Visit Schloss Friedenstein Castle and the Baroque Universe in Gotha

Festsaal in Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha

Schloss Friedenstein, a baroque castle with several museums, the Ekhof Theatre, and the ducal art collection are the top sights to see in Gotha, Thuringia.  The Baroque Universe of Gotha (Das Barocke Universum Gotha), the fine marketing slogan for Schloss Friedenstein, refers to a unique ensemble of baroque buildings, interiors, a theatre, art, and parks … Read more

Visit the Herzogliches Museum (Ducal Art Museum) in Gotha

Gotha Lovers (Gothaer Liebespaar) - the most important painting in the Herzogliches Ducal Museum.

The Herzogliches Museum (Ducal Museum) is a large art collection including the Gotha Lovers (Gothaer Liebespaar), Asian art, antiquities from Egypt in the park of Schloss Friedenstein. The Herzogliches Museum (Ducal Museum) is in a large late-19th-century historicist building in the landscape park of Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha in Thuringia in central Germany. The core … Read more

Visit the Baroque Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover, Germany

Großer Garten of Schloss Herrenhausen in Hannover

The large formal baroque garden at Herrenhausen, the botanical Berggarten, and the Sea Life aquarium are top sights to visit in Hannover. The Herrenhausen Gardens (HerrenhΓ€user GΓ€rten) in Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany are a collection of four gardens that formed part of the court gardens surrounding a summer palace of the Elector (and later … Read more

Visitors Information for the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover

Bell Fountain in the Great Garden in Herrenhausen

Visitors information and tips for the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover β€” opening hours, ticket prices, events, and transportation to the HerrenhΓ€user GΓ€rten. The extended Herrenhausen Gardens (HerrenhΓ€user GΓ€rten) area in Hannover in Germany includes four gardens, a small museum (in the palace), and the Sea Life Center Hannover aquarium. Admission is charged for the magnificent … Read more

Visit the Romanesque-Gothic Havelberger Dom and Cloisters in Germany

Havelberger Dom seen from the old town area

The Romanesque-Gothic Dom in Havelberg with its mighty westwork is a popular stop on the Elbe Cycling Route and the Straße der Romanik in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany.  The Havelberger Dom (St Marien) is a large Romanesque-Gothic cathedral church with an impressive fort-like westwork, a triple-nave basilica, and a large monastery-like complex. The origins of the … Read more

See the Borman Altar in St Mary’s (St Marien) Brick Gothic Church in GΓΌstrow

Borman Altar Detail in GΓΌstrow

The brick Gothic St Marienkirche in GΓΌstrow in Germany is famous for its magnificent Borman winged altar retable with 181 painted wood-carved figures. St Mary’s parish church in GΓΌstrow near Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northern Germany is a large brick Gothic hall church. Although part of the church dates from the early 16th century, it … Read more

See Barlach’s Floating Angel Sculpture in GΓΌstrow Dom

Profile Ernst Barlach's Floating Angel (Der Schwebende) in the Dom zu GΓΌstrow

Ernst Barlach’s Floating Angel (Der Schwebende) in the Dom zu GΓΌstrow brick gothic church is one of the best-known war memorial sculptures in Germany. The GΓΌstrower Dom near Rostock in northern Germany is a large mostly 13th-century brick Gothic former collegiate church. The interior is filled with art with the Angel war memorial statue by … Read more

Visit the Gothic St Michael’s Church (Michaelskirche) in SchwΓ€bisch Hall

Vaulting of the Choir of St Michael's in SchwΓ€bish Hall

St Michael’s in SchwΓ€bisch Hall is a late Gothic church with magnificent vaulting and a surprising amount of art for a Lutheran church. The St Michaelskirche is the main church in the picturesque village SchwΓ€bisch Hall in Baden-WΓΌrttemberg in southern Germany. It is a mostly late Gothic church with an impressive choir and elegant vaulting. … Read more