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Akademisches Kunstmuseum
At the far end of the expansive Hofgarten, the recently renovated Akademisches Kunstmuseum presents plaster casts of antique sculptures in a former anatomy institute designed by Prussian master builder Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
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Alter Friedhof
The Alter Friedhof is located on Bornheimer Strasse in the Nordstadt. Robert Schumann (1810-56) and his wife Clara are buried here.
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Altes Rathaus
In the Altstadt's triangular Markt, the baroque Altes Rathaus stands pretty in pink with silver and gold trim. Politicians from Charles de Gaulle to John F Kennedy have waved to the crowds from its double-sided staircase.
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Arithmeum
The intriguing Arithmeum explores the symbiosis of science, technology and art. On view are hundreds of mechanical calculators and historic mathematics books but also an out-there exhibit on the aesthetics of microchips. Design your own or study their beauty through a polarisation microscope. Work your way down from the top floor of this minimalist glass-and-steel cube.
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August-Macke-Haus
The expressionist painter August Macke (1887-1914) lived in Nordstadt during the three years before his untimely death on the battlefields of WWI in 1914. At his neoclassical home, now the August-Macke-Haus, you can see his re-created studio and some originals; the finest works, though, are at the Kunstmuseum Bonn.
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Beethoven Haus
Beethoven (1770-1827) first saw the light of day in the rather modest Beethoven Haus. It now houses a rather static array of letters, musical scores, instruments and paintings. The highlights - his last grand piano, the huge ear trumpets to combat his growing deafness and a famous portrait - are all on the 2nd floor.
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Deutsches Museum Bonn
Did you know that the air bag, the computer tomograph and MP3 technology were invented in Germany? You will, after visiting the Deutsches Museum Bonn, about 2km further south. This subsidiary of the Munich mother-ship highlights German technology since WWII with plenty of buttons to push and knobs to pull. Look for the Transrapid train outside the entrance.
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Doppelkirche Schwarzrheindorf
Across the river, the 12th-century Doppelkirche Schwarzrheindorf is a magnificent 'double church' where the nobility sat on the upper level and the parishioners on the lower. The beautiful Romanesque architecture is impressive, as is the restored Old Testament fresco cycle in the lower church.
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Frauenmuseum
Nordstadt is the home of the Frauenmuseum, which supports and showcases the art of women through exhibits, lectures, readings and performances.
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Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
The Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland presents a highly engaging and intelligent romp through recent German history, starting when the final bullet was fired in WWII. Walk through the fuselage of a Berlin Airlift ' Rosinenbomber ' , watch classic clips in a 1950s movie theatre, examine Erich Honecker's arrest warrant, stand in front of a piece of the Berlin Wall or see John F Kennedy's famous ' Ich bin ein Berliner ' speech.
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Hofgarten
The south side of the Kurfürstliche Residenz opens up to the expansive Hofgarten, a popular gathering place for students. At its far end lies the recently renovated Akademisches Kunstmuseum.
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Kreuzbergkirche
The hillside Kreuzbergkirche is a rococo gem, lavishly decorated with gilded faux marble, frescoes and a Balthasar Neumann-designed version of the Holy Steps.
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Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Next door to Kunstmuseum Bonn, the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland is another striking space that brings in blockbuster exhibits from around the world. It's easily recognised by the three sky-blue cones jutting from the rooftop garden and the 16 columns representing the states of Germany.
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Kunstmuseum Bonn
Beyond its breathtaking foyer, the Kunstmuseum Bonn presents 20th-century works, especially by August Macke and other Rhenish expressionists, as well as such avant-gardists as Beuys, Baselitz and Kiefer.
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Kurfürstliche Residenz
The palatial 1705 Kurfürstliche Residenz, once the immodest home of the archbishop-electors of Cologne and part of Bonn's university since 1818.
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Langer Eugen
Near the Plenary Hall, the high-rise nicknamed Langer Eugen, where members of parliament kept their offices, is now a UN campus. Officially retaining their former purposes are the stately Villa Hammerschmidt, still a secondary official residence of the federal president, and the neoclassical Palais Schaumburg, now serving as the chancellor's Bonn office.
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Münster Basilica
A good place to start exploring Bonn's historic centre is on Münsterplatz, where the landmark Münster Basilica was built on the graves of the two martyred Roman soldiers that became the city's patron saints. It's been mostly Gothic since the 13th century, but the Romanesque style survives beautifully in the ageing cloister. Outside the church, in front of a buttercup-yellow Palais that's now the post office, stands the Beethoven Monument (1845), which was largely financed by Franz Liszt.
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Museum Alexander Koenig
Across from the Villa Hammerschmidt, the Museum Alexander Koenig is a natural history museum but it's hardly your usual dead-animal zoo. The 'Savannah' exhibit re-creates an entire habitat with theatrical flourish: elephants drinking at a watering hole, a jaguar holed up with its kill and vultures surveying the scene from above. Other highlights include a talking baobab tree in the 'Rainforest', a colossal sea elephant in the 'Arctic' and a condor with a 3m wingspan in the 'World of Birds'.
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Museumsmeile
Bonn's Museumsmeile, one of the country's finest museum clusters, sits opposite the government quarter, on the western side of the B9.
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Plenary Hall
About 1.5km south of the Altstadt along the B9, Bonn's former government quarter was, from 1949 to 1999, the nerve centre of West German political power. These days the Bundesviertel has reinvented itself as the home of the UN and other international and federal institutions. The airy and modern Plenary Hall where the Bundestag (German parliament) used to convene, now hosts international conferences.
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Rheinisches LandesMuseum
South of the Hauptbahnhof, the completely revamped Rheinisches LandesMuseum now presents its rich collections in such themed exhibits as Epochs, Gods, and Power. Highlights include a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal skull and a rare blue Roman glass vessel from the 1st century AD. The museum restaurant enjoys a fine reputation.
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Schloss Poppelsdorf
South of the Altstadt, elegant and leafy Poppelsdorf is anchored by Schloss Poppelsdorf, an electoral palace now used by the university.
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Schumannhaus
Fans of Robert Schumann (1810-56) might enjoy the small memorial exhibit in the Schumannhaus. It's in the former sanatorium he checked into following a suicide attempt in 1854.
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