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Rothenburg ob der Tauber is one of the most beautiful places in Bavaria and well worth a visit. Plonlein is a narrow alley in the heart of the old town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It is one of the most photographed places in the city due to its beautiful and well-maintained architecture. The alley is wide enough for two people to walk side by side and is filled with charming wooden houses.

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Munich is the capital of Bavaria and one of the most popular places to visit in Germany. Many tourist attractions are famous there, including its historic old town, Marienplatz square, Hofbräuhaus beer hall, Oktoberfest celebrations, and Christmas markets. There is plenty to see and do in Munich, from visiting the Dachau concentration camp to taking a tour of the BMW Museum.

Marienplatz is the main square in Munich city center and is one of the most popular places to visit in the city. The square is surrounded by beautiful Gothic and Renaissance architecture and is home to the Marienplatz Glockenspiel, a clock tower with 43 bells that plays a show twice a day. The square is also the starting point for many walking tours in Munich.

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Nuremberg is another city with a long and rich history. This Bavarian city was once the capital of the Holy Roman Empire and is now a major tourist destination. Highlights include the magnificent Kaiserburg castle, beautiful Gothic churches and the site of Nazi party rallies.

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Berchtesgaden is a pretty town in Bavaria located at the foot of the German Alps. It is a great place to enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking and skiing. There is plenty to see and do in the city, including visiting the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) and taking a boat tour on Lake Königssee.

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Alpsee is a beautiful lake in the Bavarian Alps that is popular with tourists. This tranquil lake is surrounded by snowy mountains and pine forests, making it the perfect place to enjoy a relaxing hike or picnic. There are also several small villages around the lake that are worth visiting for their traditional Bavarian architecture.

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BAVARIAN ALPS | Garmish Partenkirchen | Germany Travel Vlog

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Lake Eibsee is a crystal clear mountain lake in the Bavarian Alps, near the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The lake is one of the most popular places to visit in southern Germany, and of course the scenery is breathtaking.

The lake is surrounded by towering mountains, including Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze. There are several hiking trails in the area, so it's a great place to get outdoors and enjoy the fresh mountain air.

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Eibsee (Grainau) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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The Brandenburg Gate is a neoclassical monument in Berlin that has been rebuilt several times. The current version was built in the late 18th century and is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. The gate is flanked by two 18m-high towers and is topped by a statue of the goddess of victory.

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Museum Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the heart of Berlin. The island is home to five world-renowned museums, including the Pergamon Museum, Altes Museum, and Neues Museum. The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier that separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War. The wall came down in 1989, but some parts of it are still preserved as a tourist attraction.

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All Berlin museums and cultural institutions may reopen. You can find concrete information on our homepage and at the individual houses. Please click here for further information. Various rooms of the Pergamon Museum will remain closed due to renovation work. The central building with the Pergamon Altar and the north wing will reopen in 2025 at the earliest. A new, temporary exhibition building is located opposite the Museum Island: the exhibition "Pergamon Museum. The Panorama" with the 360-degree panorama by Yadegar Asisi and antique originals from Pergamon makes it possible to experience the Pergamon Altar in its original form and in its urban context on the Acropolis.
Museum Island and its buildings

Berlin's Museum Island is a grand work of art: five world-famous museum buildings from the time of the Prussian rulers, together with the modern James Simon Gallery, form an exciting ensemble that was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1999. In 1999, the Museum Island master plan was also adopted. The core of this is an underground connection, the Archaeological Promenade, to be built between the museum buildings.

History of Museum Island

The Altes Museum (Old Museum) is located at Lustgarten, directly opposite the Berlin Cathedral and the new Humboldt Forum. With its opening in 1830, historically significant collections and artworks were made accessible to the general public in Berlin for the first time. The idea of a museum open to everyone goes back to the Enlightenment and its educational ideals. Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Prussia's most important architect, provided the designs. Over the next 100 years, a total of five museums were built on the site. And at the end of the 1870s, Berlin's Museum Island received its current name.

