Rathaus Bremen

This is my latest picture gallery of the  old Rathaus in Bremen.  Each time I visit Bremen, I take the opportunity to shoot a couple of pictures of this building.

The Rathaus (or the Old Town Hall) in Bremen is one of the most beautiful town halls in Germany. It has not been bombed during World War II and has been very well preserved to the present day.

The Rathaus was built between 1405 and 1410 after Bremen joined the Hanseatic league. It has been placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

Unser Lieben Frauen Church in Bremen

Unser Lieben Frauen (Church of Our Lady) is an evangelical church situated in the northwestern corner of the Market Square in Bremen.

The church dates back to the 13th century and is the second largest church in Bremen after the St. Petri Dom.

Hauptbahnhof Bremen

Hauptbahnhof Bremen, the central train station in Bremen, is festively decorated for the Christmas holidays. The decorations include a traditional German Christmas carousel with Nutcracker figures. Each German city seems to have one of these during the Christmas holidays.

Weihnachten in Bremen

The top of the Christmas tree in the Marktplatz in Bremen.

Weihnachten in Bremen

Christmas in Bremen

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (the town musicians of Bremen) reading by the Christmas tree in the city center.

Bremen

Christmas festivities in Bremen are centered around the historic Marktplatz (Market Square) in the very heart of the city. Here you will find Bremen's major attractions.

St. Petri Dom (St. Peter's Cathedral) is the biggest church in Bremen. It is a Protestant/Lutheran church from the early 13th century. St. Petri is built in the early Gothic style and its two towers still dominate the city skyline. You can climb one of the towers for a spectacular view of the city.

Next to the St. Petri Dom, you will find Haus der Bürgerschaft which houses Bremen's State Parliament or Regional Assembly. The building was designed in 1966 by architect Wassili Luckhardt.

St. Petri Dom and Haus der Bürgerschaft in Bremen's Marktplatz.