldest in Germany. It was Gospel book. Associated with
opened to the public as a the town are the philosopher
gallery by Duke Anton Ulrich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and
and holds a variety of gems writer Gotthold Ephraim
such as Rembrandt’s Family Lessing. The Lessinghaus
Portrait, a Giorgioni self-portrait houses a literature museum.
and Vermeer van Delft’s Girl The centre of the town is
with a Glass of Wine. dominated by the Schloß, the
largest castle in Lower Saxony,
R Dom refurbished in the Baroque
Burgplatz. Tel (0531) 24 33 50. style in 1714–16. It houses the
Open 10am–5pm daily. Schloßmuseum with regional
The Marienbrunnen fountain on items such as furniture and
R St Martini
Altstadtmarkt. Tel (0531) 161 21. Altstadtmarkt in Brunswick tapestries. The Venussaal (hall
of Venus) has beautiful Baroque
Open Jan–Apr: 10am–1:30pm Tue–
Sat, May–Dec: 10am–1pm, 3–5pm Duke Julius of Brunswick ceiling frescoes. Opposite the
founded the Julius Academy,
castle is the Zeughaus
Tue–Fri, 10am–5pm Sat, 10am–noon,
3–5pm Sun. one of Germany’s most popular (armoury), built in 1613–19
Protestant universities, where to a design by Paul Francke.
E Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum the Italian philosopher Giordano Continuing eastwards
Museumsstraße 1. Tel (0531) 122 50. Bruno taught. Juleum (1592–7), the visitor will get to the
Open 11am–6pm Tue–Sun. the main building, has a central Hauptkirche, the 16th-century
tower and two decorative church dedicated to Beatae
gables. It is now home to the Mariae Virginis, the ducal pan-
Kreis- und Universitäts- theon and the leading example
museum, a regional museum of Protestant Mannerist archi-
and library. tecture. Begun in 1608, the
church’s façade has delicate
R Kaiserdom reliefs, while the interior has an
Königslutter. Tel (05353) 91 21 29. unusual combination of styles.
Open 9am–6pm daily, in winter
to 5pm. + Schloß and Schloß museum
E Kreis- und Universitäts- Schloßplatz 13. Tel (05331) 924 60.
museum Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
Collegienplatz 1. Tel (05351) 121 11 Lessinghaus, Museum
32. Open 10am–noon, 3–5pm Tue– and Zeughaus
Fri, 3–5pm Sat & Sun. Tel (05331) 80 82 14. Open
11am–5pm Tue–Sun. Herzog-August-
Bibliothek: Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
The richly decorated portal of the o Wolfenbüttel R Hauptkirche
Gewandhaus in Brunswick Michael-Praetorius-Platz 9. Tel (05331)
Road map D3. * 53,000. £
n Stadtmarkt 7 (05331-86 280). 72 055. Open 10am–noon, 2–4pm
Environs _ Ostereiermark (Easter); Tue–Sat.
In Königslutter, 35 km (22 Altstadtfest (Aug).
miles) east of Braunschweig,
Emperor Lothar initiated the This small town has a
building of the Benedictine turbulent past. From
Kaiserdom, a monastery 1432 until 1753 the Welf
church and later his burial dukes moved their seat
place. The portal with figures here from Brunswick.
of lions, a frieze with figures of In the 16th century,
fishermen, and the cloisters innovative town design
reflect the taste of the times introduced wide avenues
and the northern Italian origin and spacious squares.
of architects and sculptors; Largely unscathed by
only the frescoes are late World War II, the town
19th-century additions. has 500 historic half-
Helmstedt, 45 km (28 miles) timbered houses, and
to the east, is unjustifiably only a magnificent library.
associated with the former The Herzog-August-
border crossing between East Bibliothek holds 130,000
and West Germany. In 1576, volumes, including the Baroque façade of Schloß Wolfenbüttel

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