Coverage · Germany
Brunswick
Henry the Lion's medieval capital, where a 12th-century bronze lion has guarded the castle square for over 800 years. Around it sit a Romanesque cathedral, half-timbered quarters that survived the war, one of Europe's oldest art museums, and a candy-coloured pop-art house.
33+ researched places in the app
Places researched in this city
A selection of the 33 places we've researched in this city. The full set is in the Parroo app.
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Brunswick Lion
Cast around 1166 for Henry the Lion, this bronze beast was the first free-standing sculpture raised north of the Alps, and it has stood as the city's emblem ever since.
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Brunswick Cathedral
The Romanesque church Henry the Lion founded in 1173 as his own burial place, guarding the towering Imervard Cross and a seven-armed bronze candelabrum nearly as old as the building.
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Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Founded in 1754, one of the oldest museums in Europe. Its walls are hung with Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Rubens, the fourth-largest gallery of Old Masters in Germany.
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Old Town Market
A market square laid out in the 1100s, ringed by a Gothic town hall and church and centred on a late-Gothic fountain. It still hosts weekly markets and one of Germany's biggest carnival parades.
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Residence Palace with Quadriga
The Welf dukes' palace, rebuilt in 2007 around a shopping arcade and crowned by the largest quadriga in Europe: the city goddess Brunonia driving four bronze horses over the façade.
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Happy Rizzi House
Nine candy-coloured boxes covered in grinning faces and cartoon suns: a 2001 office building by American pop artist James Rizzi that scandalised the old town before the city fell for it.
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Magni Quarter
The city's oldest corner, clustered since the 9th century around St. Magni's church. Narrow lanes of half-timbered houses that came through the war when much of Brunswick did not.
Good to know
- How many places does Parroo cover in Brunswick?
- 33 researched places, from the Brunswick Lion and the cathedral to the half-timbered Magni Quarter. Each one has a short summary, a full article, and a ~3-minute audio story.
- Is there an audio guide?
- Yes. Every place has a ~3-minute audio story, written from the perspective of a guide standing next to you and produced with premium narration, not the article read aloud.
- Which languages is Brunswick available in?
- German, English, and French. Pick whichever you'd rather read or listen in.
- Do I need to book anything or be online?
- No booking, no signup. It's a self-guided walk you start whenever you like. You do need a connection for now to stream the audio and load articles; offline support is something we're still building.
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Updated: 2026-05-29