Der Bremer Roland
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The Rathaus (1405) and the figure of Roland in Bremen were awarded Unesco WHS status in 2004. Roland was a figure of chivalric literature in mediæval Europe and in Germany became a defiant symbol of the independence of the growing cities and their prosperity through trade.
An earlier wooden Roland existed in Bremen but was burnt in 1366; the stone figure (5.5m tall) was erected in 1404. Roland is made of limestone, and in his younger days he was more colourfully painted; and his head is now a replica, with the original reposing in the Focke Museum.
Bremen also has a few odd customs.
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