Bremen’s Sights : Germany

draw millions of visitors to the city every year: the Market Square with the Renaissance Town Hall, the statue of Roland and the Gothic St. Peter’s Cathedral, the world-famous “Bottcherstrasse” and the historic Schnoor Quarter. The Bremen Free Market, which has been held on the Biirgerweide for over 960 years, is one of Germany’s largest fairs. More than 250 tall sailing ships from many nations congregated in Bremerhaven in the summer of 1996.

The Art Gallery, the New Museum Weserburg, the Gerhard Marcks House and the Paula Becker-Modersohn House display important works of art. The -jerman Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven boasts impressive collections from all eras of seafaring as well as a number of historic ships in the museum’s own port. The Theater am Goetheplatz, the bremer shake-speare company, the annual Bremen Music Festival ^nd the International Music Project Bremen are household words for music and theater aficionados.