Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Halle (Saale), Germany
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5.2 km
52 m
Experience Halle (Saale) in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in Halle (Saale)Sight 1: Villa Ulrich
The Villa Ulrich, also known as the house "Zu den sieben Waben", in Halle (Saale), Ratswerder 7, is the former residence of the architect Wilhelm Ulrich, which he had built in 1924/25 according to his own designs and which represents an important style of the 1920s in its expressionist form. In the list of monuments of the city of Halle, the house is listed as a villa under the registration number 094 04957.
Sight 2: St. Georgen
St. Georgen, which is now used by the Free Church, stands on the southwestern edge of the city centre of Halle (Saale) outside the former city fortifications in Glaucha, a suburb of Halle. The church was severely damaged in an American air raid on 6 April 1945 and by artillery fire on 16 April. It was repaired in a simplified form, prepared for blasting in 1985 and completely renovated from 1990 onwards.
Sight 3: Propsteikirche St. Franziskus und St. Elisabeth
St. Francis and St. Elisabeth is the Catholic provost church of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The church, located in the southern inner city district, district of Mitte, was built from 1894 to 1896 according to plans by the architect Arnold Güldenpfennig as a brick building in the neo-Gothic style and is listed in the list of monuments of the city of Halle under the registration number 094 04870.
Wikipedia: St. Franziskus und St. Elisabeth (Halle) (DE), Website
Sight 4: Moritzkirche
St. Moritz, also St. Mauritius, is a church in Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, dedicated to St. Maurice. The late-Gothic hall church was built as an Augustine Stiftskirche from 1388. It features late-Gothic stone sculptures and a notable organ from 1925.
Sight 5: Beatles Museum
The Beatles Museum is a museum in Halle (Saale) that initially showed exhibits from an earlier touring exhibition of the Liverpool music band The Beatles. In the meantime, the exhibition has been expanded by about three times and documents the time of the band from its founding (1960) to its dissolution (1970) as well as the solo careers of the band members. The museum is the world's oldest, largest and most extensive public institution dedicated to the Beatles.
Sight 6: Eselsbrunnen
The donkey fountain is located on the Old Market Square in the city of Halle (Saale). It was completed in 1913 and is now one of the most famous fountains in the city.
Sight 7: Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen
The Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen is a church in the centre of the city of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was built between 1529 and 1554 and is the most recent of the city's medieval churches. In German, its official name is shortened to Liebfrauenkirche but it is also referred to as Marienkirche and the Marktkirche.
Sight 8: Händel-Denkmal
The Handel Monument in Halle (Saale) is the only monument in Germany in honour of the German-British Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel. It was realized there in 1859 on the occasion of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the artist's death in a joint effort between Germans and British.
Sight 9: Stadthaus
The Stadthaus of Halle is the neo-Gothic assembly, meeting and festival building on the market square of the city of Halle (Saale) and a listed landmark of the city. In 1903, the German Philologists' Association was founded here.
Sight 10: Ratshof
The Ratshof is a listed building on the market square of the city of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The building, which was built at the end of the 1920s, has taken on the function of the city's town hall since the destruction of the Old Town Hall in the Second World War.
Sight 11: Amalie Israel
The list of stumbling stones in Halle (Saale) contains all stumbling stones that were laid in Halle (Saale) as part of the art project of the same name by Gunter Demnig. They are intended to commemorate victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Halle. By May 2024, a total of 288 stones had been laid at 131 addresses; further stones are being planned.
Sight 12: Evangelisches Konvikt
The Francke Foundations, also known as Glauchasche Anstalten were founded in 1695 in Halle, Germany as a Christian, social and educational work by August Hermann Francke
Sight 13: Leipziger Turm
The Leipzig Tower is a free-standing watchtower that belonged to the fortifications of the city of Halle (Saale).
Sight 14: Wasserturm
The water tower at the main train station in Halle (Saale) was built around 1910 and is approximately 17.25 meters high. It stands north of the railway bridges of the main train station. The water container has a compensation volume of 210 cubic meters and was constructed according to the Klönne principle. It first served from the Peißen railway company and later from the public water supply network.
Sight 15: Stolperstein A. Löwe
A Stolperstein is a ten-centimetre (3.9 in) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. Literally, it means 'stumbling stone' and metaphorically 'stumbling block'.
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