As well as the various markets, Braunschweig has a few grand churches. While on my way to the central cathedral,…
Market town
Braunschweig’s origins as a market town remain embedded in the city’s architecture and street names. The road “Eiermarkt” (Egg Market)…
The little bits
The Pergamon Museum was designed to display large reconstructions. It is home to two other large exhibits, the Pergamon Altar…
Changing time and place with a single step
When you step under and then through the Babylonian Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum, you step under and out…
Blue tiles from Babylon
The Museumsinsel, the museum island, on the river Spree is home to a range of natural history, and art including…
Berlin Buildings
Like many old cities, the centre of the original city is surrounded by gates, named after where the road from…
The Dome
The restored Dome of the Reichstags building is one of its key attractions. It is possible to visit just the…
Bundestag around the Reichstag
The Reichstags building only houses the debating chamber and the offices of the team that presides over the debates. All…
The politics inside
In 1999, the German parliament, the Bundestag, moved into the Reichstags building. The restoration by Norman Foster split the building…
If walls could speak
When the German Empire was founded in 1871, a decision was made to build a building to house the parliament…
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