Editing Braunschweig (section)

==Main sights==
*The ''Burgplatz'' (Castle Square), comprising a group of buildings of great historical and cultural significance: the [[Brunswick Cathedral|Cathedral]] ([[Saint Blaise|St Blasius]], built at the end of the 12th century); the ''Burg Dankwarderode'' (Dankwarderode Castle) (a 19th-century reconstruction of the old castle of Henry the Lion); the [[Neo-Gothic]] Town Hall (built in 1893–1900); as well as some picturesque [[timber framing|half-timbered houses]], such as the ''Gildehaus'' (Guild House), today the seat of the Craftsman's Association. In the centre of the square stands a copy of the ''[[Brunswick Lion|Burglöwe]]'' (Brunswick Lion), a [[Romanesque art|Romanesque]] statue of a lion, cast in bronze in 1166. The original statue can be seen in the museum of Dankwarderode Castle. The lion remains the symbol of Braunschweig today.
*The ''Altstadtmarkt'' ("Old Town market"), surrounded by the Old Town town hall (built between the 13th and the 15th centuries in Gothic style), and the ''Martinikirche'' (Church of [[Martin of Tours|Saint Martin]], from 1195), with important historical houses including the ''[[Cloth hall|Gewandhaus]]'' (the former house of the drapers' guild, built sometime before 1268) and the ''Stechinelli-Haus'' (built in 1690) and a fountain from 1408.
*The ''Kohlmarkt'' ("coal market"<ref>{{cite web|title=Kohlmarkt (Coal Market)|url=https://www.braunschweig.de/english/city/sights/_kohlmarkt.html|website=www.braunschweig.de|publisher=Stadt Braunschweig|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref>), a market with many historical houses and a fountain from 1869.
*The ''Hagenmarkt'' ("[[:wiktionary:Hag|Hagen]] market"), with the 13th-century ''Katharinenkirche'' (Church of [[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]]) and the ''Heinrichsbrunnen'' ("Henry the Lion's Fountain") from 1874.
*The ''Magniviertel'' ([[Magnus of Anagni|St Magnus]]' Quarter), a remainder of ancient Braunschweig, lined with cobblestoned streets, little shops and cafés, centred on the 13th-century ''Magnikirche'' (St Magnus' Church). Here is also the ''Rizzi-Haus'', a highly distinctive, cartoonish office building designed by architect [[James Rizzi]] for the [[Expo 2000]].
*The [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] ''Andreaskirche'' (Church of [[Saint Andrew]]), built mainly between the 13th and 16th centuries with stained glass by [[Charles Crodel]]. Surrounding the church are the ''[[List of Brick Gothic buildings#Lower Saxony and Bremen|Liberei]]'', the oldest surviving freestanding library building in Germany,<ref>{{cite book | first = Tina | last = Stadlmayer | title = Wo Braunschweigs erste Bücher standen | year = 2012 | language = de | publisher = Merlin-Verlag | page = 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first = Elmar | last = Arnhold | title = Mittelalterliche Kirchen in Braunschweig | year = 2010 | language = de | page = 34}}</ref> and the reconstructed ''Alte Waage''.
*The Gothic ''[[Aegidienkirche, Braunschweig|Aegidienkirche]]'' (Church of [[Saint Giles]]), built in the 13th century, with an adjoining monastery, which is today a museum.
*The ''[[Staatstheater Braunschweig|Staatstheater]]'' (State Theatre), newly built in the 19th century, goes back to the first standing public theatre in Germany, founded in 1690 by Duke Anthony Ulrich.
*The [[Brunswick Palace|ducal palace of Braunschweig]] was bombed in [[World War II]] and demolished in 1960. The exterior was rebuilt to contain a palace museum, a library and a shopping centre, which opened in 2007.
*The [[baroque]] palace ''[[Schloss Richmond]]'' ("Richmond Palace"), built between 1768 and 1769 with a surrounding [[English garden]] for [[Princess Augusta of Great Britain]], wife of [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], to remind her of her home in England.
*The [[BraWoPark]] is a shopping and a business center near [[Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof]] ("Braunschweig [[Central station|Central Station]]") and contains three [[Tower block|office towers]], with the tallest having a height of 90 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BraWo Park - Braunschweig |url=https://tobol.de/portfolio_page/gallery-1/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=TOBOL {{!}} Automatisierungstechnik für Gebäude & Rechenzentren |language=de-DE}}</ref>
*[[Riddagshausen Abbey]] (German: ''Kloster Riddagshausen''), a former [[Cistercian]] monastery, with the surrounding [[nature reserve]] and [[arboretum]]. The nature reserve ''Riddagshäuser Teiche'' is designated as an [[Important Bird Area]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=3496 |title=Birdlife Data Zone |publisher=Birdlife.org |access-date=2015-07-12}}</ref> and [[Special Protection Area]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/130225 |title=EUNIS -Site factsheet for Riddagshausen - Weddeler Teichgebiet |access-date=2012-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130107095744/http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/130225 |archive-date=2013-01-07 }}</ref>
*[[Gründerzeit]] quarters like [[östliches Ringgebiet]], westliches Ringgebiet and Nordstadt-Schunteraue.

