Gandersheim Abbey

The Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche is a reproduction of the Borgund stave church built between 1907 and 1908. During a study trip to Norway, the architect Karl Mohrmann saw staves churches and, inspired by them, he decided to reproduce one in Germany, arguing that this type of church existed throughout the entire region of North Germany at the beginning of Christianization.

The Church of the Market of the Holy Spirit is the largest wooden church in Germany and, because of its architecture and furnishings, it is one of the most important architectural monuments of the Baroque period in North Germany. The church was built between 1639 and 1642 entirely of oak and spruce wood. The building is covered with wooden sleepers and has been repainted in its original blue colour since 2013.

St. Mary of the Ascension Cathedral in Hildesheim was founded 872. Almost completely rebuilt in the 1950s in its original Romanesque style, its walls and treasury are now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Baroque interior design of the cathedral was the work of Justus Wehmer (1690-1750). During the Second World War, the cathedral was almost completely destroyed and was rebuilt between 1950 and 1960. The site of the cathedral is famous for a curiosity that can be seen on the outside of the buildings: the "thousand-year-old rose bush". This rosebush grows against an apse in the inner courtyard of the cloister. The exact age of the rosebush has not yet been estimated.