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Ell at the Hildesheim Town Hall

Ell at the city hall of Hildesheim, Germany

On a wall of the Hildesheim Town Hall, you find this Elle (ell). In the past, merchants on the local market square used to measure their fabrics in ells. The publicly displayed piece formed a benchmark for the correct length of the marketer’s ells.

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Published March 16, 2025

Hezilo Chandelier in Hildesheim

Hezilo Chandelier at the Hildesheim Cathedral

The Hezilo Chandelier in the Hildesheim Cathedral is a medieval circle-candlestick which measures stunning 6 metres in diameter. Its name origins from Bishop Hezilo of Hildesheim, who commissioned the chandelier in the 11th century.

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Published September 14, 2024

Huckup in Hildesheim

Monument to a Huckup in Hildesheim

At the southern end of Hildesheim’s pedestrian area, I came across a Huckup. The Aufhocker had found its victim in the person of a young thief of apples. But both are just a sculpture created by Carl Röder. [German]

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Published September 2, 2024

Bhairava statue in Hildesheim

Bhairava statue in Hildesheim, Germany

On my photo walk through Hildesheim I came across this replica of a Bhairava statue next to the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum. The replica was created for an exhibition about Indonesian art and culture in the year 1995.

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Published September 25, 2014

Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum

New building of the Romer- und Pelizaeus-Museum

The Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim presents a compilation of Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Peruvian art. It also offers a collection of Chinese porcelain and some materials in Natural History.

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Published September 25, 2014

Thousand-year rose of Hildesheim

Thousand-year rose of Hildesheim in Germany

The Rose of Hildesheim grows on a wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral, which has been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1985. The rose bush, a Rosa canina or wild dog rose, is believed to be the oldest living rose in the world.

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Published September 25, 2014

Contemporary soffit at Butcher’s Guildhall in Hildesheim

Contemporary soffit at the Butcher's Guildhall in Hildesheim, Germany

The probably most famous building at the market square of Hildesheim is the guildhall of the butchers (Knochenhaueramtshaus). It was destroyed in March 1945 and has been completely restored after 1986.

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Published September 25, 2014

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