2 attractions in Halle (Saale), including Francke Foundations and State Museum of Prehistory Halle. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Landmarks
Halle (Saale)
It all began with four thalers and 16 groschen found in a poor box. With that donation the pastor and theologian August Hermann Francke opened a school for poor children in 1695, and three years later he laid the foundation stone of an orp…
Museums
Halle (Saale)
A bronze disc with gold inlays, around 3,600 years old: the Nebra sky disc shows the oldest known concrete depiction of astronomical phenomena. The original is kept in Halle, at the State Museum of Prehistory. Around the disc, the museum t…