Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Magdeburg, Germany
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7.2 km
93 m
Experience Magdeburg 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 MagdeburgSight 1: Alter Markt
The Old Market Square is the market square of the city of Magdeburg. The Alter Markt is registered as a monument area in the register of monuments of the state of Saxony-Anhalt under the registration number 094 82654.
Sight 2: Magdeburger Roland
The Magdeburg Roland is a Roland figure in front of the town hall on the Old Market Square in Magdeburg.
Sight 3: Otto-von-Guericke-Brunnen
Otto von Guericke was a German scientist, inventor, mathematician and physicist. His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental methods and repeatable demonstrations on the physics of the vacuum, atmospheric pressure, electrostatic repulsion, his advocacy for the reality of "action at a distance" and of "absolute space" were noteworthy contributions for the advancement of the Scientific Revolution.
Sight 4: Neues Rathaus
The Old Town Hall of Magdeburg is located on the Old Market Square in the center of the city. The New Town Hall stands a few metres north and is also used as a town hall.
Sight 5: Eisenbarth-Brunnen
The Eisenbarthbrunnen is a fountain in Magdeburg's old town.
Sight 6: Neue Synagoge
The New Synagogue in Magdeburg is a Jewish house of worship in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the successor to the Old Synagogue and, after the New Synagogue in Dessau, which was inaugurated in October 2023, the second new synagogue to be built in this state since German reunification. The patron of the construction of the New Synagogue is the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff. The religious consecration took place on December 8, 2023, with the official opening two days later.
Sight 7: Otto Joseph Dr. Schlein
Otto Josef Schlein was a German physician and communist.
Sight 8: Opernhaus
Theater Magdeburg is the principal theatre organization in Magdeburg, Germany, the capital of the state Saxony-Anhalt. It was formed in 2004 with the merger of two theatres, the Theater der Landeshauptstadt and the Freie Kammerspiele. It presents performances of opera, ballet, musical theatre, concerts, and plays. Theater Magdeburg has its own opera, ballet, and theatre companies and is the home of the Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra. It has three main performing venues. the Opernhaus, the Schauspielhaus (Playhouse), and the DomplatzOpenAir, which is set up each summer near Magdeburg Cathedral.
Sight 9: Festung Mark
The Mark Fortress, formerly known as the Mark Barracks, is a former "defensive barracks" of the Magdeburg Fortress. Today it is used as a centre for cultural events in Magdeburg. The building is now a listed building. Due to the few preserved defence barracks in Germany, the Mark Fortress has a supra-regional significance for the history of military construction in the 19th century.
Sight 10: Unterirdische Kasematten der Bastion Hessen detachiert
The Bastion Hessen detachiert is a former bastion of the fortress of Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt. The remaining parts of the bastion are listed as historical monuments.
Sight 11: Martin Schwantes
Martin Paul Albert Schwantes was a German resistance fighter against National Socialism.
Sight 12: Otto-von-Guericke-Museum
The Lukasklause is a late Gothic former fortified tower in Magdeburg, partly dating back to the Middle Ages. Today, the building is used as a museum.
Sight 13: Jahrtausendturm
Jahrtausendturm is, at 60 metres (200 ft), one of the highest wooden towers in the world. It was established on the occasion of the Bundesgartenschau 1999 in the Magdeburger Elbauenpark in Magdeburg, Germany. The tower houses an exhibition on the development of sciences, which is supported by many descriptive experiments with which the visitor can interact. One notable example is a powerful telescope through which visitors can observe the distant clock-face on the Magdeburger cathedral.
Sight 14: Herrenkrugpark
The Herrenkrugpark is a municipal park in the city of Magdeburg.
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