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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE MUNICH SOUTHERN GERM AN Y  211 Germany Area by Area
The capital of Bavaria, Munich is sometimes called “Germany’s Introduction The
secret capital”. Lying right at the heart of Europe, the city rapidly In this guide, Germany is divided
overshadowed once powerful neighbours, such as Ingolstadt, 1landscape, history and
This guide will help you to get the most sights and attractions of the different regions Augsburg and Nuremberg, to become southern Germany’s into 13 areas, each of which is
main metropolis. With its vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere,
fine buildings, museums and shops, it is one of the country’s
most popular tourist destinations. character of each region
out of a visit to Germany, providing expert and major cities. Feature spreads, with maps The citizens of Munich have been known But it is not only art that gives Munich its are described, showing covered in a separate section.
for centuries for their love of the arts. The unique charm. The country’s biggest folk
festival, the Oktoberfest, is held each year
masterpieces that were created here
recommendations as well as thoroughly and photographs, focus on important sights. during the Baroque and Rococo periods in Theresienwiese, where visitors to the how the area has changed The most interesting cities, towns,
town can join in the revelries or just sit and
were equal to Italian and French works.
In the 19th century, the town’s develop­ watch, ordering a plate of sauerkraut with villages and sights in the area are
researched practical information. The first Information on accommodation and restau­ gaining for it the name of “Athens on Isar”. of the excellent Bavarian beer. through the ages. It also marked on the Area Map.
ment continued along Neo­Classical lines,
sausages and washing it down with some
Just how appropriate the name is can be
When planning a shopping trip to
section, Introducing Germany, locates the rants is provided in Travellers’ Needs, while seen when strolling along Ludwigstrasse Munich visitors can be sure that its shops outlines the sights on offer
or Königsplatz or visiting the Glyptothek,
are equal to those of Paris and Milan, not
only in the breadth of their range but also
which houses Ludwig I’s collection of Greek
and Roman sculptures. in terms of their prices. for visitors.
The town is also one of Germany’s main
country geographically and provides an the Survival Guide has useful tips on every­ Academy of Fine Arts was amongst Europe’s centres of high­tech and media industries.
In the late 19th century the Munich
Many TV stations and film studios, as well as
best art schools. Not many cities have as
great a choice of world­class theatres, operas over 300 book and newspaper publishers,
invaluable historical and cultural context. thing you need to know from money to and museums as can be found here in Munich. have their main offices in Munich.
Succeeding sections describe the main getting around.
164  E AS t E r n GE r MA ny S A xo n y  165
Exploring Saxony Getting Around
Leipzig and Dresden both have airports, as well as
When travelling in Saxony, a visit to Dresden is a must.
Berlin Visitors should set aside several days to explore its excellent train and road connections with the rest Regional Map This shows the
of Germany. The A6 motorway runs west from
historic sights and magnificent museums. Dresden is
Görlitz, through Dresden and Chemnitz; the A13
BErl I n A r EA B y A r EA  87 Pages marked with also a convenient base for excursions to the attractive links Dresden with Berlin, and the A14 with Leipzig. 2main roads and the general
Other roads, national and regional, are clearly sign­
landscapes of the Sächsische Schweiz (“Saxon
posted, and all the towns described in this guide
This section is divided into WESTERN CENTRE red refer to Berlin. The Neo-Gothic Rathaus in Marienplatz, Munich’s central square Bad Düben Lutherstadt can also be reached by local buses. topography of the area. All
Switzerland”) and further afield – to Bautzen, Görlitz and
Zittau, or to the Erzgebirge Mountains, towards Freiberg
Wittenberg
and Chemnitz. Another town worth visiting, at least
for a day, is Leipzig with its historic sights,
two parts: eastern centre and This part of Berlin includes the areas of neigh bouring Potsdamer Platz is now an Interior and ceiling of the Antiquarium Hall in the Residenz Museum Halle Delitzsch TORGAU The giant castle and cathedral complex in Meissen Spree MUSK
cultural events, trade fairs and exhibitions.
