Architecture in Germany

Discover 107 places to experience unusual architecture in Germany.

Görlitz, Germany

Jugendstilkaufhaus Görlitz

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

Burgruine Waldenburg

Attendorn, Germany

Burgruine Waldenburg

A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.

Falkenburg

Detmold, Germany

Falkenburg

The ruins of a medieval castle that survived two sieges.

A colorful apartment building behind green trees shown at an angle.

Berlin, Germany

Unité d'Habitation of Berlin

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

Berlin, Germany

Hansaviertel

In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.

Helios Lighthouse

Cologne, Germany

Helios Lighthouse

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

A visitor descends the spiral staircase through the reservoir.

Wasserturm Varel

This 165-foot water tower has been supplying the residents of Varel with drinking water for more than a century.

Dampfmaschinenhaus (The Royal Pumphouse)

Potsdam, Germany

Dampfmaschinenhaus (The Royal Pumphouse)

Designed to resemble foreign architecture, this mosque-looking structure was used to pump water to a royal fountain.

Himmelssaal inside Haus Atlants.

Bremen, Germany

Atlantis House

One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.

Herz-Jesu-Kirche

Munich, Germany

Herz-Jesu-Kirche

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Haus zum Walfisch

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

MarienBrücke from the Castle 11.03.2010

Schwangau, Germany

MarienBrücke (Maria Bridge)

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

Permanently Closed

Munich, Germany

Ost-West-Friedenskirche (East-West Peace Church)

An Orthodox church inside a small "Garden of Eden" built by a man who had a vision.

Former raft port.

Augsburg, Germany

Alter Floßhafen (Former Raft Port)

Next to the well-known retaining weir "Hochablass" is the former raft port for the city of Augsburg.

Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge

Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.

Luisenfriedhof II

Berlin, Germany

Luisenfriedhof II

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.