Magdeburg, city, capital of Saxony-Anhalt Land, east-central Germany. It lies along the Elbe River, southwest of Berlin.
Magdeburg is a central German town on the river Elbe. Downtown, Magdeburg’s Gothic cathedral is the burial ground of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great.
1. Magdeburg Cathedral
Magdeburg Cathedral officially called the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine is a Protestant cathedral in Germany and the oldest Gothic cathedral in the country. It is the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Today it is the principal church of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany. One of its steeples is 99.25 m tall, and the other is 100.98 m, making it one of the tallest cathedrals in eastern Germany. The cathedral is likewise the landmark of Magdeburg, the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, and is also home to the grave of Emperor Otto I the Great.
2. Museum of Cultural History Magdeburg
At the beginning of the 20th century, the building was planned and erected by the Viennese architect Friedrich Ohmann. Architectural elements were used to recall the splendor of Renaissance and Gothic styles. The Magdeburg Cultural History Museum was opened in 1906 and its first director Theodor Volbehr (1862-1931) took over many art and craft collections from various societies and from the city which were exhibited in the center of the museum as the most important witnesses to Magdeburg’s rich past.
3. Magdeburg Water Bridge
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a large navigable aqueduct in central Germany, located near Magdeburg. The largest canal underbridge in Europe, it spans the river Elbe and directly connects the Mittellandkanal to the west and Elbe-Havel Canal to the east of the river, allowing large commercial ships to pass between the Rhineland and Berlin without having to descend into and then climb out of the Elbe itself.
4. Jahrtausendturm
Jahrtausendturm is, at 60 meters, one of the highest wooden towers in the world. It was established on the occasion of the Bundesgartenschau 1999 in the Magdeburger Elbauenpark in Magdeburg, Germany. The tower houses an exhibition on the development of sciences, which is supported by many descriptive experiments with which the visitor can interact. One notable example is a powerful telescope through which visitors can observe the distant clock-face on the Magdeburger cathedral.
5. Elbauenpark
The Elbauenpark is a family and leisure park in Magdeburg, the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The park area is about 100 hectares and consists of the parts Kleiner Anger and Großer Anger. The park areas are connected with a pedestrian bridge over the Herrenkrugstraße. The park has a total of four combined entrances and exits as well as three exits. According to Stern magazine, the Elbauenpark is the best leisure attraction in Saxony-Anhalt.