My immediate reason for visiting Braunschweig in 2007 was to see Kerstin Maria Pöhler’s staging of the opera La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). This is now one of the world’s most popular operas, but when it first came out in 1853 it shocked opera goers (and the original cast Read More …
This half-timbered Old Weighing Station (Alte Waage) was first built in 1553 and went through various phases of use, neglect, re-design and mis-use over the centuries, including a seven-year stint as the headquarters of the “Hitler Youth” from 1937 to 1944, before it was completely destroyed, along with the rest Read More …
The Abitur is a diploma from a German secondary school which qualifies people for admission to a university. This building in Braunschweig now houses two schools, the Kolleg and the Abendgymnasium, both of which are for young adults who have somehow missed out on the Abitur the first time around Read More …
Richmond Palace in Braunschweig, Germany, was built in 1768/69 for Princess Augusta of England (1737-1813), who was the wife of Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand and the sister of King George III of England. Richmond Park was laid out at the same time in the style of a classical English country Read More …
Since April 1977, steam locomotive 01 1063 has been on display in front of the main railroad station in Braunschweig. This locomotive was in active use on the German railways for thirty-five years, from 1940 to 1975. After that, it was the last steam locomotive to be repaired, overhauled and Read More …