Magdeburg is a city with a unique past. The reliefs on the gates of Magdeburg Town Hall on the Old Market Square depict the most important chapters of this city’s history: the reign of Otto the Great, the first Holy Roman Emperor; the birth of the “Saxony Mirror,” the first legal compilation of Europe; the adventures of Till Eulenspiegel; Otto von Guericke’s experiments with Magdeburg hemispheres, the first steps in vacuum research; and much more.
During our tour of Magdeburg, we will visit one of the oldest Gothic cathedrals in Germany, home to the tombs of Otto the Great and his consorts, Edith, and see a remarkable sculptural group, a masterpiece of 13th-century medieval sculpture, “The Parable of the Ten Virgins.”
In the Church of St. At St. John’s, we’ll see the sculpture “The Magdeburg Wedding,” which tells the story of the Thirty Years’ War between Catholics and Protestants, during which Magdeburg suffered such devastation that a new verb, Magdeburgerization—”total destruction,”—came into existence in the German language. In the very center of the city, we’ll have the opportunity to explore Hundertwasser’s largest and most fascinating project, the Green Citadel, completed after his death, and learn why the Green Citadel is bright pink. This and much more awaits us on a walking tour of Magdeburg.
10-11 hours
