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Vallanlagen Park - Bremen's favorite vacation spot

Bremen is often called the "city in the park." The industrial center of Germany stretches along the river, surrounded by lush green gardens. The historic quarters of the city are surrounded by the old park "on the bastions" or - "On Val" (Bremer Wallanlagen). The Bremen Park Wallanlagen (Wallanlagen Park) is divided in the place where once there were city ramparts. The bypass channel served as the defense belt of Bremen. In 1802, the walls.

Wallanlagen Park

Bremen often called the "city in the park." The industrial center of Germany stretches along the river, surrounded by lush green gardens. The historic quarters of the city are surrounded by ancient park "on the bastions" or - "On Val" (Bremer Wallanlagen).

Bremen Wallanlagen Park broken in the place where the city ramparts were once located. The bypass channel served as the defense belt of Bremen. In 1802, the walls of the city fortifications of Altstadt and Alte Neustadt were polished and partially hidden, they received a rounded shape. On the shafts along the coast Weser Germany's first public park was created. The reconstruction was led by landscape architects Christian Ludwig Bosse and Isaac Altmann.

Wallanlagen Park

Mills were built on the ancient bastions, trees were planted, and slopes were laid to the water. Currently, the composition of the park includes seven windmills. They were operational until 1950 (the oldest of these structures, preserved from the 17th century, laid the foundation for the creation of the Rolandmühle flour mill). Today in one of the mills of Vallanlagen is a restaurant.

The park was decorated with numerous sculptures, small shapes. The former Episcopal Bastion (Bischofsnadel-Bastion) was called the "Theater Mountain" - a theater was built there.

Wallanlagen Park

In the XX century, the park underwent new transformations. The territory was enlarged and connected with the territory of the square of the historical and art museum. AT Kunsthalle Bremen Museum presents a collection of paintings and sculptures of the period XVI - XX centuries. Here you can see old canvases by European masters, works of German and French impressionism, classical modernism. Kunsthalle Bremen also hosts temporary exhibitions dedicated to contemporary art.

Wallanlagen Park

In addition to the museum and the old mills, Vallanlagen has other historical sights. Among them: a monument to the German astronomer Wilhelm Olbers; War Memorial by Ernst Gorzemann; modern sculpture "Evil" (1988); decorative vase by Karl Steinheuser (1856) and others.

The Vallanlagen Park Information Center is housed in an old guardhouse.

Wallanlagen Park

Wallanlagen Park
Bremen, Deutschland

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