Duisburg Buildings — Museums and Churches

You’re going to find plenty of Duisburg Buildings here in the form of museums as the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum contains the paramount assortment of sculptures from the 20th century in Germany. This particular museum is named after the sculptor Lehmbruck. His creations shape the major spotlight of the museum. You might also get a chance to see other works by internationally renowned sculptors and artists.

Film Museum is another such place in Duisburg, and a very interesting place for couples.

Hamborn Abbey church is another sight seeing place for you which is located in the north of city. With the passing of time, the church was expanded to its current abbey status and the abbey was dissolved by Napoleon in 1806.

The city has lots of other churches to explore, such as the Salvatorkirche, Minoritenkirche, and the Liebfrauenkirche (Church of our Lady), which has pieces from the Vatican Church of the Brussel Exposition of 1958.

The Duisburg Zoo is another marvelous piece of attraction as it consists an open enclosure, a huge monkey house, an aquarium, a dolphin aquarium, and lastly a whale aquarium with loads of tranquility. You can give food to the animals only from the fodder and also there are bistros and café corners in this particular zoo. Your children will be happy to have lot of space for fun and play.

And the “Lifesaver-Well” (Lifesaver-Brunnen) is considered the city’s symbol and lies in its center. It has a 7m (23ft) high, colored sculpture which rotates on a metal platform, surrounded by sparkling water. (It’s very obvious and you’re going to see this sculpture right away. :o))

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