By 1855, a second impressive museum building was erected according to the plans of Friedrich August Stüler: the Royal Prussian Museum, today's Neues Museum (New Museum). In 1876, the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery), with architecture reminiscent of a Greek temple and incorporating Stüler's designs, opened its doors. It took until the beginning of the 20th century to complete the ensemble. In 1904, the neo-baroque Kaiser Friedrich Museum at the tip of the Museum Island, today's Bode Museum, opened. And in 1930, the Pergamon Museum was added as the last of the five large museum buildings.
The Nazis planned a gigantic conversion, which fortunately could not be implemented. After the war, Museum Island was a landscape of ruins, the Neues Museum in particular was almost completely destroyed. Reconstruction began during GDR times, but the Neues Museum still remained a ruin.

Museum Island's master plan

In 1999, 10 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Board of Trustees decided on a comprehensive restoration of the ensemble, entitled Museum Island's master plan. This included the reconstruction of the Neues Museum and the restoration of the other museums. In addition, the individual museum buildings, each of which faces a different direction, were to be connected to form one large, unified whole.
A modern central entrance and exhibition building, the James Simon Gallery, has been welcoming guests since July 2019.
The British star architect David Chipperfield accepted the commission for planning the James Simon Gallery. His firm David Chipperfield Architects had already overseen the reconstruction of the Neues Museum. James Simon (1851-1932), a Jewish citizen in Berlin and a passionate art collector, now receives special recognition for the first time: he was the most important patron of Museum Island, who provided Berlin's museums with extensive collections. His most famous transfer of ownership to Museum Island is under the northern dome in the Neues Museum: the bust of Nefertiti.
The Archaeological Promenade will connect four of the five museums and exhibit important objects from the art collections.

One island and five museums

The Pergamon Museum

The three-winged Pergamon Museum by Alfred Messel is the most visited museum in Berlin. It displays the Collection of Classical Antiquities, the Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Museum of Islamic Art. The Collection of Classical Antiquities is one of the most important collections of Greek and Roman art in the world. The most famous work is the Roman Pergamon Altar, whose sculpted frieze depicts the battle between gods and giants. As part of the master plan for Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum is being gradually renovated and a fourth wing will be added. In the course of this renovation, the hall with the Pergamon Altar is expected to be closed until 2025. A further highlight of Roman architecture, the approximately 17-metre-high Market Gate of Miletus, can still be viewed. Also on display are the highlights of the Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Babylonian Ishtar Gate with the Processional Way, and the artefacts of the Museum of Islamic Art.

The Bode Museum

Restoration of the Bode Museum at the tip of Museum Island was completed back in 2005. In its magnificent halls it houses a unique collection of sculptures, showcasing exhibits from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, including works from Donatello, Bernini and Canova. Other treasures are housed in the Museum of Byzantine Art and the N umismatic Collection. Together with works of European sculpture, works from Berlin's Gemäldegalerie (Picture Gallery) are also on display. Since July 2019, visitors can once again visit the James Simon Cabinet in its original room, which was closed as a result of anti-Semitism under the Nazi dictatorship.
In summer, the riverbank opposite is a popular meeting place for Berliners and their visitors because of the beautiful view of the northern tip of Museum Island.

The Neues Museum

The reconstruction and renovation of the Neues Museum by the renowned architect David Chipperfield took a total of ten years. A sensitive approach to the old building and the traces of war, combined with ultra-modern conversions, resulted in an exciting, unusual architectural style that has not lost its authentic character. Since the spectacular reopening in 2009, the building has housed selected exhibits from the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, the Museum of Prehistory and Early History and the Collection of Classical Antiquities. The world-famous bust of Nefertiti is presented in a special octagonal room under the northern dome.

The Alte Nationalgalerie

Like an ancient temple, the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) rises above Museum Island on its high stepped pedestal. It is clear that Greek temples served as a model for the architect, Friedrich August Stüler. The Alte Nationalgalerie houses paintings and sculptures from Classicism, Romanticism, Biedermeier, Impressionism and the early Modern Age. It is considered to be one of the most comprehensive collections of art from the period between the French Revolution and the First World War. World-famous works such as The Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich and The Thinker by Auguste Rodin can be found here, as well as works by Schinkel, Menzel, Manet, Monet and Renoir among many others. Right at the entrance, visitors are welcomed by the most beautiful couple in Prussia: the famous Princesses Group by Johann Gottfried Schadow.

