Emperor Otto’s Wedding Gift
The Emperor’s Favourite Place
Editha received Magdeburg from her husband, the future Otto the Great, as a wedding gift. And he himself regarded it as his favourite place. 2009 will be the year of the 800th anniversary of Magdeburg’s Cathedral – an event to be gloriously celebrated.
The Haus der Romanik in Magdeburg
The Haus der Romanik in Magdeburg
In its Romanesque House close to Magdeburg Cathedral the city offers its visitors a lot of information on sites worth seeing along the “Romanesque Road”.
Saxony-Anhalt
Fabulous Treasures
The traveller will find them in Saxony-Anhalt’s seven cathedrals and everywhere across the land. Along the Romanesque Road, in the four UNESCO-World Heritage Sites, in the 40 beautiful historical gardens and parks, or following the footsteps of Martin Luther, Bach, or Händel…
TRANSROMANICA
A Journey across Romanesque Europe
The TRANSROMANICA is a cultural road of discovery across Europe. The project connects the common Romanesque heritage of many European regions. In Germany Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia are part of it.
