Upended Sugarloaf

The Upended Sugarloaf is a half-timbered house in the city of Hildesheim in the federal state of Lower Saxony in Germany.

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Type: Retail building
Description: timber framed house
Address: Andreasplatz 20
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Andreas and St. Michael’s Church.

St. Andreas

Church

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The church of St. Andreas is the principal Lutheran church of Hildesheim, Germany, not to be confounded with the Catholic Hildesheim Cathedral. Its tower is 114.5 metres tall, making it the tallest church tower in Lower Saxony; it is accessible and offers a panoramic view of both the city and surrounding countryside.

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 460 metres west of Upended Sugarloaf.

Bugenhagenbrunnen

Fountain

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Bugenhagenbrunnen is a fountain, which is situated 100 metres south of Upended Sugarloaf.

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.