The St. Jacobikirche (St James) in Stendal is a brick Gothic hall church with magnificent medieval art and the oldest stained-glass windows in Northern Germany. Stendal is the largest town in the Altmark region of northern Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. It was relatively rich during the late Middle Ages and benefited from being a garrison town … Read more
Visit the Dom St Nikolaus (St Nicholas) in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, to see one of the largest ensembles of medieval stained-glass windows in Germany. The brick-gothic Dom St Nikolaus (Cathedral of St Nicolas) in Stendal is famous for its large collection of 15th-century stained-glass windows. Although never actually a cathedral, it was a collegiate church before … Read more
The mid-13th-century Magdeburger Reiter (Horseman of Magdeburg) in Germany was the first freestanding full-size equestrian statue made since classical antiquity and north of the Alps. The Magdeburger Reiter, originally installed on the market square in Magdeburg but now inside the local museum, depicts a horseman accompanied by two female figures. It was the first large … Read more
Visit the Dom zu Magdeburg to see the first and oldest Gothic cathedral built in Germany and medieval sculptures. The Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catharine in Magdeburg (Dom zu Magdeburg St. Mauritius und Katharina) in Saxony Anhalt is the oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany and one of the largest churches in the eastern parts … Read more
The original medieval Magdeburger Reiter equestrian sculpture is the main attraction in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (art and history) in Magdeburg, Germany. The original mid-13th-century Magdeburger Reiter (Magdeburg Rider, also Horseman of Magdeburg) is the main attraction of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Further exhibits in this small local history and art museum include paintings by Lucas Cranach, … Read more
Johannes Vermeer: On Reflection is a special exhibition of ten paintings by the Dutch master in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany, from September 2021 to January 2022. → Read more
Getting to Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in the Franconia region (Franken) in Bavaria (Bayern) is easy by car, plane, or train. → Read more
Helmut Newton’s Legacy and Hollywood, Candida Höfer, and photos for children are the main exhibitions in the Museum of Photography in Berlin in 2022. In 2022, the Museum of Photography (Museum for Fotografie) in Berlin will present a retrospective of the legacy of Helmut Newton in celebration of his centenary. It will be followed by … Read more
Visit Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin to learn more about the life of the famous diarist in a small museum / documentation center. The Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin is a small documentation center and museum dedicated to the life of Anne Frank, as well as an education center to increase understanding and tolerance. The … Read more
The Museum für Naturkunde (Natural History) in Berlin has the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world, a primeval bird fossil, and polar bear Knut as top attractions in addition to many fascinating displays. As part of the Humboldt University, many of the items in the Museum of Natural History in Berlin are for studying … Read more