Heritage
Monuments of Germany
54,634 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
architectural heritage mon…13,372listed sites
Kulturdenkmal12,135listed sites
architectural heritage mon…6,420listed sites
architectural heritage mon…3,700listed sites
1Neuschwanstein Castle
Hohenschwangau, Bavaria
château · 1869 · Gothic Revival
architectural heritage monument …part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
2Cologne Cathedral
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Catholic cathedral · 1248 · Gothic
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
Photo: Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas or alternatively © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
3Aachen Cathedral
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia
imperial cathedral · 801 · Gothic
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
4Speyer Cathedral
Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz
Catholic cathedral · 1080 · Romanesque
World Heritage Site
5Würzburg Residence
Würzburg, Bavaria
Schloss · 1719 · baroque
architectural heritage monument …part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
6Wieskirche, Steingaden
Steingaden, Bavaria
Catholic pilgrimage church · 1754 · Rococo
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
7Cathedral of Trier
Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz
Catholic cathedral · 1235 · Romanesque
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteKulturdenkmal
8Naumburg Cathedral
Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Lutheran cathedral · 1300 · Romanesque
World Heritage Siteheritage monument in Saxony-Anhalt
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
9St. Michael's Church, Giesen
Giesen, Lower Saxony
Simultaneum · 1010 · Romanesque
part of UNESCO World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
Photo: Esther Westerveld from Haarlemmermeer, Nederland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
10Chilehaus
Hamburg, Hamburg
office · 1922 · Brick Expressionism
heritage monument in Hamburgpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
11Herrenchiemsee
Chiemsee, Bavaria
château · 1878 · baroque revival
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
12Margravial Opera House
Heinersreuth, Bavaria
opera house · 1744 · baroque
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
13Liebfrauenkirche, Trier
Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz
parish church · 1260 · Gothic
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteKulturdenkmal
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
14Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin
architectural landmark · 1791 · Greek Revival
architectural heritage monumentcultural heritage monument in Be…
15Reichstag
Berlin, State of Berlin
parliament · 1894 · Renaissance Revival
architectural heritage monumentcultural heritage monument in Be…
Photo: Quelle: Raimond Spekking & Superbass / Bildbearbeitung & Retusche von Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
16Babelsberg Palace
Klein Glienicke, Brandenburg
château · 1835 · Gothic Revival
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument
17Glienicke Palace
Klein Glienicke, Brandenburg
château · 1750 · Neoclassical
World Heritage Sitecultural heritage monument in Be…
18Fernsehturm Stuttgart
Riedenberg, Baden-Wurttemberg
television tower · 1956 · modern
cultural heritage monument of sp…Tentative World Heritage Site
20Sanssouci Palace
Potsdam, Brandenburg
palace · 1745 · Frederician Rococo
Kulturdenkmal
21Nymphenburg Palace
Munich, Bavaria
summer residence · 1664 · baroque
architectural heritage monument …
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
22Berlin Cathedral
Berlin, State of Berlin
court church · 1894 · Renaissance Revival
architectural heritage monumentcultural heritage monument in Be…
24Hufeisensiedlung
Schönefeld, Brandenburg
housing estate · 1925 · modern
cultural heritage ensemblepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
25Charlottenburg Palace
Berlin, State of Berlin
museum · 1791 · Neoclassical
cultural heritage monument in Be…Gesamtanlage
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
26Porta Nigra
Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz
city gate · 180 · ancient Roman
cultural heritage monument in Rh…part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
27Church of Our Lady, Dresden
Dresden, Saxony
church · 1726 · baroque
architectural heritage monumentheritage monument in Saxony
28Church of the Redeemer, Klein Glienicke
Klein Glienicke, Brandenburg
church · 1844 · Byzantine Revival
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
29Lichtenstein Castle, Unterhausen
Unterhausen, Baden-Wurttemberg
château · 1840 · historicist
Kulturdenkmal
Photo: Elswhs at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
30Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Lorsch, Hesse
abbey · 764 · Carolingian
World Heritage Sitepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
31Frauenkirche, Munich
