Things to see in Kassel
Kassel is a city in Germany, with an urban population of about 290 thousand. Below are 15 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Schloss Wilhelmshöhe History
The Wilhelmshöhe Palace is a Neoclassical palace located in Bad Wilhelmshöhe, a part of Kassel, Germany. It was built for Landgrave Wilhelm (William) IX of Hesse in the late 18th century.
2Fridericianum Museum
The Fridericianum is a museum in Kassel, Germany. Built in 1779, it is one of the oldest public museums in Europe.
3Karlsaue Park
The Karlsaue Park is a public and inner-city park of 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) in Kassel.
4Ottoneum Museum
The Ottoneum in Kassel, Germany was the first theater building built in Germany and is now a museum of natural history.
5Martinskirche Place of worship
St Martin's Church is a Protestant parish church in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It is also the preaching-church of the bishop of the Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck.
6Bellevue Palace History
Bellevue Palace in Kassel was built in 1714 for Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Originally the building served as an Observatory.
7Staatstheater Kassel Arts & culture
The Staatstheater Kassel is a state-owned and operated German theater in Kassel, Germany. The theatre employs around 500 people.
8Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Art
The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister is an art gallery housed in the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel in Germany. It is based on the collection of William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
9Neue Galerie Art
The Neue Galerie (New Gallery) is an art museum in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Hessen Kassel Heritage and is located at Schöne Aussicht, overlooking the Karlsaue.
10Karlskirche Place of worship
The Karlskirche in Kassel (also Oberneustädter Kirche) is a Protestant church built by Paul du Ry in 1710 for the local Huguenot community.
11Hessian State Museum Museum
The Hessian State Museum is a local history museum located in Kassel, Germany. The collection ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present.
12St. Bonifatius Place of worship
St. Bonifatius is a Catholic church and parish in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
13Stadtschloss Kassel History
Landgrafenschloss Kassel or Stadtschloss Kassel is a former palace in Kassel, Germany, which served as a residence of the Landgraves and later Electors of Hesse-Kassel.
14Botanischer Garten Kassel Park
The Botanischer Garten Kassel, also known as the Botanischer Garten der Stadt Kassel, is a municipal botanical garden located in the Park Schönfeld at Bosestraße 15, Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
15Brasselsberg Nature
The Brasselsberg, located in the Brasselsberg district of Kassel, is a 434.2 m-high wooded spur on the eastern flank of the High Habichtswald in northern Hesse, Germany.
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