Located on the banks of the Elbe to the southwest of Berlin, Magdeburg is state capital. It has a busy arts scene. One of its most popular attractions is the Elbauenpark on the river, with the tallest wooden tower in the world, the Millennium Tower. The tower contains an exhibition on 6000 years of human development. Cathedral Square, with its Gothic church surrounded by Baroque buildings, stands at the heart of the old city center, with the Old Market Square (site of the Magdeburg Knight monument) and the Town Hall.