Elefantenhaus

Elefantenhaus is a building in Halle (Saale), Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. Elefantenhaus is situated nearby to the grassland Pudu, as well as near Sumatra-Tiger.

Opening hours:
Sunday and Monday: 9:00 AM—3:30 PM
Tuesday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
Type: Tourist attraction
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eichendorffbank and Giebichenstein Castle.

Eichendorffbank

Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eichendorffbank is situated 240 metres west of Elefantenhaus.

Giebichenstein Castle is a castle in Giebichenstein district of Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Romanesque Road. Being a Burgward in the 9th century, the castle became a royal residence of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, who gave it to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg which he had established in 968. Giebichenstein Castle is situated 720 metres southwest of Elefantenhaus.

State Museum of Prehistory

Museum

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The State Museum of Prehistory in Halle is the archaeological museum of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Founded in Naumburg in 1819, it was moved to Halle in 1825, and within Halle to its present location in 1918. State Museum of Prehistory is situated 1 km south of Elefantenhaus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giebichenstein and Kröllwitz.

Giebichenstein

Suburb

Photo: Fenchelkiwi1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Giebichenstein is a district in the north of Halle on the eastern bank of the river Saale in the Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany. It is part of the Stadtbezirk Nord.