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6 Rathaus (4) Town Hall Built 1613 ? 1616 in Weser renaissance style; with a magni- ficent three-gabled façade with an open pergola supported by Doric columns, it is now the meeting place of the City Council and scene of official festivities and receptions. In front of the building there is a baroque ?Kump? (well), bearing the city?s emblem. Dom (2) Cathedral Dating mainly from the 13th cen- tury; 3-naved, hall-type church with two transepts and a mighty Romanesque tower. The crypt ? one of the largest in Germany ? is the repository of the relics of St. Liborius, patron saint of the city and archbisho- pric. In the cloister the well- known ?Hasenfenster? (Hares? window) from the 16th century: ?Count the ears. There are but three. But still each hare has two, you see?? (Open daily from 10 am ? 6.30 pm, except when services are being held) Kaiserpfalzen (1) Royal Palaces The 50 m long hall of the Ottonian Royal Palace was rebuilt in the 1970s on the old foundations. It contains the ?Royal Palace Museum? (refer to page 8). In front of the building: the excavated remains of the walls of the Carolingian Royal Palace (8th/9th centuries), ancient palace of Charlemagne. (Museum: open Tuesday to Sunday 10 am - 6 pm) Bartholomäuskapelle (1) Chapel of St. Bartholomew The oldest hall-type church north of the Alps, dating back to the year 1017 with remarkable column capitals and an astonis- hing acoustic. (Open daily from 10 am - 6 pm) Marktkirche (16) Former Jesuit Church This was completed in 1692 with a 3-naved gallery basilica with an impressive baroque façade. In the inside you?ll find a magni- ficent baroque décor and a high altar embellished in gold. Adjoining the church is the Theodorianum Grammar School and Theological Faculty, formerly the first university of Westphalia (founded in 1614). (Open daily from 9 am ? 6 pm except when services are being held) Places of interest Chapel of St. Bartholomewzurück zum Anfang von "City_Guide"