Kassel

Kassel is the most important city in North Hesse. It is known around the world for the Documenta exhibitions of contemporary art every five years. The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and its water displays are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ottoneum and Kassel Hauptbahnhof.

Ottoneum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Ottoneum in Kassel, Germany was the first theater building built in Germany and is now a museum of natural history.

Kassel Hauptbahnhof

Railway station

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Kassel Hauptbahnhof is a Deutsche Bahn railway station in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse. Situated in the central borough of Mitte, it is the city's second important railway station after the opening of Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe in 1991; and so it is the only Hauptbahnhof that is not the main station of its city.

Fridericianum

Art gallery

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Fridericianum is a museum in Kassel, Germany. Built in 1779, it is one of the oldest public museums in Europe. Since 1955, the quinquennial art festival documenta has been centred on the site, with some artworks displayed on Friedrichsplatz, in front of the building.