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One of the oldest museums in Germany, with world class collections of natural history, ancient Egyptian and Peruvian antiquities, and local history. The museum is also noted for the quality of its special exhibitions.
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Mariendom
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, dates back to the 11th century. See the bronze doors and bronze column, both commissioned by Bishop Bernward around 1015 and the 1000-year-old rosebush in the cloister.
Dom-Museum
A rich collection of liturgical objects and works of art of exceptional quality spanning many centuries.
St. Michaelis
Early Romanesque church famous for its Ottonian architecture and the unique "Jessebom", a painted family tree of Jesus-Christ on the wooden ceiling. Also World Cultural Heritage.
St.-Andreas-Kirche
It has the tallest church tower in Lower Saxony (114.5 metres, can be accessed and offers great views).
Upended Sugarloaf
Half-timbered house,built between 1500 and 1510, destroyed in World War II, reconstructed in 2010.
Museum located in a reconstructed Knochenhauer-Amtshaus (Butchers' Guild Hall building) next to the Markt. Permanent exhibition concerns city history.