This remarkably well reconstructed square represents eight centuries of architecture.

The present cathedral is a copy of the original 11C Romanesque basilica, and contains many fine works of art. A Romanesque cloister lies adjacent. The thousand-year old rose tree is trained along the apse wall. The bronze doors on the west façade a..

The Pelizaeus Museum contains a rich collection of Eygptian antiquities, including the chapel with the royal officer Uhemka's tomb and funerary cult monuments from the Old Kingdom. The Roemer Museum contains Chinese porcelain.

The design of this double-chancel basilica (11C) is typical of the Ottonian style in Old Saxony. The ceiling in the nave was painted in the 13C. Of the original decoration, only the Angel Screen remains.

A primitive Romanesque church from the 11C, originally remodelled from a fortified gateway, lies hidden behind the Baroque façade. The interior is a mixture of Ottonian Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque features.

This is the only building left from the medieval quarter that it overlooked in times gone by. It was destroyed during the Second World War, and reconstructed incorporating the west section of the Romanesque church that originally stood there. Note th..

The House of the Templars , built between 1320 and 1330, has a distinct Oriental style. Note the corbelled Renaissance oriel of 1591, depicting the story of the Prodigal Son. Adjacent is the Wederkindhaus , with its front section typical of Dutch R..

The Gothic town hall (on the east side) was built between 1246 and 1290. Its architecture was simplified when it was reconstructed.

This quarter, which survived the war, is typical of old Hildesheim. The Wernesche House (1606) stands nearby.

This 11C church (with a 12C-13C cloister) lies in the Moritzberg quarter, in the west part of the town. Its interior has been decorated in Baroque style.