Historical Building and Streets in Lübeck

 Buddenbrook-Haus

Tel (0451) 122 42 43

Timings: Jan–Mar: 11am–5pm daily; Apr–Dec: 10am–6pm daily.

Holidays: 24, 25, 31 Dec.

Literature lovers will wish to visit the Buddenbrook house. Behind its Rococo facade from 1758 is a museum devoted to the Mann family, the great writers who lived here in 1841–91. It is here that Thomas Mann wrote the family saga of the Buddenbrooks, after whom the house is named, and for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1929. The centre exhibits documents relating to this famous family, in particular to Thomas and Heinrich Mann, concentrating on their time in Lubeck and their emigration and exile after 1933.

 Haus der Schiffergesellschaft

The house of the Marine Guild, which dates from 1535, has a splendid interior and now houses one of the city’s most elegant restaurants. The facade has stepped gables and terraces/forecourts, typical of Lubeck.

 Füchtingshof

The eastern part of the town is of an entirely different character: narrow streets link charming Hofe (courtyards) and small, modest houses. The most interesting Hofe can be found at numbers 23 and 39.

The Baroque portal of the Fuchtingshof, at No. 23, leads to houses which, from 1639, were built for the widows of merchants and captains.

 Burgtor

On the northern limits of the old town stands the castle gate, a second surviving gate of the historic fortifications. A Baroque finial was added to the gate in 1685. The five storeys of the tower are decorated with uniform rows of windows and windbreaks.