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The Rathaus (Town Hall)

by DrewV

See the Rathaus (town hall) in all its glorious pinkness. The governmental buildings that were built for the Bundestag (parliament) are modern (ie, butt-ugly), so for photo ops, the muckamucks of West Germany would come to the Rathaus and stand and look impressive. Kennedy did this when he was in town. It works if the camera is black and white. Throw in colour and, well, it's pink. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Boat trip on Rhine

by babar_1

If you have some time, take a boat ride along the river rhine, it is really romantic. You can see beautiful castels and small towns along the sides of this beautiful river river.
Our trip was really fantastic!

Stadtmuseum

by Nemorino

This City Museum gives a fine overview of the history of Bonn from Roman times up to the present.

Second photo: Exhibit on the persecution of the Jews in Bonn during the Nazi period.

Third photo: Though most of the Nazi victims were Jews, other groups were also persecuted, for instance political opponents, Sinti and Roma (gypsies). homosexuals and a vaguely defined group known as asocial persons.

Altes Rathaus

by Nemorino

This is the old city hall on the market place (Markt).

It was built in 1737/38, badly damaged by bombs on October 18, 1944, and reconstructed in its original form in 1949/1950.

Second photo: A painting by Carl Nunn (1876-1949) showing the Market Square and old city hall in Bonn as they looked after the wartime destruction in 1944. This painting is on display at the city museum (Stadtmuseum).

Birthplace of Beethoven

by mydreamquest

"Where Beethoven was Born"

My only reason to go to Germany's former capital was to go to the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven (Beethovenhaus), one of my favorite and one of the world's most recognized classical music composers. He was born in the pink apartment that you see here. Now it's a few blocks away from a McDonalds. His birthplace is now a Museum with many interesting artifacts of Beethoven's life. Included are instruments he played, his hearing aides, various letters and music compositions, and many other great bits of information that give you context to better understand this musical genius.

"Beethovenhaus, Bonn, Germany"

This picture is me in the backyard of the Beethovenhaus. It was a very memorable occasion and I was delighted that my good friend from Duisburg was kind enough to take me to the birthplace of one of my favorite musicians.