Essighaus

The Essighaus was an impressive gabled town house in the old town of Bremen in northern Germany. One of the city's finest examples of Renaissance architecture, it was almost completely destroyed by bombing in 1943.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: architectural structure
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roland and Saint Peter’s Cathedral.

Roland

Photo: Godewind, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

The Bremen Roland is a statue of Roland, erected in 1404. It stands in the market square of Bremen, Germany, facing the cathedral, and shows Roland, paladin of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and hero of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Roland is situated 170 metres southeast of Essighaus.

Saint Peter’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Ulamm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bremen Cathedral, named after St. Peter, is a church situated in the market square in the center of Bremen. The cathedral belongs to the Bremian Evangelical Church, a member of the umbrella organization Evangelical Church in Germany. Saint Peter’s Cathedral is situated 300 metres southeast of Essighaus.

Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum in Bremen, Germany, is the first museum in the world devoted to a female artist. Modersohn-Becker was one of the most important early Expressionists, and the museum features key works from each of her creative periods. Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum is situated 170 metres southeast of Essighaus.