You can get a very good first overview of the city on a city tour of Magdeburg. It’s not a tour where you can hop on or off at will, but a leisurely drive through the city.
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Old market place in Magdeburg – small and big discoveries
In front of Magdeburg’s city hall lies the Old Market Square. A tour of the square takes you past some landmarks and small discoveries that are easy to overlook.
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Green Citadel Magdeburg – a Hundertwasser Building
Who does not know them, the beautiful buildings of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The Green Citadel Magdeburg is the last project he worked on before his death.
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Gigantic structure – Magdeburg waterway crossing
“Waterway crossing Magdeburg – what’s so special about that? It’s just the crossing of two rivers or canals. “That was my first thought when we decided to stop there briefly on our way back from Magdeburg to Berlin.
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Albinmüller Tower an observation tower on the banks of the Elbe River
If you leave Magdeburg city centre and cross to the other side of the Elbe bank, you can visit the viewing platform on the Albinmüller Tower in Rothehorn Park and enjoy a completely different view of the city from there.
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Stories around Magdeburg Cathedral
In the heart of Magdeburg you cannot miss the Magdeburg Cathedral, which bears the official name Dom zu Magdeburg St. Mauritius und Katharina. A visit is not to be missed during a stay in Magdeburg – there is much to discover here.