ultra-modern development, built on the
Tiergarten, Charlottenburg and parts
wasteland that formerly divided East and
of Kreuzberg, as well as a small section of
Mitte, which used to belong to East Berlin. West Berlin. Rackwitz Eilenburg Hoyerswerda
western centre. Sights estate, became a park in the 18th century. does not feature a great number of historic UKGER_210-211.indd 211 LEIPZIG 31/10/2013 15:50 Wurzen Riesa Grossenhain Berlin Bernsdorf O b e r l a u s i t z Niesky there are also details
Although the eastern part of Charlottenburg
Tiergarten, which was once a royal hunting
It survives as a park to this day, although
buildings, it is one of the city’s most attractive
outside the centre are in an altered form. districts, which, after World War II, became Zwenkau Markkleeberg Zwickauer Mulde Y Leisnig Oschatz MORITZBURG KAMENZ Schwarze Elster BAUTZEN Aachen to get there.
the commercial and cultural centre of West
To the south of Tiergarten is the
Kulturforum – a large centre of museums
Berlin. Kreuzberg is a lively area that is now
and other cultural establishments,
described in the section Sights at a Glance populated by immigrants, artists and affluent A locator map shows where you Pleisse Colditz Rochlitz Freiberger Mulde MEISSEN Coswig Radebeul Stolpen Bischofswerda Löbau GORLITZ Ostriz
which was created after World War II. The
young professionals.
are in relation to the city plan.
Burg Kriebstein
Further Afield. All sights are Museums and Galleries Streets and Squares Wechselburg M U L D E VA L L E SACHSEN Freital DRESDEN Elbe S ACHSIS CHE
L a u s i t z e r B e r g l a n d
2 Kurfürstendamm (Ku’damm)
Mittweida
3 Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum
7 Bauhaus-Archiv 4 Zoologischer Garten Rochsburg Hainichen FREIBERG Weesenstein PIRNA S CHW E IZ Bad Schandau ZITTAU
numbered and plotted on a 9 Gemäldegalerie t Potsdamer Platz Erfurt Meerane AUGUSTUSBURG
8 Bendlerblock
5 Tiergarten
0 Kupferstichkabinett und
Churches
Kunstbibliothek
q Neue Nationalgalerie 1 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Glauchau CHEMNITZ Pockau
map of the region. Detailed w Kunstgewerbemuseum Historic Buildings and Area Map For easy Neukirchen ZWICKAU Marienberg Prague
Monuments
r Musikinstrumenten-Museum
u Regierungsviertel i Hamburger
the banks of the Spree River
Bahnhof 6 Siegessäule C H A U S S E E S T R A S S E 1reference the sights in The Old Town of Bautzen, situated high above SÄCHSISCHE SILBERSTRASSE Fl ha
e Philharmonie
information for each sight is y Reichstag Naturkundemuseum Sights at a Glance Reichenbach Schneeberg Annaberg-
o Museum für Naturkunde
INVALID ENS TR A S SE
1 Leipzig pp166–7
given in numerical order to INVA LI D EN S T RASS E HANNOVERSC H E STR FRIEDRICHSTRASSE each area are numbered. 2 Torgau Plauen Auerbach Auersberg 1019m Oberwiesenthal Buchholz
Oranienburger
3 Mulde Valley
Tor
4 Zwickau
Fichtelberg
Hauptbahnhof
1214m
Oelsnitz
make it easy to locate within PA U L S T R A S S E L ÜNEBURGER STR. ALT-MOABIT REINHARDTSTRASSE 5 Chemnitz Nurnberg V o g t l a n d Saddle horses grazing on paddocks near Kamenz
6 Augustusburg
8 Freiberg
L U I S E N S T R A S S E
9 Meißen
See also Streetfinder maps S p r e e PLATZ DER Bundestag 0 Moritzburg Key Boxes contain additional
the chapter. pp119–122 JOHN-FOSTER- SCHEIDEMANNSTR q Dresden pp172–81 Motorway information about sights.