The Altes Museum

The classical building, the Altes Museum, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1830 was the first museum building on the island. And for the first time, the royal art collections were shown to the public in a specially designed antique-style building. Today, countless masterpieces of classical antiquity are exhibited alongside the magnificent architecture with its expansive circular dome: Sculpture, jewellery, vases and coins from Greek and Etruscan art, as well as from the Roman Empire. Gold and silver jewellery is displayed under a blue ceiling in a special treasure chamber.
Due to the Corona Pandemic, all houses on Museum Island are currently closed. Please click here for further information.
Museum Island is easily accessible by all forms of public transport in Berlin. You can take the underground using the U5, U6, or S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S25, S5, S7 or S75. The S-Bahn stop of Hackescher Markt is just 15 minutes walk away from the Island. The M1 and M12 trams stop at nearby Kupfergraben, less than 5 minutes walk away. The Lustgarten bus stop is 600m away from Pergamonmuseum and can be reached on buses 100 and 200. You can use the
Berlin Welcome Card Museum Island
to explore all the museums on Museum Island over three consecutive days. With a
Museum Pass Berlin
you can visit 30 other museums in Berlin for free. Entry for children and young people up to the age of 18 is generally free.

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All Berlin museums and cultural institutions may reopen. You can find concrete information on our homepage and at the individual houses. Please click here for further information. Various rooms of the Pergamon Museum will remain closed due to renovation work. The central building with the Pergamon Altar and the north wing will reopen in 2025 at the earliest.

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The Black Forest is a large forest in southwestern Germany that gets its name from the dark coniferous trees that cover the landscape. The forest is famous for its fairytale-like scenery and is a popular spot for hiking, camping and skiing.

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Europa Park is the largest theme park in Germany and the second most popular theme park in Europe (after Disneyland Paris). The park is divided into several themed areas, each with rides, shows and attractions.

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Europa Park Review | Rust, Germany Theme Park

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Stuttgart is the capital of Baden-Württemberg and one of the largest cities in Germany. The city is famous for its automotive industry (Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are headquartered here). However, there is plenty to see and do, including visiting the State Museum of Natural History and riding the Stuttgart High Roller, Europe's highest Ferris wheel.

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Stuttgart, city, capital of Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. Astride the Neckar River, in a forested vineyard-and-orchard setting in historic Swabia, Stuttgart lies between the Black Forest to the west and the Swabian Alp to the south. There were prehistoric settlements and a Roman fort in the area of Bad Cannstatt (a suburb), but Stuttgart itself originated as a Stuotgarten, a Gestüt, or stud farm, set up about 950. A wine industry developed, and Stuttgart received civic rights after passing to the counts of Württemberg in the 13th century. It became the principal residence of the counts about 1320, and after 1482 it was successively the capital of the Württemberg county, duchy, kingdom, and state. Prosperity in the 16th century was followed by a decline during the Thirty Years' War (1618-48) and the French invasions of Louis XIV (1681-84), from which it did not recover until the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century caused rapid expansion.

Stuttgart is an important rail junction on the natural route connecting the Danube River with northern Germany and the Rhine River. It is the centre of the largest industrial zone in southwestern Germany and holds various trade fairs and congresses. The metropolitan area is the site of the world or German headquarters for a number of prominent companies, including Daimler AG and Porsche. The auto industry is at the heart of the local manufacturing sector, but the region is also home to many general and electrical engineering companies as well as firms engaged in clean energy, robotics, and fuel cell and laser technology.

Stuttgart has a port (opened 1958) and has also become an important service centre. The city is well known as a publishing centre and is the home of a number of advertising, marketing, and communication-related firms. One of the largest wine-producing communes (groups of growers who take their grapes to a central location for processing and distribution) in Germany, it has an extensive wine and fruit trade. Stuttgart also has an international airport.

The city centre was almost completely destroyed during World War II, and the rebuilt city has a mix of modern and historic architecture. Historic buildings include the old castle (13th century; rebuilt 1553-78), housing the Landesmuseum; the new palace (1746-1807); the Rosenstein Palace (1824-29), now the natural history museum; the Gothic Leonhardskirche (1463-74), of the hall type; and the Stiftskirche (collegiate church), a 12th-century Romanesque basilica completed in the Gothic style (1436-95). Outside the city centre are Solitude Palace (1763-67) to the west and Hohenheim Palace (1768-85) to the south, now occupied by the University of Hohenheim. Examples of modern architecture include the Weissenhof Estate (1927), the town hall (1954-56), the 633-foot (193-metre) television tower (1955), and Stuttgarter Liederhall (concert and congress hall, built 1954-56).

