Altroßgärter Kirche
Formerly called Rossgarten Church
From "Where Hoffman Told His Fairytales" [Page 36]...
“… exactly opposite Klingershof, was the Altrossgarter church with its high bell tower and a large clock. Whenever Mamachen’s clocks stopped, all she had to do was look out her window and she could check the time or listen to the number of chimes… “ 
CURRENT STATUS:
Destroyed
THE KONIGSBERG CATHEDRAL or THE DOME
Königsberg Cathedral
From "Where Hoffman Told His Fairytales" [Page 162]...
So it happened that Gretel, in her carriage, led the wedding procession from Klingershof, up the hill through the Rossgarten, past the Burgkirche church, down Französische Strasse, past the castle, across the Schmiedebrücke bridge across one of the arms of the Pregel river onto the cathedral island.
The bells of the grand church, a massive structure that had been built in the gothic style in the 14th century, chimed only for her. This house of God was meant to tower high above all the neighbouring buildings, and industrious hands toiled half a century to complete it. Since it had been erected on swampy land, the colossal building was slowly sinking, however. Instead of climbing up the stairs to the entrance, one had to descend two steps.
The bells of the grand church, a massive structure that had been built in the gothic style in the 14th century, chimed only for her. This house of God was meant to tower high above all the neighbouring buildings, and industrious hands toiled half a century to complete it. Since it had been erected on swampy land, the colossal building was slowly sinking, however. Instead of climbing up the stairs to the entrance, one had to descend two steps.
SCHLOSSTEICHKASKADEN
From "Where Hoffman Told His Fairytales" [Page 22]...
Whenever the weather was good on a Sunday afternoon, Hänsel and Gretel were taken out for long walks in the stroller, from the Schlossteich, the castle pond (named after the nearby Königsberg Castle) in the city centre close to where they lived, through the Rossgärter Tor to the Oberteich, and still further to the green fortress glacis.
Margarete standing at the top of the Schlossteich
CURRENT STATUS: Partially Restored
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From "Where Hoffman Told His Fairytales" [Page 141]...
In the afternoons, Gretel enjoyed strolling over
to the Sackheim district and looking in on Oma, Tante Friedel or Tante Annchen
who all lived on Friedmannstraße, or to visit Tante Kätchen at Büllowstraße or
Tante Gretchen who had moved from Rosenau to Büllowstraße in the Sackheim
district with her little daughter Inge. Onkel Paul lived in Yorkstraße. It
really wasn’t possible for any family to live much closer together than this
one. Only Tante Betty and Onkel Willi were farther away – the former still
lived in the Laak district of Königsberg, and the latter, with his large
family, in Ponarth .
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