Of considerable size, the market square is dominated by the white silhouette of the town hall. The houses round about date from different periods, each one recounting a chapter in the history of architecture. Note the eye-catching red-brick buildin..

This sumptuously decorated red-brick Schabbell house in the Dutch Renaissance style was erected at the end of the 16C. It bears witness to the wealth of the owner, a respected merchant and mayor of the town. The house is now home to the municipal ..

This red-brick church is the second highest in the world after the church of St. Mary in Lübeck. Built at the end of the 14C, it is sumptuously decorated. The haberdashers' guild altarpiece is worth a closer look. The bronze baptismal fonts also at..

The construction of the Flamboyant Gothic brick church began at the end of the 13C, though it did not receive its finishing touches until the 15C. It was seriously damaged during the Second World War.

Built in the first half of the 13C, the church of St. Mary was destroyed during the Second World War. All that remains is the 80m/262ft high bell tower. The archdeaconry dates from 1450.

A simple Baroque edifice called the «Baumhaus» retains our attention. Here the lock-keeper used a tree trunk to limit access to the harbour at certain times.

The course of the Grusse was dug out in 1255. Clothes were washed in it right up into the 20C. It is the only artificial stream of its kind still existing in Germany. After careful renovation, the streets flanking it could very well become one of the..