documenta, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Hercules: These are Kassel's sights

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documenta, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Hercules: These are Kassel's sights Created: 07/06/2022, 10:30 am By: Niklas Hecht Kassel has a lot to offer. In addition to the world-famous documenta, there are many other sights to discover in the third largest city in Hesse. 1 / 16The documenta is one of the most important exhibitions for contemporary art in the world and makes Kassel known beyond national

documenta, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Hercules: These are Kassel's sights

Created: 07/06/2022, 10:30 am

By: Niklas Hecht

Kassel has a lot to offer.

In addition to the world-famous documenta, there are many other sights to discover in the third largest city in Hesse.

1 / 16The documenta is one of the most important exhibitions for contemporary art in the world and makes Kassel known beyond national borders.

Here, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opens the 15th edition of the documenta together with Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Greens), Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein (CDU) and the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, Arif Havas Oegroseno.

2 / 16During the 100-day exhibition, works of art can be admired all over Kassel.

“Return to sender” is the name of this documenta installation in Karlsruhe, which consists of bales of old clothes.

The work deals with the export of old clothes and waste to Africa.

3 / 16The well-known Kassel pickaxe is also a documenta work of art.

Since the seventh documenta in 1982, the work made of steel plastic by the Swedish-American pop artist Claes Oldenburg can be found on the Hiroshima shore on the Auedamm on the Fulda.

4 / 16The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and attracts thousands of enthusiastic visitors to Kassel every year with its historic trick fountains.

The landscape garden on the slope of the Habichtswald is the largest mountain park in Europe and covers a total area of 560 hectares.

5 / 16The water games take place regularly between May and October.

They have their origins in the 17th century and have been preserved in their original function to this day.

6 / 16The Löwenburg is located in the southern part of the Kasseler Bergpark.

The castle, built from 1793 as an artificial castle ruin, served its builder Landgrave Wilhelm IX.

from Hessen-Kassel as a private retreat and will be open to visitors again after restoration work from July 15, 2022.

7 / 16Kassel's landmark - the Hercules - towers over the Bergpark and the city.

The copper statue stands at 530 meters and was built under the direction of the Italian architect Giovanni Francesco Guerniero until 1717.

8 / 16Schloss Wilhelmshöhe is located in the middle of the Kasseler Bergpark.

Among other things, it houses the Weißenstein wing and the famous Old Masters Picture Gallery with works by Rembrandt, Rubens and Dürer.

9 / 16Besides the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, the Karlsaue State Park is the second large park in Kassel.

The 150-hectare historic park, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the Orangery Palace, invites you to stroll and linger.

10 / 16The bright yellow facade of the Orangery Palace is easily recognizable from afar.

The castle in the Karlsaue served as a summer residence for Landgrave Karl at the beginning of the 18th century.

Today, the orangery is mainly used for gastronomy.

11 / 16The Kasseler Fridericianium on Friedrichsplatz is a museum building and one of the oldest public museums on the European continent.

From 1779 the museum housed the art objects collected by the Hessian landgraves and the princely library.

Nowadays the documenta takes place in the Fridericianium every five years.

12 / 16The documenta city is also home to a traditional football club: KSV Hessen Kassel.

Between 1980 and 1990, the “Löwen” played in the 2nd Bundesliga for eight years and narrowly missed promotion to the Bundesliga several times.

Hessen Kassel is currently playing in the fourth-class Regionalliga Südwest.

13 / 16Kassel play in the venerable Auestadion.

It was inaugurated in 1953 and seats 18,737 spectators.

In addition to football matches, athletics events, concerts and cultural events also take place in the Auestadion.

14 / 16The second major sports team in the Hercules city next to KSV Hessen are the Kassel Huskies.

In the 1990's the Huskies spent successful years in the German Ice Hockey League.

After insolvency proceedings in 2010, the Kasseler are currently playing in the second division.

15 / 16Kassel's stairs street is considered to be the first planned pedestrian zone in Germany and when it was built in 1953 it was a symbol of change in the war-torn Kassel.

Various shops and cafés line the street and invite you to stroll and linger.

16 / 16The Grimm World Kassel is an exhibition house on the works and life of the famous collectors of fairy tales and linguists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

Valuable originals, artistic works, multimedia contributions and hands-on offers offer an exciting experience.

Source: merkur

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