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Dortmund has a rich industrial heritage, numerous museums,
cabaret and theatre halls all of which entices the first time
tourist to fall in love with this fascinating German city.
A bewildering array of restaurants offers delectable international
cuisines along with regional delicacies of the Westphalia
regin. The local population have a friendly disposition towards
visitors, and go that extra mile to make them feel at home
in Dortmund. a Borussia Dortmund match at the Westphalia Stadium
People of Dortmund are passionate about football and the
Borussia Dortmund football club and its thousands of fans
electrify the Westphalia Stadium whenever there is a football
match. The Westphalia Stadium is regarded by the connoiseurs
of football as one of the world's most exciting stadiums and
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The area around Hohensyburg castle with its verdant parklands
provide breathtaking views of the surrounding Ruhr and Lennetal
valleys. Also worth visiting are the majestic Kaiser Wilhelm
monument and the Honeysburg casino. The casino is frequented
by more than a million people every year who come here with
dreams of making it big. It is spread over three floors and
one can indulge in a variety of games ranging from classic
casino games to Blackjack, Roullette etc.
The churches of Dortmund ideally located in the city center
are a rich treasurehouse . The piece de resistance of St.
Mary's Church is the altar of Dortmund's Master Conrad von
Soest which has one of the most impressive paintings of the
Middle Ages. The St. Peter's Church is renowned for the "Golden
Wonder of Dortmund" which is portrayed through 30 reliefs
and 633 oak-carved, gilded figures. St. Reinhold's Church
has a flight of 207 steps which leads to the bell tower which
provides breathtaking views of Dortmund city and its surroundings.
The Propstei Church is a Catholic Church and their is a masterpiece
by Derick Baegert on the elevated altar.
There is also the Natural History Museum which traces the
evolution of the earth. The museum showcases dinosaurs, a
55-million-year-old baby horse, sparkling rock crystals, 150, 000
species of insects, and a huge Amazonian aquarium where some
of the most exotic tropical freshwater fish can be found in
gleefull abandon..
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The Museum of Art and Cultural History is among the oldest
museum in the Ruhr area and has a bewildering array of everyday
objects dating back all the way to 1883. Together with the
Dortmund Treasure (a collection of gold coins), On display
at the museum are the Madonnas by Dortmund's Master Conrad
von Soest as well as rare Renaissance collections. The museum
traces the evolutiuon of the city of Dortmund from the Middle
Ages to the present day. The works of celebrated painters
of the stature of Caspar David Friedrich, Carl Spitzweg and
Max Lieberman are displayed at the museum. The museum also
innovatively showcases the history of surveying technology.
As far as shopping is concerned Westenhellweg is by far the
best shopping district of Ruhr area. The Hansastrasse area
is particularly renowned for fashionable clothes and leather
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The Brückstrasse area has a variety of shops which
attracts the yuppie Gen X crowd. Westenhellweg and Propstei
Arcades are other notable shopping centeres of Dortmund.
Travour provides information on Dortmund Germany and online
booking for tours to Dortmund Germany for the FIFA World Cup.
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