REPUBLIK
w Pirna
DULLES-ALLEE
SPREEWEG r Kamenz Major road
KLEINER STERN S TR AS SE DES 17. JUN I t Bautzen Minor road
S TR AS SE DES 17. JUN I y Bad Muskau Scenic route
TIERGAR TEN TIERGARTEN-TUNNEL E B E R T S T R A S S E u Görlitz Main railway 0 kilometres 20 20
0 miles
i Zittau
Sights at a Glance describes, FAS ANENSTRASSE ZOOLOGISCHER ST ÜLERSTRASSE T I E R G A R T E N - S T R A S S E Tours 7 Sächsische Silberstraße Minor railway Young musicians in the Barockgarten,
Country border
HOFJÄGERALLEE
International border
in Großsedlitz, near Dresden
by category, buildings in a KANTSTR. Zoologischer Garten GARTEN BUDAPESTER STR HEYDT STR L Ü T Z OWU F E R STAUFFENBERGSTR. REICHPIETSCHUFER POTSDAMER STR Potsdamer Platz e Sächsische Schweiz Summit 184  East E r n G E rm an y sa x on y  185
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–503 and pp510–33
For additional map symbols see back flap
S C H ÖN E B E R G ER U F E R
NÜRNBERGER STRASSE
particular area: Historic KURFÜRSTENDAMM AUGSBURGER STR Kurfürsten- TAUENTZIEN STR Wittenbergplatz UKGER_164-165.indd All Pages 31/10/2013 15:47 churches in Jerusalem. Görlitz Zittau Mountains, a paradise
KURFÜRSTENSTRASSE
damm
climbing the 15th-century
Streets and Buildings, FASANEN- STR Uhlandstr. LIE TZENB UR GE R S T R A SSE Augsburger  BERLIN AREA B Y AREA Strasse 88 AN DER URANIA 0 metres 0 yards 400 400 WESTERN CENTRE  89 Colour coding at the edge of Alte Wasser kunst, a tower that s
nature lovers. The town itself is
town fortifications with original
pumped Spree water up to the
splendidly preserved, with many
town. It is the symbol of Bautzen
towers and gates, including the
Street-by-Street: Kulturforum
Museums and Galleries, Visitors walking up the interior of the Reichstag Dome For map symbols see back flap e . Philharmonie every page makes it easy to find and offers splendid views. Kaisertrutz, a 15th-century historic buildings, such as the
The cathedral Dom St Peter
barbican, extended in the 19th
beautiful, Baroque Noacksches
century and now home to the
is now used jointly by Catholics
Its exterior covered in
Haus (Markt 2). The Neo-
a layer of golden
Churches, Parks and Gardens. The idea of creating a new cultural centre in w . Kunstgewerbe- aluminium, the Berlin each particular region. (choir) and Protestants (nave). town’s art collection. Renaissance Rathaus (town
hall) was built in 1840–45,
museum
West Berlin was first mooted in 1956. The first
The late-Gothic Schloss
Among the collection
Ortenburg houses the
to a design by Carl Augustus
Philharmonic concert
Environs
at the Museum of Arts
UKGER_086-087.indd 87 building to go up was the Berlin Philharmonic 31/10/2013 15:43 hall is known all over WESTERN CENTRE EASTERN Sorbisches Museum, devoted The small town of Ostritz, Schramm. The Johanniskirche,
concert hall, built from 1960 to 1963 to an
by Karl Friedrich Schinkel,
the world for its
and Crafts you can see
to Sorbian history and culture.
16 km (10 miles) to the south,
innovative design by Hans Scharoun. Most other this intricately carved superb acoustics. CENTRE has a charming original combines elements of Neo-
elements of the Kulturforum were realized silver and ivory tankard, E Sorbisches Museum Cistercian abbey, St Marien thal Classical and Neo-Gothic styles
between 1961 and 1987, and came from such made in an Augsburg Locator Map Ortenburg 3. Tel (03591) 42 403. (1230). Its red-and-white and is an excellent example of
workshop around 1640.
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm Tue–Sun;
famous architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–Sun. buildings are to this day Historicist architecture.
