Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Münster, Germany

The Botanischer Garten Münster is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Münster.

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The Tuckesburg is located on a small hill on the edge of the old zoo in Münster between the promenade, Himmelreichallee and Hüfferstraße. It was the home of Hermann Landois, built in 1892, where he lived with his monkey "Lehmann" from 17 March 1892 until his death. He had it built according to his ideas right next to the zoological garden he founded. There he called himself "Count Tucks".

Wikipedia: Tuckesburg (DE)

Since its opening in 1824, the Geomuseum of the University of Münster in Münster, Westphalia, has housed numerous fossils from various geological eras in its exhibition. Since it was the only museum in Westphalia with a significant collection of fossils for more than 150 years, many extraordinary finds came to Münster, which are exhibited in the museum and stored in the archive. In many cases, the sites are no longer accessible or exploited, so that some exhibits have considerable scientific value.

Wikipedia: Geologisch-Paläontologisches Museum Münster (DE), Website

The Archaeological Museum of the University of Münster in the "Fürstenberghaus" on the cathedral square in Münster primarily serves the university's Institute of Classical Archaeology and Early Christian Archaeology for teaching and research purposes. In addition, it offers the public an insight into the subject area of archaeology and shows working methods as well as research findings. The focus of the exhibition is on exhibits from Greek antiquity.

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The Ketteler Curia on the cathedral square in Münster was built between 1712 and 1716 by the master builder Lambert Friedrich Corfey. The builder was Vicar General Nikolaus Hermann von Ketteler zu Harkotten, who decided in 1711 to build a curia on his property. The building still belongs to the Episcopal Vicariate General and is used as a residence and archive. In the immediate vicinity of the Episcopal Palace, it forms a magnificent ensemble in the cathedral courtyard.

Wikipedia: Kettelersche Kurie (DE)

Überwasserkirche is the common name of a Gothic hall church in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a Liebfrauenkirche, dedicated to St. Mary. Officially St. Marien Überwasser, it is also called Liebfrauen-Überwasser. The name literally means "church beyond the water" and describes the location as on the other side of the Aa river, looking from the Münster Cathedral. It was inaugurated as part of an educational Stift in 1040, which later became the University of Münster.

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The Observantenkirche is a church building in the old town of Münster on Schlaunstraße, corner of Rosenstrasse. It was the monastery church of the Franciscan Observants in 1811 until the monastery was eliminated in 1811. The Observant Church is the property of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is now the Evangelical University Church and concert church of the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Münster.

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The St. John's Chapel in Münster is a small Gothic church building on the Breul in the northwest of the historic old town. It belongs to the Protestant Apostle Church and is used by various groups and denominations for divine services in a special form.

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The German Student Residence (DSH), also known as the Breul and formerly Burse, is one of the oldest student dormitories in the Westphalian university city of Münster, Breul 23. It was built in 1928 according to the design of Hans Ostermann, and since 17 March 1986 the façade of the building has been a listed building.

Wikipedia: Deutsches Studentenheim (DE)

St. Martini is one of the oldest Roman Catholic sacral buildings in the Westphalian Münster under the patronal feast of St. Martin and was built around the 1180s. It is located on the corner of Martinistraße/Neubrückenstraße near the theater.

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The Apostle Church in Münster is the city's Protestant church. It is located in the northern part of the historic old town about halfway between St. Lamberti and the promenade belt. It was built as a monastery church of the Franciscans and was the church of the minority monastery from 1517.

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St Lambert's Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Münster (Westphalia) in Germany, dedicated to Lambert of Maastricht. Its present building is the most significant example of Westphalian late Gothic architecture. It lies on the north side of the Prinzipalmarkt in the city centre. Until the early 20th century, the Roggenmarkt contained the Drubbels district of housing. To the church's east lies the Alte Fischmarkt and the Salzstraße, whilst between the church and the Salzstraße is the Lambertikirchplatz with the Lambertibrunnen.

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The Stadtweinhaus of Münster in Westphalia on the Prinzipalmarkt is a representative outbuilding of the historic town hall of Münster from the 17th century and one of the city's landmarks.

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The townhouse tower in Münster, Westphalia, is the only surviving part of the former town hall. It is located at the southern end of the Prinzipalmarkt.

Wikipedia: Stadthausturm Münster (DE)

The historic town hall of Münster, Prinzipalmarkt 10, is one of the city's landmarks, along with St. Paul's Cathedral.

Wikipedia: Historisches Rathaus Münster (DE)

The Dominican Church is a church building in the centre of Münster on Salzstraße, not far from the Lamberti Church.

Wikipedia: Dominikanerkirche (Münster) (DE), Website

The Clemens Church in the Westphalian city of Münster is a monastery and hospital church built by Johann Conrad Schlaun between 1745 and 1753 for the Brothers of Mercy. The monastery was dissolved in 1811.

Wikipedia: Clemenskirche (Münster) (DE)

The Erbdrostenhof is a three-wing late Baroque palace in Münster, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on Salzstraße. It was designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun for Adolf Heidenreich Freiherr Droste zu Vischering, Erbdrost of Münster and built between 1753 and 1757. Johann Christoph Manskirch produced sculptures for the building, whilst Nikolaus Loder painted frescoes in the interior - the latter were damaged during World War Two and restored between 1965 and 1967 by the Austrian restorer Paul Reckendorfer.

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The Stadtmuseum Münster deals with the history of the Westphalian city of Münster.

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The Villa ten Hompel is a memorial site for offenses committed by the police and government administration during the National Socialist period in the city of Münster, located in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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