Old townhall on market square: the core was erected in 1270. It was enlarged in 1369/1443 and became the city hall, restored in 1979-1981.
Market fountain with the symbol of the city, the Gänseliesel. The bronze statue was set in 1901. Traditionally every new graduate doctoral student kisses…
The Gänseliesel.
Market square.
Saint John church.
Built in 1300-1344, this church has a nave and two aisles of gothic design and a north portal in romanesque style. Southern tower: 56.5 m;…
Built in 1300-1344, this church has a nave and two aisles of gothic design and a north portal in romanesque style. Southern tower: 56.5 m;…
Saint John church.
Pauliner street.
Fully restored in the 1970s, this stretch of street is a showplace to half-timbered
homes stemming from the 15th-18th centuries. House number…
Fully restored in the 1970s, this stretch of street is a showplace to half-timbered
homes stemming from the 15th-18th centuries. House number…
Pauliner street.
Pauliner street.
Pauliner church.
Consecrated as part of a Dominican monastery in 1331, the church was a pilgrim station and contained relics of St. Thomas Aquinas. It was also…
Consecrated as part of a Dominican monastery in 1331, the church was a pilgrim station and contained relics of St. Thomas Aquinas. It was also…
Lower Saxony state and university library.
Founded in 1734, it is one of the largest libraries in Germany, home to over 5.9 million media. Valuable manuscripts…
Founded in 1734, it is one of the largest libraries in Germany, home to over 5.9 million media. Valuable manuscripts…
Lichtenberg house: home of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799), physicist, mathematician, writer of aphorisms and philosopher.
Saint Jacob (Saint James) church.
The main part of the church was completed in 1383. The rare geornetric painting of the columns has its origin ca. 1480 when…
The main part of the church was completed in 1383. The rare geornetric painting of the columns has its origin ca. 1480 when…
Altarpiece, 1422.
Saint Jacob church.