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File:Braunschweiger Burgplatz.jpg|''Burgplatz'', with Castle, Cathedral, lion, and Town Hall
File:Braunschweiger Loewe Original Brunswick Lion.jpg|Brunswick Lion, original on display in castle museum
File:Braunschweig, Rathaus (1).jpg|Town Hall
File:Braunschweig, Handwerkskammer.jpg|''Veltheimsches Haus'' (left) and ''Gildehaus'' (right)
File:Braunschweig Brunswick Gewandhaus Ostfassade.jpg|''Gewandhaus''
File:Braunschweig Altstadtrathaus mit Brunnen.jpg|''Altstadtmarkt'', with Old Town town hall (left) and ''Stechinelli-Haus''
File:Braunschweig St.Martini 2005-01-23 (south).jpg|Church of St. Martin
File:Braunschweig Brunswick Ritter St Georg (2006).JPG|''Altstadt'' ("Old Town")
File:Braunschweig Brunswick Haus zum Stern (2004).JPG|''Haus zum Stern'' on ''Kohlmarkt''
File:Braunschweig, St. Katharinen, Heinrichsbrunnen (2).jpg|Church of St. Catherine and Henry the Lion's Fountain
File:Braunschweig Brunswick Magni-Kirche Turm Suedosten (2006).JPG|St. Magnus' Church
File:Braunschweig fachwerk 02.jpg|''Magniviertel''
File:Happy RIZZI House Braunschweig von Süden.jpg|[[:de:Happy Rizzi House|Happy Rizzi House]]
File:Braunschweig, St. Andreaskirche (2).jpg|''Andreaskirche''
File:Braunschweig, Alte Waage (1).jpg|''Alte Waage''
File:Aegidienkirche 03 1a.jpg|Church of St. Giles
File:TheaterBS.jpg|State Theatre
File:ECE Schloss 06u07 1b.jpg|Rebuilt exterior of Brunswick Palace
File:Braunschweig Brunswick Schloss Richmond Frontansicht.jpg|''Schloss Richmond'' (Richmond Palace)
File:BS BraWoPark BusinessCenter II.JPG|alt=The second building of BraWoPark|Building BraWoPark
File:BS BraWoPark 3 Baustelle.JPG|alt=Third building for BraWoPark|Business Center BraWoPark
File:Braunschweig Brunswick Klosterkirche Riddagshausen Osten (2006).jpg|Riddagshausen Abbey
File:Braunschweig Luftaufnahme Oestliches Ringgebiet (2011).JPG|[[Östliches Ringgebiet]]
File:Grundschule-Bueltenweg BS-Img01.jpg|Nördliches Ringgebiet
File:Wolfenbuettel Schloss (2006).jpg|[[Schloss Wolfenbüttel|Wolfenbüttel Castle]] in nearby [[Wolfenbüttel]] with its around 1,000 [[timber-framed]] buildings
File:Botanischer Garten Braunschweig - Wasserfall.jpg|''Botanischer Garten''
File:Braunschweig Brunswick Portikus Teich Buergerpark (2007).JPG|''Bürgerpark''
File:Braunschweig park 02.jpg|''Löwenwall''
File:Inselwallpark Plastik.jpg|''Inselwallpark''
File:Museumpark Oker.JPG|''Museumpark''
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===Parks and gardens===
Parks and gardens in the city include the [[botanical garden]] ''[[Botanischer Garten der Technischen Universität Braunschweig]]'', founded in 1840 by [[Johann Heinrich Blasius]], the ''Bürgerpark'', the ''Löwenwall'' with an [[obelisk]] from 1825, the ''Prinz-Albrecht-Park'', and the ''Inselwallpark''. Other parks and [[recreation area]]s are ''Stadtpark'', ''Westpark'', ''Theaterpark'', ''Museumpark'', ''Heidbergsee'', ''Südsee'', ''[[Ölper]]see'', the [[zoo|zoological garden]] ''Arche Noah Zoo Braunschweig'' and the nearby [[Essehof Zoo]].