Pied Piper

The Pied Piper, who in 1284 appeared in Hameln, since centuries is the town´s landmark and world famous.

From the Pied Piper hall, or the open-air-play, to the musical "Rats" - still today Hamelin cannot be thought of without the Pied Piper.

 

Where do you find the Pied Piper?

 
You meet the Piper with nearly every step through Hameln.
 
 
 
Some examples?
 
• Fountain with the children's motiv on the City Hall Court
(Karl-Ulrich Nuss, 1972)

• Glass window in the Market Church
(Klaus Zimmer, 1984)
 
• Historical Inscription on the Pied Piper's House
 
•  Fountain in the Osterstrasse
(a gift from Verlag C.W. Niemeyer in 2001)

• Clockwork Figures and Glockenspiel
(Walter Volland/Prof. Harry Siegel 1964)
 
•  Museum Hameln with displays relating to the Legend

• Pied Piper Relief in the Buergergarten
(Prof. Ihle, 1961)