Munich, Bavaria
Catholic cathedral · 1401 · Gothic
architectural heritage monument …
32Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
Potsdam, Brandenburg
belvedere · 1900 · eclectic
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
33Stadtkirche Wittenberg
Teuchel, Saxony-Anhalt
church · 1281 · Gothic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Siteheritage monument in Saxony-Anhalt
34Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
Berlin, State of Berlin
Protestant church · 1891 · International Style
Kulturdenkmalarchitectural heritage monument
35Schwerin Castle
Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
architectural landmark · historicist
architectural heritage monument …World Heritage Site
Photo: --Immanuel Giel 11:54, 22 September 2005 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
36Zwinger, Dresden
Dresden, Saxony
construction site · 1711 · baroque
heritage monument in Saxony
37Linderhof Palace
Unterammergau, Bavaria
museum · 1870
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
38Princely Abbey of Corvey
Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia
royal palace · 801 · baroque
World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
39Rotes Rathaus, Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin
Rathaus · 1869 · Renaissance Revival
cultural heritage monument in Be…
Photo: © Simon Waldherr / https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SimonWaldherr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
40Walhalla memorial
Donaustauf, Bavaria
memorial · 1842 · Neoclassicism
heritage monument ensemble in Ba…
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
41Hohenschwangau Castle
Hohenschwangau, Bavaria
château · 1837 · Gothic Revival
architectural heritage monument …
42Bellevue Palace, Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin
official residence · 1786 · Neoclassical
cultural heritage monument in Be…
Photo: Aleksandr Zykov from Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
43Town Hall of Bremen
Bremen, Bremen
Rathaus · 1400 · Weser Renaissance
World Heritage Siteprotected cultural heritage monu…
Photo: Johannes Robalotoff · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
44Church of St. George
Reichenau, Baden-Wurttemberg
church · 900 · Romanesque
World Heritage Site
45Bamberg Cathedral
Bamberg, Bavaria
Catholic cathedral · 1004 · Romanesque
architectural heritage monument …
Photo: Erbanor at German Wikipedia (Original text: Erbanor) · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
46Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt
cultural landscape · 1780
World Heritage Site
47Hildesheim Cathedral
Diekholzen, Lower Saxony
Catholic cathedral · 900 · Romanesque
part of UNESCO World Heritage Sitearchitectural heritage monument …
48Aula Palatina
Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz
church · Early Christian
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteKulturdenkmal
49Dresden Cathedral
Dresden, Saxony
court church · 1800 · baroque
heritage monument in Saxony
50St. Hedwig's Cathedral
Berlin, State of Berlin
Catholic cathedral · 1747 · Neoclassical
architectural heritage monument
51Mainz Cathedral
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz
Catholic cathedral · 901 · Romanesque
Kulturdenkmal
Photo: Alfred Gruber (1913) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
52Monument to the Battle of the Nations
Leipzig, Saxony
cultural heritage ensemble · 1913 · Art Nouveau
heritage monument in Saxony
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New Town Hall, Munich
Munich, Bavaria
Rathaus · 1909 · Gothic Revival
architectural heritage monument …
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St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony
church · 1401 · Gothic
heritage monument in Saxony
57
Einstein Tower
Potsdam, Brandenburg
astronomical observatory · 1920 · expressionist
architectural heritage monument
Photo: Ansgar Koreng / CC BY 3.0 (DE) · CC BY 3.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
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New Synagogue Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin
synagogue · 1859 · Moorish Revival
architectural heritage monument
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St. Paul's Church, Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
exhibition space · 1833 · Neoclassical
cultural heritage monument in He…
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Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
church · 1239 · Gothic art
cultural heritage monument in He…
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| architectural heritage monument in Bavaria | 13,372 |
| Kulturdenkmal | 12,135 |
| architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia | 6,420 |
| architectural heritage monument | 3,700 |
| cultural heritage monument in Hesse | 2,766 |
| Heritage monument in Thuringia | 2,104 |
| architectural heritage monument in Brandenburg | 2,083 |
| heritage monument in Saxony | 2,007 |