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Königstrasse
Konigstrasse is the main street of the city. You may get shopping here, visit city museums and churches, look at the castles and it's nice place for family walking. Here is the main Tourist Bureau in the street, the Hauptbahnhof (train station). You may come to the street by most of S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains. |
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Gottlieb Daimler Stadium
Gottlieb Daimler Stadium lies at the heart of the 55-hectare NeckarPark Stuttgart. Providing a stunning backdrop to football matches, athletics meets and a comprehensive range of other events, Gottlieb Daimler Stadium is one of Europe’s most advanced and functional sporting arenas. The most eye-catching feature of the stadium is the spectacular steel-cable truss construction of the membrane roof which protects every seat from the elements. |
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New Palace
The New Palace reflects a lot of French influence. It was begun in 1746 by Leopoldo Retti, continued by Philippe de la Guêpière from Paris and completed by Nikolaus von Thouret from 1805 to 1807. Only then it became a noble residence; rebuilt between 1958 and 1968. Today, the central part of the building houses rooms for the representatives of the State Government while the side wings accommodate two ministries.
The Palace Square ("Schlossplatz") contains the Jubilee Column erected in 1841 to commemorate the silver jubilee of thereign of King Wilhelm I, two fountains dating from 1863 and a
castiron music pavilion.
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Old Palace
The Old Palace has one of the most beautiful inner courtyards in the Renaissance style. Built in the 10th century as a moated castle, Dürnitz building around 1325, and the other wings between approx. 1553 and 1570 as a Renaissance castle designed by Aberlin Tretsch, Blasius and Martin Bewart; rebuilt 1948 and 1970; today Württemberg State Museum.
Summer concerts, theatre performances old palace stuttgart and the atmospheric opening ceremony of the Christmas Market take place in the Renaissance inner courtyard.
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The Palace Square
for further information please look at "New Palace"
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Wilhelma
Germany's largest Zoological and Botanical Gardens are located in a historical park and are some of the most beautiful in Europe. Laid out for King Wilhelm I of Württemberg between 1842 and 1853. as a Moorish garden: more than 10.000 animals of around 1.000 species.
Attractions: exemplary enclosures and glass-houses, famous orchid collection, giant magnolias, aquarium with crocodile hall and the famous coral fish collection, modern ape house, bear compound, walk-through aviary, walk-through farm with see and touch pens. With approx. two million visitors every year, the Wilhelma is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Baden-Württemberg. |
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Lindenmuseum
The Linden-Museum is named after Karl Graf von Linden (1838-1910), who was the president of the Württembergischer Verein für Handelsgeographie. He cultivated contacts in all parts of the world to whom he appealed for objects for his ethnological collection. He provided the basis for the outstanding and unique collection of the Museum and invited famous explorers like Sven Hedin and Roald Amundsen to Stuttgart.
In the Second World War the Linden-Museum was totally destroyed by British bombs. Invaluable treasures went up in flames, but fortunately some parts were spared because they had been moved to safe storage places. After the rebuilding in the Fifties under its director Theodor Wanner, the museum passed into the possession of the municipality.
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TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
The first in the world
The first TV tower in the world to be built of reinforced concrete between 1954 and 1956 by the architects Leonhardt, Gutbrod and Heinle. It is 217 metres high and has a fourstorey "basket" with a sightseeing platform (150 metres above the ground) offering superb views. A restaurant and terrace are at the foot of the tower. A modern Stuttgart landmark. |
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Calwer Passage
Calwer Strasse is home to the glitzy chrome-and-glass arcade Calwer Passage. Shops here carry everything from local women's fashion to furniture. |
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Hans im Glück
Die Brunnenfigur verkörpert einen derben Bauernburschen von den Fildern in einer kurzen, mit Silberknöpfen besetzen Jacke, dem der Künstler im Schlachthaus begegnet war. Zu Füßen des Jungen tummeln sich ein Schwein und sechs kleine Enten, die als Wasserspeier dienen. Auf dem Rand der Brunnenschale erhebt sich eine gitterartige schmiedeeiserne Einfassung mit sechs Bronzemedaillons, die das gleichnamige Märchen in Bildern erzählen. Darüber befindet sich ein kunstvoll gewölbter schmiedeeiserner Baldachin, aus dessen Spitze ein vierblättriges Kleeblatt emporragt. |
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Stuttgart Opera
Stuttgart's Opera, housed in the Staatstheater with the State Ballet and Theatre companies, has a star studded history. Carl Maria von Weber was here in the 1800s, penning most of his eminently revivable opera Silvana in Stuttgart. The young composer served as the hapless secretary/treasurer to the Duke's spendthrift brother, before falling out with the Duke (soon, thanks to a staged meeting with Napoleon at nearby Ludwigsburg Palace, to be dubbed King); Weber nearly ended up in the hilltop prison eyrie of Hohenasperg for complaining about all the graft. Meyerbeer and Wagner conducted here. |
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SI-Centrum
Located right next door to the Musical Hall, the "Millennium Hotel and Resort Stuttgart" has a total of 454 comfortable rooms in two buildings as well as large conference and reception rooms.
Guests can relaxe in the "Schwaben Quellen", a sauna and vitality pool with an area of around 6.000 square metres. Arranged around a small bathing lagoon are different types of sauna, steam baths, whirlpools and solariums.
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Planetarium
Every year, some 200.000 visitors come to the Stuttgarter Planetarium which is considered to be one of the most attractive star theatres in the world. The programme changes approximately every two months. There are also regular lectures, astronomical courses and seminars as well as exhibitions of cosmic
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