The second postcard we've received comes from BREMEN famous for the Brothers Grimm’s tale The Bremen Town Musicians, as Ulrike says.
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| Bremen |
WHERE IS BREMEN?
Bremen is the heart of the north-west region of Germany and is the country's smallest federal state. Approximately 550,000 people live in Bremen and 130,000 in Bremerhaven.
BREMEN IS FAMOUS FOR...
Bremen is a major cultural and economic hub in the northern regions of Germany. Bremen is home to dozens of historical galleries and museums, ranging from historical sculptures to major art museums, such as the Übersee-Museum Bremen. Bremen has a reputation as a working class city. Along with this, Bremen is home to a large number of multinational companies and manufacturing centers. Companies headquartered in Bremen include the Hachez chocolate company and Vector Foiltec.
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| Culture in Bremen |
The Bremen Town Musicians
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| Bremen Town Musicians |
These four fairytale animals featured in the postcard sent by Ulrike are as much a part of Bremen as the river Weser, and you come across them wherever you wander in the old quarter. You can see the famous sculpture outside the town hall, hear the animals' voices coming out of the ground in front of the State Parliament building and visit the donkey's grave on Böttcherstrasse.
St. Peter’s Cathedral
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| St.Peter's Cathedral |
Set between the town hall and the State Parliament, the cathedral completes the ensemble of historical buildings on Bremen's market square. Its two towers, one of which is open to visitors, are visible from afar and dominate the city skyline.
Opposite the cathedral, Bremen's merchants put up the Roland statue – the symbol of their freedom and autonomy from the bishop of Verden, who ruled over Bremen for many years.
During the turbulent times of the Reformation, the originally Catholic cathedral became first Calvinist and finally Lutheran.
In the cathedral's lead cellar, you can discover the mysteries of the mummies.
The town hall and Roland statue
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| Bremen Town Hall |
The 600-year-old town hall, whose Weser Renaissance-style facade was added in later years, and the Roland statue, erected in 1404, are our most precious cultural treasures. However, they are no longer our exclusive property: since 2004 they have been protected by UNESCO as a piece of world heritage for everyone to enjoy.
The Schnoor quarter
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| Schnoor quarter |
Bremen's oldest district, the Schnoor quarter, is a maze of lanes lined with little 15th and 16th century houses.This pretty little quarter takes its name from the fact that its many old buildings line the narrow lanes like pearls on a string (Schnur in German). Nowhere else in Bremen do you find so many restaurants and cafés, arts & crafts boutiques and souvenir shops in such a small area as in the Schnoor – the oldest quarter of the city.
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| Böttcherstrasse |
Built in the 1920s, this fascinating 110 metre-long lane houses shops and restaurants, museums, workshops and a carillon. As soon as you turn into Böttcherstrasse, just south of the market square, you enter a whole world in the Expressionist style. This 110-metre-long architectural tour de force contains restaurants and cafés, handicraft shops, two museums and a carillon consisting of 30 Meissen porcelain bells.
The Kunsthalle art gallery
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| Kunsthalle |
Paintings, sculptures, prints and media art from the past 600 years – Bremen's Kunsthalle is home to many styles of art. Bremen's Kunsthalle gallery offers art lovers a truly impressive collection ranging from Old Masters to the latest media art. Its permanent display of prints and drawings is one of the most significant of its kind. The gallery has also consistently earned itself a widespread reputation for its temporary exhibitions.
Watch this video to learn more about Bremen and its history!
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