See Street Finder maps 1 & 3
The area is now a major cultural centre that Baroque Neptune fountain in inhabited by nuns, who show Environs
visitors around and serve food
Untermarkt, in Görlitz
attracts millions of visitors every year. and home-brewed beer. The charming spa town of
Detailed Information All Gothic altar from 1513 in St Annen church, in Kamenz u Görlitz Oybin, 9 km (6 miles) south
of Zittau, can be reached by
Road map F4. * 66,000. £ @
0 Kupferstichkabinett r Kamenz t Bautzen n Obermarkt 32 (03581-475 70). i Zittau narrow-gauge railway. Its
attractions include the hilltop
Street-by-Street Map The large collection of 3major towns, places of interest Road map F4. * 16,800. £ @ Road map F4. * 44,000. £ @ _ Kultursommer (May– Sep); Road map F4. * 28,000. £ @ ruins of a Gothic abbey,
prints and drawings
Sommertheater (Jul); Straßen theater-
n Markt 1 (03583-75 22 00).
n Hauptmarkt 1 (03591-4 20 16).
n Pulsnitzer Str. 11 (03578 379 205).
owned by this gallery
immortalized by Caspar David
_ Vogelhochzeit (Jan); Lausitzer
_ Klosterfest (Ascension) (May); Fest
festival (Aug). ∑ goerlitz.de
_ Hutbergfest (May). ∑ kamenz.de
includes this portrait of
visit for a Saturday evening in
2gives a bird’s-eye view of Albrecht Dürer’s mother. and other tourist sights The best time for a visit to Kamenz Fischwochen (Oct). ∑ bautzen.de This border town, whose am Dreiländereck (Jun); Stadtfest (Jul). Friedrich. It is worth timing y
∑ zittau.eu
eastern part, Zgorzelec, has
summer, when you can witness
This town is scenically situated
is the end of May or June, when
the rhododendrons that cover
the procession of torch-bearing
on a high rock overhanging the
Zittau is an excellent starting
belonged to Poland since 1945,
the Hutberg (294 m/965 ft high)
point for excursions into the
Spree River valley. Known
boasts a long history. Its oldest
monks or listen to a concert.
each sightseeing area r Musikinstrumenten-Museum are listed in order and are in flower. The poet, Gotthold mainly for its top-security jail for records date back to 1071.
political prisoners during the
Founded in 1210–20, the town
Ephraim Lessing, was born in
Kamenz in 1729. Although his
GDR era, today it enchants
flourished in the 15th and 16th
described in the section. S C H A R O U N S T R A S S E P O T S D A M E R S T R A S S E This harpsichord is part of a collection numbered according to house no longer exists, the visitors with its beautifully Doorway of the Neo-Renaissance
restoration plan was begun, and
reconstructed old town. Many
Lessingmuseum, founded in
of musical instruments dating from the
signs are bilingual, German and
1929, is devoted to his work.
now visitors can see its historic
16th to the 20th century.
M A T THÄIKIRCH A great fire destroyed much Sorbian, reflecting the fact that Bad Muskau buildings in their former glory.
PL A TZ of the town in 1842, but it Bautzen is the cultural capital of y Bad Muskau The charming houses in
St-Matthäus-Kirche
Obermarkt (upper market),
spared the late-Gothic
the Sorbs. The winding streets
This 19th-century church the Regional Map. Each St Marien church, a four-nave with their ori ginal houses, the Road map F4. * 4,170. @ the Renaissance portals and
stands out among the 15th-century structure with city walls, the curiously crooked n Schlossstr. 6 (035771-504 92). decorations on houses in
Stars indicate the sights that no modern buildings of entry contains information Gothic altars and other Reichen turm tower and the ∑ badmuskau.de Brüderstraße and the fasci nating
Untermarkt (lower market),
interesting features. Equally
the Kulturforum.
