Editing Brandenburg an der Havel (section)

== Sights ==
{{wide image|Brandenburg Pano 02 (MK).jpg|1800px|alt=|Panoramic view over Brandenburg}}

The ''Dominsel'' (Cathedral Island) is the historic heart of the town. Here stands its oldest edifice: the [[St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Brandenburg|St. Peter and Paul Cathedral]]. Although construction began in the Romanesque style in 1165, it was completed as a Gothic cathedral during the 14th century. While the exterior is rather austere, the cathedral surprises the visitor with its sumptuous interior, especially the painted vault of the ''Bunte Kapelle'' (Coloured Chapel) and the Wagner organ (1725), one of the most famous Baroque organs in Germany.

The ''Katharinenkirche'' (St. Catherine's Church) built in 1401 in the Neustadt is an impressive example of northern German [[brick Gothic]] architecture. The ''Gotthardtkirche'' (St. Gotthardt's Church) was built of the same material just a few years later.

Another interesting building is the ''Altstädtisches Rathaus'' (Old Town Hall), a late Gothic brick building with stepped gables and an ornate portal. In front of it stands a 5.35m high [[Roland (statue)|statue of the knight Roland]]. Made of sandstone, the statue was erected in 1474 as a symbol of the town's independence.

There is also a part of Brandenburg's medieval [[city wall]], with four preserved [[watchtower]]s: ''Steintorturm'' and ''Mühlentorturm'' (in the New Town), and ''Rathenower Torturm'' and ''Plauer Torturm'' (in the Old Town).

The ''Brandenburg Industrial Museum'' is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The [[European Route of Industrial Heritage]]. Brandenburg has its own theatre (Brandenburger Theater), a professional symphony orchestra ([[Brandenburger Symphoniker]]) and a wide range of local history and archaeology museums.

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Image:Brandenburger-dom-aussenansicht.JPG|Brandenburg Cathedral
Image:Gotthardkirche Brandenburg 2.jpg|St. Gotthardt's Church
Image:BRBHavel asv2022-07 img13 Rathaus.jpg|Altstädtischer Markt, Old Town Hall
Image:Roland - Brandenburg an der Havel.jpg|Roland statue in front of the Old Town Hall
Image:Steintorturm Brandenburg.jpg|Steintorturm
Image:Hauptstrasse-katharinenkirche.jpg|Hauptstraße and St. Catherine's Church
Image:Innenansicht-katharinenkirche-brb.JPG|St. Catherine's Church
Image:Paulikloster-landesmuseum.jpg|Archaeological Museum (former St. Paul's Church)
File:Mahlenzien_manor.jpg|Manor in Mahlenzien
File:Mahlenzien_church.jpg|Church in Mahlenzien
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