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In te re st in g pl ac es to d is co ve r Kalandgasse and Old Latin School 9 A glimpse in the Kalandgasse reveals a romantic alleyway It is named after the Kaland Brother hood a medieval half religious and half secular order whose meeting house was to be found here On its site now stands the old Latin school The buildings were erected between 1601 and 1603 and the beams were decorated with elaborate carvings as well as with numerous Bible verses in German and in Latin in gold plated characters which suggest the function of the houses Stechbahn The Kalandgasse runs into the Stechbahn with its former court pharmacy In front of the latter is a horseshoe embedded in the pavement According to the legend Duke Otto II fell off his horse during a tournament held at the Stechbahn and was killed The horseshoe with the year 1471 etched in stone is a reminder of the duke s death This memorial site was mentioned as early as in 1763 The Old Town Hall 11 Celle s traditional town hall one of the oldest buildings in the town consists of two sections The older part rises above the council cellar hall with its Gothic cross vaults A bend in the front facade marks the masonry seam of the extension added in 1580 81 10