Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Lübeck, Germany

The Holstentorhalle is a listed former trade fair and exhibition hall of Brick Expressionism in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein). In 2007, after extensive renovation, the hall was handed over to the Lübeck University of Music as a practice and teaching building.

Wikipedia: Holstentorhalle (DE)

Erinnerungs- und Denkmale in Lübeck is a list of panorama-free sculptures, objects, memorial plaques and commemorative plaques in the city of Lübeck, which commemorate a certain person or event as a monument. They are arranged in chronological order of the topics listed.

Wikipedia: Erinnerungs- und Denkmale in Lübeck (DE)

The Holsten Gate is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. Built in 1464, the Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck's medieval city fortifications and one of two remaining city gates, the other being the Citadel Gate (Burgtor). Known for its two-round towers and arched entrance, it is regarded today as a symbol of the city. Together with the old city centre (Altstadt) of Lübeck it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

Wikipedia: Holstentor (EN)

The Salzspeicher, of Lübeck, Germany, are six historic brick buildings on the Upper Trave River next to the Holstentor.

Wikipedia: Salzspeicher (EN)

KOLK 17 is a puppet theatre and museum in Lübeck in the south-east of Schleswig-Holstein. It combines a collection of puppet theatre comprising over 20,000 exhibits and a puppet theatre with permanent performances.

Wikipedia: Theaterfigurenmuseum Lübeck (DE)

St. Peter's Church is a place of worship in Lübeck, Germany, that was first mentioned in 1170. Over the centuries, it was rebuilt several times until construction of the church was completed in the 15th century. During the Second World War, St. Petri suffered severe damage and the restoration was not completed until 1987. Since the furnishings could not be restored, only special services take place in the church. As a city church without a congregation, it is mainly used for cultural and religious events as well as art exhibitions.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Lübeck (EN), Website

The Marienwerkhaus is a building in Lübeck's old town. Today it serves as the parish hall of the Mariengemeinde.

Wikipedia: Marienwerkhaus (DE)

The Lübeck Marienkirche is a medieval basilica in the city centre of Lübeck, Germany. Built between 1265 and 1352, the church is located on the highest point of Lübeck's old town island within the Hanseatic merchants' quarter, which extends uphill from the warehouses on the River Trave to the church. As the main parish church of the citizens and the city council of Lübeck, it was built close to the town hall and the market.

Wikipedia: St. Mary's Church, Lübeck (EN)

Maria am Stegel was a brick Gothic medieval chapel in Lübeck, Germany.

Wikipedia: Maria am Stegel (DE)

The list of stumbling blocks in Lübeck gives an overview of the stumbling blocks laid by the artist Gunter Demnig in the city of Lübeck. The basis of this list is the data provided by the Stumbling Stones initiative for Lübeck.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Lübeck (DE)

The Theater Lübeck is one of the largest theaters in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is managed by Theater Lübeck GmbH, a state-owned company of the Hansestadt Lübeck.

Wikipedia: Theater Lübeck (EN), Website

The Günter Grass House is a building and museum in Lübeck's old town dedicated to the literary, painterly and sculptural work of the Nobel Prize winner for literature Günter Grass, who lived near Lübeck in his old age. The sponsor of the house, which opened in October 2002, is the Cultural Foundation of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck.

Wikipedia: Günter-Grass-Haus (DE), Website

The St. Catherine's Monastery in Lübeck existed as a monastery of the Friars Minor from 1225 until the Reformation in 1531.

Wikipedia: Katharinenkloster Lübeck (DE)

The Willy-Brandt-Haus in Lübeck is a museum and a memorial to the late politician Federal Chancellor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Willy Brandt, of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

Wikipedia: Willy Brandt House, Lübeck (EN), Website

The Behnhaus is an art museum in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, Germany, and part of its World Heritage Site.

Wikipedia: Behnhaus (EN), Website

The Overbeck-Gesellschaft – Verein von Kunstfreunden e. V. is the Kunstverein in Lübeck and a subsidiary of the Society for the Promotion of Non-Profit Activities.

Wikipedia: Overbeck-Gesellschaft (DE), Website

Completed in 1286, the Holy Spirit Hospital on the Koberg in Lübeck is one of the oldest existing social institutions in the world and one of the most important buildings in the city. It is in the tradition of the Holy Spirit hospitals based on the model of Santo Spirito in Sassia in Rome.

Wikipedia: Heiligen-Geist-Hospital (Lübeck) (DE), Website

St. James' Church is one of the five main Evangelical Lutheran parish churches in Lübeck's old town, Germany.

Wikipedia: St James' Church, Lübeck (EN)

The European Hansemuseum is a museum in Lübeck, Germany dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League. Covering an area of in total 7,405 square metres (79,710 sq ft), is the largest museum in the world specifically dedicated to this subject. The museum was opened in May 2015.

Wikipedia: European Hansemuseum (EN), Website

The Burgtor, built 1444 in late Gothic style, was the northern city gate of Hanseatic Lübeck, now in Germany. It is one of two towered gates remaining from the medieval fortifications, the other being the more famous Holstentor.

Wikipedia: Burgtor (EN)

Carl Hans Lody, alias Charles A. Inglis, was a reserve officer of the Imperial German Navy who spied in the United Kingdom in the first few months of the First World War.

Wikipedia: Carl Hans Lody (EN)

The Ida Boy Ed Garden is a street in Lübeck's Old Town.

Wikipedia: Ida-Boy-Ed-Garten (DE)

Sculptures and objects in Lübeck lists panorama-free sculptures and objects in the city of Lübeck that do not commemorate a specific person or event as a monument. Since they are often nameless, they are assigned to the alphabetically listed artists here. If a monument is associated with a specific person or a historical event, it should be entered in the list of memorials and monuments in Lübeck.

Wikipedia: Skulpturen und Objekte in Lübeck (DE)

The Kleverschusskreuz is a wayside cross from the first half of the 15th century in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. The stone cross made of limestone showed pilgrims the way to the Wunderblutkirche in Bad Wilsnack (Brandenburg). One mile of the way to the Church of the Miracle Blood, which was often started barefoot, gave the pilgrim a day's indulgence.

Wikipedia: Kleverschusskreuz (DE)

The St. Gertrud Church in Lübeck is the parish church of the Protestant parish in the Lübeck district of St. Gertrud, built according to a design by the Charlottenburg architects Jürgensen & Bachmann, which is dedicated to Saint Gertrude of Nivelles. The patronage has been historical for the suburb on the castle field in front of the castle gate since the Middle Ages. In 1373, the Bishop of Lübeck, Burkhard von Serkem, consecrated the first St. Gertrude Chapel.

Wikipedia: St. Gertrudkirche (Lübeck) (DE)