Baroque town hall in the town
square form a very attractive
noteworthy for their furnishings
with its vast town hall complex,
Bad Muskau, a small town and
visitor should miss. S I G I S M U N D S T R A S S E on important sights. are the Gothic ex-Franciscan complex. It is also worth spa, boasts one of Saxony’s enchant everyone. The older Fountain with a statue of Roland, the French knight, in Z
wing of the town hall, the work
most beautiful parks, which has
St Annen church and the
of Wendel Roskopf, has an
unusual hall-church
been included in the UNESCO
Katechismuskirche.
amazing external staircase with
Cultural Heritage list. It was
created in 1815–45 by the writer
Renaissance ornaments, and
Originally part of the town’s
The Sorbs
One of the most remarkable
row of loopholes on its
Muskau. The Neo-Renaissance
churches is the imposing five-
palace at its centre was
upper storey. The old
Lusatians or Wends, are an
indigenous Slav minority who live
9 . Gemäldegalerie P O T S D A M E R S T R A S S E fortification system, it has a Prince Hermann von Pückler- winds around the statue of Justice. The Sorbs, also known as the
cemetery and the Gothic
nave, 15th-century Haupt­
destroyed in World War II and
in the eastern regions of Saxony
stadtpfarrkirche St Peter und
reopened after reconstruction
funereal church
Among the most important Begräbniskirche St Just in 2008. The English-style St Paul whose Baroque furnish- and Brandenburg. Their ancestors,
works of the old masters the Lusatian Slavs, were conquered
exhibited in this gallery of fine are also worth a visit. landscaped park surrounding it, ings are among the finest in by Germans in the 10th century.
art is this Madonna in Church R E I C H P I E T S C H U F E R As is the Museum der a nature reserve since 1952, is Saxony. Also noteworthy is the Although condemned to
by Jan van Eyck (c.1425). Westlausitz, a museum well worth visiting. Its main Oberkirche, with an original extermination by the National
of the local region.
part, on the northern shores of
Gothic main altar and 15th-
Socialists, today they enjoy
Kunstbibliothek the Lusatian Neisse River, is in century wall paintings in the side complete cultural autonomy. The
WESTERN CENTRE  93
92  BERLIN AREA B Y AREA The Art Library that L A N D W E H R K A N A L E Lessingmuseum Poland. A joint Polish-German nave. One of Görlitz’s curiosities revival of their language and
boasts a rich collection Lessingplatz 1–3. Tel (03578) programme has opened the is the Heiliges Grab (Holy tomb), traditions is apparent in the
of books, graphic art 380 50. Open 9am–5pm Tue–Fri, Impressive Baroque entrance to the Domstift entire area to visitors from both built in 1481–1504, a group of bilingual signs in towns.
sides of the border.
Berlin were united in 1994 in 0 metres 50 and drawings. concept for concert hall 154  EASTERN GERM AN Y 1pm–5pm Sat & Sun. in Bautzen N A u M buRG  155 three chapels that are replicas of
the Kupferstich kabinett (Print 0 yards 50 interiors, with a podium q Neue Nationalgalerie For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–503 and pp510–33
Gallery), whose collection occupying the central section Sculptures by Henry Moore and Neue Staatsbibliothek
includes around 2,000 Key of the pentagonal hall, around Alexander Calder stand outside this Hans Scharoun designed
engraver’s plates, over 520,000 Suggested route which are galleries for the streamlined building, designed by this public lending and Naumburg Dom Pulpit ViSitoRS’ ChECkliSt
prints and 80,000 drawings public. The exterior is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. research library built in 1978. UKGER_184-185.indd All Pages The richly ornamented 31/10/2013 15:48
reminiscent of a circus tent.
and watercolours. For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp488–90 and pp526–8 The impressive Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in pulpit basket, from Practical Information
The Kunstbibliothek (Art The gilded exterior was added Naumburg is one of the finest Gothic structures in 1466, and the Domplatz 16–17.
Library) is not only a library with between 1978 and 1981. Germany. The present cathedral is the second to be adjoining stairs have tel (03445) 23 01 10.
a range of publications about Between the years 1984 to built on the same site; only a section of the eastern been renovated. open Mar–Oct: 9am–6pm Mon– A visitors’ checklist for each
the arts; it is also a museum 1987 the Kammermusiksaal, Sat, noon–6pm Sun; Nov–Feb:
with an extensive collection of UKGER_088-089.indd All Pages which was designed by Edgar 31/10/2013 15:44 crypt survived of the earlier Romanesque church. 10am–4pm Mon–Sat, noon–4pm
posters, advertisements and Wisniewski on the basis of Construction started before 1213, with the earliest parts Sun. &
The captivating, streamlined buildings of the Bauhaus-Archiv other practical forms of design. sketches by Scharoun, was including the late-Romanesque east choir, the transept of the main sights provides
added to the Philharmonie.