Stuttgart is the seat of the University of Hohenheim (founded 1818), the University of Stuttgart (founded 1829), and the Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (founded 1998). The city contains technological colleges, a number of prestigious research centres, and academies for art, music, and architecture. It also features the state art gallery (whose original 19th-century building was augmented with a noteworthy postmodernist addition, the New State Gallery, designed by James Stirling and inaugurated in 1984), archives, library, observatory, opera, and ballet and the Wilhelma Botanical and Zoological Gardens. The Mercedes-Benz Museum is in the suburb of Untertürkheim, and the Porsche Museum is in the suburb of Zuffenhausen. The suburbs of Bad Cannstatt and Berg are health centres with many mineral springs, from which are exported bottled mineral water, and the famous Cannstatter Folk Festival is held in the Cannstatt Meadows every autumn. Pop. (2021 est.) city, 626,275; urban agglom., 2,351,400.

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Stuttgart | Germany, Map, History, & Points of Interest

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Overview of Stuttgart, Germany, capital of Baden-Wurttemberg and a centre for engineering, automobile manufacture, and emerging technologies.

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Opera houses are a common sight in Germany, and Hamburg is home to one of the most famous opera houses in the world - the Hamburg State Opera. This magnificent building was built in the early 20th century and is a must-see for any opera lover.

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The Alster Lakes are a series of lakes in the heart of Hamburg that are popular with locals and tourists alike. The lakes are a great place to relax, go walking or jogging, or enjoy a boat ride.

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The Elbphilharmonie is a new concert hall in Hamburg that is quickly becoming one of the most iconic buildings in Europe. The Elbphilharmonie stands on an old warehouse and offers stunning views of the city and river.

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What's so Special About the Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg?

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Miniatur Wunderland is a miniature world in Hamburg that features more than 15,000 handmade models. The detailed models include important buildings from around the world, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.

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Miniatur Wunderland is the largest model railway system in the world and has, in fact, been voted the most popular tourist attraction in Germany. Visitors can admire different countries and even an airport in miniature size. Besides the impressive miniature versions of Hamburg, the mountainous German region of the Harz, the Austrian Alps, France, Italy, North America and Scandinavia ─ and several construction sites are open for curious visitors as well!

Hamburg's miniature replica world comprises no less than 1.545 square metres and is home to over 290,000 'Wunderländer' (as its inhabitants are called). A 200-square-metre miniature version of Hamburg itself includes Hamburg's main attractions such as Michel and Hagenbecks Tierpark zoo, as well as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, at which 1,500 trains arrive on a daily basis.

How It Started

In the year 2000, the brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun set out to build the largest model railway system in the world. After applying for a loan, they began construction in December 2000. In August 2001 they could already operate three completed, miniature sections. Today, this miniature world comprises 1000 square metres, with even more sites to follow. The latest construction was dedicated to the various landmarks of Italy. Small-scale versions of Monaco, Provence and South America are scheduled to follow. A whole new section of the Speicherstadt warehouse district has been rented for this purpose. There's no shortness of ideas: plans for a Central American and Asian scenery and a futuristic landscape have also found mention.

The Wunderland may be crowded on weekends and holidays. To avoid a long wait, check the ' waiting time forecast ' or make a reservation. Miniatur Wunderland offers travel guides in English, Spanish, Italian and Russian. Download them here .

Address

Miniatur Wunderland Modelleisenbahn Hamburg
Kehrwieder 4
20457 Hamburg
www.miniatur-wunderland.com

Getting there

By public transport ()
Station: Baumwall (U3)

Opening hours

Miniatur Wunderland is open every day; the exact opening hours are subject to season and day of the week.
To plan ahead, please see for a detailed timetable.

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Since its opening in 2000, the world's largest model railroad system has become one of the tourist highlights of the Hanseatic City. It is a must see for every visitor of Hamburg.

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The Port of Hamburg is one of the largest and most important ports in Europe. It has many ship berths and a large warehousing area called Speicherstadt.

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