Things to See in Germany

Get comprehensive information about Germany, one of the most visited destinations of the world.
Germany is a key member of Europe and holds largest economy in the continent. It is located in central Europe, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The climate of the country is humid with wet winters and summers. It is a vibrant city where one can explore many interesting destinations, exquisite architecture and lively nightlife. Picturesque countryside is to have fun and enjoy the nature's beauty. Celebrations of traditional festival fills the mood with joy and happiness. It is a land to experience many new things like castles, palaces and chapels that are the epitome of German romanticism.

The major attractions of Germany:

Egyptian Museum
The Agyptisches Museum is established in the old museum building. It treasures the ancient Egyptian Art dating around 1340 BC, of the time of King Akhenaton and famous works of Tel el Amarna. The museum showcases the fabulous works of ancient Egypt like statues, as well as monumental pieces of Egyptian architecture dated 4000BC up to the Roman period.

Museum of Pre- and Early History
The museum is located in the Charottenburg castle in Berlin. The Rudolf- Virchow Hall (Room 1) introduces with the technology, from the stone age to the middle ages.The Schliemann Hall (Room 2) showcases the collection of Trojan antiquities from Heinrich Schliemann and the Cyprus collection of Max Ohnefalsch-Richter, dating from the Bronze and Iron Age.The collection of the skull of a Neandertal human from Le Moustier and the burial of a Homo sapiens from Combe Capelle in room 3, throws light on past period of the Stone Age. The section of the Bronze Age introduces the themes of metallurgy, cult and funerary customs. The major attractions of room 4 are the Berlin gold hat and copies of gold objects, belonging to the Bronze Age.Room 5 is devoted to the pre-Roman Age and Middle Ages, introducing to the culture of the Germanic peoples of the early middle ages.

Museum of the Ancient Near East
The museum is accommodated in the Pergamon Museum, alloted with fourteen rooms. Clay tablets and seals of Sumerian art and culture provide evidence of writing during the fourth millennium BC. The other attractions of the museum are reconstructed colorful Babylonian monuments, the Neo-Assyrian palace hall which exhibits the replicas of massive statues of mythical beasts, incredible craft work of Assyrians period.

Numismatics collections
It is renowned for its largest collection of coins series, which range from the beginnings of coinage in 17th century BC to 21st century which includes 102,000 Greek, 50,000 ancient Rome, 160,000 European coins and 35000 oriental-Islamic coins.

Old National Gallery
The Alte Nationalgalerie displays the largest collection of 19th century painting which includes the masterpiece of artists like Edourad Manet, Paul Cezanne, Aenold Bocklin and many other artists. It also owns the sculptures of Auguste Rodin, Johann Gottfried, Ridolf Schadow, Reinhold Begas and many more.

Sculpture collection and Museum of Byzantine Art
The Skulpturensammlung owns the largest collection of sculptures dating from the middle ages and later.

Museum of Islamic Art
The museum highlights the the art of Islamic people from 8th to 19th century, which treasure the collection of architectural decorations, applied art and crafts, jewelry and manuscripts.
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By Manjari Singh
Published: 9/29/2009
 
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