and the main body. The early-Gothic west choir was
7 Bauhaus­Archiv built during the Third Reich as This building consolidates built in the mid-13th century, the newer Gothic east
Klingelhöferstraße 14. Map 3 D4, E4. an extension to the German the aesthetics of the earlier A suggested route for a walk is choir c.1330. The northeast towers date from the practical information to help
structure by featuring a central
State Naval Offices. During World
Tel (030) 254 00 20.  Nollen dorf- War II they were the headquarters multi-sided space covered by 15th century, the southwest towers from 1894.
platz. @ 100, 187, M29. Open 10am– of the Wehrmacht (German a fanciful tent-like roof.
5pm Wed–Mon. & Library: 9am– marked with a broken red line. you plan your visit.
1pm Mon–Fri. 7 ∑ bauhaus.de Army). It was here that a group Karl Schmidt-Rottluff’s Farm in Daugart (1910), Neue Nationalgalerie
of officers planned their assas-
The Bauhaus school of art, started sination attempt on Hitler on 20 The most celebrated artists of of late Gothic and Renaissance r Musikinstru­
by Walter Gropius in 1919, was July 1944. When the attempt led other European countries are silver from the civic treasury menten­Museum
one of the most influential art by Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg included, as are examples of in the town of Lüneberg. In
institutions of the 20th century. failed, he and his fellow post-World War II art. addition, there are fine Tiergartenstraße 1. Map 1 D5. Tel
Originally based in Weimar, it conspirators were arrested and examples of Italian majolica, (030) 25 48 10.  &  Potsdamer
inspired many artists and death sentences passed. w Kunstgewerbe­ and 18th- and 19th-century Platz. @ 200. Open 9am–5pm Tue–
architects. Staff and students Stauffenberg, Friedrich Olbricht, museum German, French and Italian Fri (to 10pm Thu), 10am–5pm Sat & . Main Portal
Sun. Wurlitzer Organ demonstration:
included Mies van der Rohe, Werner von Haeften, and Ritter glass, porcelain and furniture. noon, first Sat of the month. & 7 The late-Romanesque, 13th-century portal is
Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. Mertz von Quirn heim were shot Munch’s lithograph Girl on a Beach, Tiergarten-Str. 6. Map 3 F3. Tel (030) decorated on the left side with eagles. The
The school moved to Berlin in in the Bendler block courtyard. A Kupferstichkabinett 266 2902.  Potsdamer Platz. Behind the Philharmonie, in a tympanum features Christ in a mandorla
1932 from Dessau, but was monument commemorating  Potsdamer Platz or Mendelssohn- e Philharmonie small building designed by Detailed Information All the (almond-shaped area) supported by angels.
closed by the Nazis in 1933. this event, designed by Richard Bartholdy-Park. @ 100, 123, 148, 200, Philharmonic and Chamber Edgar Wisniewski and Hans Stained-Glass Windows in the Presbytery Major Sights At least two
After the war, the Bauhaus- Scheibe in 1953, stands where q Neue M29, M41. Closed for ongoing Music Hall Scharoun between 1979 and The stained-glass windows depict scenes
Archiv was relocated to the executions were carried out. Nationalgalerie renovation in 2014. & 7 ^ 1984, the fascinating Museum of the apostles of virtue and sin. Some
Darmstadt. In 1964 Walter On the upper floor of the build- Potsdamer Straße 50. Map 3 F4. Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1. Map 3 of Musical Instruments houses 3sights of Berlin are described sections are original 13th-century work, but
F3. Tel (030) 25 48 80.  & 
Gropius designed a building to ing there is an exhibition which Tel (030) 266 26 51.  &  This museum holds a rich Potsdamer Platz or  Mendelssohn- a collection dating from 1888. two were completed in the 19th century. 4pages are dedicated to
house the collection but, in 1971, documents the history of the Potsdamer Platz or  Mendelssohn- collection embracing many Bartholdy-Park. @ 200, M29 M41. Intriguing displays trace the
the archive was moved to Berlin German anti-Nazi movements. Bartholdy-Park. @ M48, M85, 200, genres of craft and decorative development of each individually. Addresses,
