Paulustor

Paulustor is a city gate in Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony. Paulustor is situated nearby to Stadtmuseum Hildesheim, as well as near the office building Ehemalige fürstbischöfliche Residenz.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim and St. Michael’s Church.

Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim

Museum

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The Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim is an archaeological museum in Hildesheim, Germany. Mostly dedicated to ancient Egyptian and ancient Peruvian art, the museum also includes the second largest collection of Chinese porcelain in Europe.

St. Michael’s Church

Church

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The Church of St. Michael is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 due to the before mentioned early-Romanesque architecture and art found within such as the Tree of Jesse and the now relocated Bernward Doors. St. Michael’s Church is situated 390 metres north of Paulustor.

Hildesheim Cathedral Museum

Museum

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The Hildesheim Cathedral Museum is the treasury and diocesan museum of Hildesheim, which illustrates over a thousand years of art and church history in Lower Saxony. Hildesheim Cathedral Museum is situated 170 metres east of Paulustor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moritzberg and Barienrode.

Moritzberg

Neighborhood

Moritzberg is a quarter in the city of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on a hill in the west of the city, about a mile from the St. Mary's Cathedral. It was an independent market town until 1911.