Marschtorzwinger, Buxtehude

Built in the middle of the 16th century, the massive Marschtorzwinger is the last of formerly five round towers that fortified the corners…

Located in the heart of the old town and already visible from afar, the town’s landmark is the over 700-year-old St. Peter’s…

A distinctive feature of Buxtehude is its 13th-century inner-town harbour as a part of an artificial waterway, the Fleth. It was built…

Vermutlich ließ der damalige Bürgermeister Marcus Möller das heute Bürgerhaus genannte Gebäude errichten. Er war 1513 in den Senat gewählt…

St. Mary’s Church (“St. Marien”) can confidently be called the mother church of Brick Gothic. Its construction is closely…

The Rostock Gate (“Rostocker Tor”) is the last remaining gate of the former town fortifications in Ribnitz and one of the…

The Clarissan convent (“Klarissenkloster”) of Ribnitz was the only convent of this order in north-eastern Germany. It was…

The oldest part of the town hall (“Rathaus”), the court loggia (“Gerichtslaube”), a 14th century brick building, as…

St. Nicholas Cathedral (“Dom St. Nikolaus”), a wide hall church with a transept and a double tower façade, ranks among the most…

Schwerin Cathedral (“Schweriner Dom”) is one of the most important buildings of the North German Brick Gothic style. The 105…