and the design was adapted to M29, M41. Open 10am–6pm Tue & art, from the early Middle Ages Home to one of the most instrument from the 16th
the new site. As Gropius had died Wed, Fri, 10am–10pm Thu, 11am–6pm to the modern day. Goldwork is renowned orchestras in Europe, century to the present day. each major sight. Historic
in 1969, Alexander Cvijanovic 9 Gemäldegalerie Sat & Sun. & 7 especially well represented, as this unusual building is among Most spectacular of all is a
took over the project. Built See pp94–5. are metal items from the Middle the finest postwar architectural working Wurlitzer cinema telephone numbers, opening . Founders’
between 1976 and 1979 the After World War II, when this Ages. Among the most valuable achievements in Europe. Built organ dating from 1929. Statues buildings are dissected in
The statues of
gleaming white building with its magnificent collection of exhibits is a collection of between 1960 and 1963 to a Saturday demonstrations of its Margrave Ekkehard and
glass-panelled gables houses 0 Kupferstich­ modern art ended up in West medieval goldwork from the design by Hans Scharoun, the impressive sounds attract his wife, Uta, are true
the archive, library and Berlin, the commission to church treasures of Enger and Philharmonie pioneered a new enthusiastic crowds. There is hours, admission charges and masterpieces – the artist
exhibition halls. kabinett und design a suitable building to the Guelph treasury from also an archive and a library. succeeded marvellously in order to show their interiors.
Kunstbibliothek house it was given to Mies van Brunswick. The museum capturing the beauty and
8 Bendlerblock Matthäikirchplatz 8. Map 3 F3. der Rohe. The result is a striking also takes great pride in information on how to get sensitivity of his subjects.
East Choir Altar
building with a flat steel roof
its collection
(Gedenkstätte Tel (030) 266 20 02.  &  over a glass hall, which is This Gothic altar features the Virgin Interesting towns or town
Deutscher Potsdamer Platz or  Mendelssohn- supported only by six slender Mary with the Infant Jesus, surrounded
Bartholdy-Park. @ M48, M85, 200,
Widerstand) M29, M41. Kupferstichkabinett interior struts. there are given for each sight. by the figures of the saints.
The collection comprises
Stauffenbergstraße 13–14. Map 3 Exhibitions: 10am–6pm Tue–Fri, largely 20th-century art, but kEY centres have street maps
11am–6pm Sat & Sun. Studio gallery:
E4, F4. Tel (030) 26 99 50 00. begins with artists of the late
 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park. 9am–4pm Tue–Fri. Kunstbibliothek 19th century, such as Edvard 1 West choir
@ M29, M48. Open 9am–6pm Mon– Exhibits: 10am–6pm Tue–Fri, Munch. German art is well The key to symbols is shown 2 Sarcophagus of
Fri (to 8pm Thu), 10am–6pm Sat & 11am–6pm Sat & Sun. Library: 2–8pm represented: as well as the Bishop Dietrich ii . Portal of the with the main sights
Mon, 9am– 8pm Tue–Fri. & 7 ^
Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 24, 25 & 31 Dec. Bauhaus movement, the gallery 3 East choir West Reading
The collection of buildings The print collections of galleries shows works by exponents of a on the back flap. 4 the Main Altar, built in the mid- Room The Gothic twin portal
known as the Bendlerblock was in the former East and West crass realism, such as Otto Dix. The tent-like gilded exterior of the Philharmonie and Kammermusiksaal 14th century, is a stone retable depicts the Crucifixion, a St Mary’s Altar indicated and describ
depicting the Crucifixion with the
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–503 and pp510–33 moving and highly expressive This late-Gothic triptych (c.1510)
saints which was transferred from group sculpture by the brilliant depicts the Virgin Mary with the Infant,
another altar. “Naumburger Meister” whose framed by Saints Barbara and Catherine,
identity remains unknown. with the Apostles in the wings.
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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
How to use this book (Source v1.2) “UK” LAYER
Date 5th November 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm