Romanic and Gothic Sankt Paulus-dom
by Pavlik_NL
In the centre of Münster's Altstadt is the very old Dom-church of St. Paulus. Already in the 9th century there stood a church on this place and the present one has it's foundations and walls from the 12th century. The first signs of the church show mainly Romanic architecture, but taking a closer look, one can find fine Gothic facades on either side of the main "ship".
Truely a very old building with inside another ancient miracle. Walking through the rightflank corridor behind the altar, one can find a magnificent old astronomical clock from the 16th century. Ilja gazing at the old clock and recognising it as being one, pointing at it, then looking atme with big eyes and softly whisper: "Tik Tak ... Tik Tak ... Tik Tak". 14 months old! Is he not a clever little boy?
Zentralfriedhof – Main Cemetery
by Kathrin_E
Münster’s main cemetery, located between palace and Aa lake, covers a huge area. It is not exactly a tourist destination but if you are in this part of the town it is worth a look. In the front part around the alley old tombstones of famous citizens and noble families are to be found. The cemetery is divided among the parishes of the city, most of which are catholic but the protestants have their grave fields, too. The monasteries have their own graveyards with uniform little tombstones showing the names of the monks or nuns.
More photos in the travelogue.
Burg Gemen
by MichaelFalk1969
This huge moated castle is now used as a Youth Hostel - the interior can therefore not be visited. You can walk around this impressive castle along the moat though. The castle dates back to the 11th century but due to architectural additions the form it has now was established mainly in the 17th century.
Allwetter Zoo
by der__fremdling
The Allwetter Zoo is Münsters Zoological Garden. After the old Zoo was closed, the Allwetter Zoo opend in 1974 as a Zoo that could be visited in every weather conditions. So over 1 km of the zoo paths are covered by a roof, which allows to stroll around while it's raining.
If you go there, you should bring a picknick basket . . . There are picknick places all over the zoo, some of them are located close to the animals some in more "private" locations.
It's defently worth a trip, especially since they renovated the whole place a couple of years ago . . .
Prices:
11.50 for adults,
5.75 kids / Consession
Opening times:
in Summer from 9-18
in Winter from 9 till dawn
Parking will cost u another 2 euros, so it might be smart to come by bus or bike
In the summer months you can use the Water taxi, which is leaving from the Aasee every hour between 10.30 - 17.30.
Westfälisches Landesmuseum of History and Art
by Kathrin_E
The modern museum building contains a large permanent collection about history, art and culture of the region of Westfalen and also shows temporary exhibitions - check their website what's on. The museum is owned and operated by the Federal State and the biggest museum in the city.
Update 2010: The entire back part of the museum has been torn down and is currently being substituted by a new building. So there is a huge construction site. Only a limited part of the exhibition halls can still be visited.
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Stadthaus tower
Clemenskirche, interior 2010
Face to face with a lionfish
Handwriting exercises
