Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #11 in Bonn, Germany
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9.8 km
146 m
Explore Bonn in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in BonnIndividual Sights in BonnSight 1: Kreuzkirche
The Kreuzkirche is a Protestant church in Bonn, Germany. Since 1871 it has been the church of the Kreuzkirchengemeinde, which belongs to the Bonn church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, and also the Protestant city church of Bonn. With a seating capacity of 1200 seats, it is the largest Protestant church in the Rhineland and the largest church in Bonn. The Kreuzkirche is a listed building.
Sight 2: Hofgarten
The courtyard garden is a park in Bonn. It is part of the city centre, partly of the southern town and borders to the northwest on the main building of the University of Bonn, the Electoral Palace. In the 18th century, the park was built as a garden to the residence of Elector Clemens August. Nowadays, the Bonner Hofgarten is a popular recreation area, especially among students, due to its central location.
Sight 3: Akademisches Kunstmuseum - Antikensammlung der Universität Bonn
Akademisches Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Bonn, Germany. It is one of the oldest museums in Bonn and houses the antique collection of the University of Bonn with more than 2,700 plaster casts of antique statues and reliefs, and over 25,000 originals. It is located in a neoclassical building at the southern end of the Hofgarten, near the Electoral Palace. During the renovation of the historic building, the museum can currently be visited at Römerstraße 164 in 53117 Bonn.
Sight 4: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus
The Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus in the Bonn district of Südstadt was built for the poet Ernst Moritz Arndt.
Sight 5: Villa Eschbaum
The building at Tempelstraße 8 is a villa in the Gronau district of Bonn, which was built in 1901/02. It is located on Tempelstraße, which branches off from Adenauerallee (B 9), near the banks of the Rhine (Wilhelm-Spiritus-Ufer) opposite the entrance to the property of the Federal Foreign Office. The villa is a listed building.
Sight 6: Villa Finkler
The building at Tempelstraße 10 is a villa in the Gronau district of Bonn, which was built in 1900/01. It is located on Tempelstraße, which branches off from Adenauerallee (B 9) above the banks of the Rhine (Wilhelm-Spiritus-Ufer). The villa is a listed building.
Sight 7: Villa Prieger
Villa Prieger is a villa in the Gronau district of Bonn, Germany, which was built between 1864 and 1866. It is located above the banks of the Rhine with the address Raiffeisenstraße 2–4. Today, the villa forms the centre of the Montag Foundations and is a listed building.
Sight 8: Villa Heckmann
The building at Raiffeisenstraße 3 is a villa in the Gronau district of Bonn, which was built in 1896/97. It is located above the banks of the Rhine (Wilhelm-Spiritus-Ufer) in the immediate vicinity of Villa Ingenohl. The villa is a listed building.
Sight 9: Villa Ingenohl
Villa Ingenohl is a villa in the Gronau district of Bonn, which was built in 1895/96. It is located above the banks of the Rhine (Wilhelm-Spiritus-Ufer) with the address Raiffeisenstraße 5 in the immediate vicinity of the Villa Heckmann. The villa is a listed building.
Sight 10: Kanzler-Teehaus
The Chancellor's Teahouse is a pavilion in the park of Palais Schaumburg in the Gronau district of Bonn, Germany. It was built in 1955 on the banks of the Rhine (Wilhelm-Spiritus-Ufer) and was used by the Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany for confidential discussions, sometimes also for private purposes. As part of the area of the former Federal Chancellery, the teahouse is a listed building.
Sight 11: Villa Ermekeil
The building at Adenauerallee 131 is a villa in the Gronau district of Bonn, which was built in 1900/01 and now serves as an office building. It is located on the east side of Adenauerallee (B 9). The villa is a listed building and since 1953 has formed a joint building complex with the office building at Adenauerallee 131a, which was built as the House of German Crafts.
Sight 12: Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium
The Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium of the City of Bonn is a grammar school in Bonn's Südstadt district, Germany. The school is run by the city of Bonn. It is attended by around 1000 students.
Sight 13: Alte Sternwarte
The Old Observatory in Bonn is a historic observatory dating back to the 19th century. It is located in the Südstadt at Poppelsdorfer Allee 47. It was founded by Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander. Both the main building and a stand-alone telescopic dome on the property ("refractory") are listed as historical monuments. In 2018, the Old Observatory was also included in the International Astronomical Union's list of "Outstanding Astronomical Heritage".
Sight 14: Volkssternwarte
The Volkssternwarte Bonn is a volunteer observatory in Bonn, Germany. It is located on the grounds of the Old Observatory of the University of Bonn in the Südstadt.
Sight 15: Botanischer Garten
The Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, also known as the Botanischer Garten Bonn, is a botanical garden and arboretum maintained by the University of Bonn. It is located at Meckenheimer Allee 171, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and open except Saturdays in the warmer months; admission is free on weekdays.
Sight 16: Goldfuß-Museum
The Goldfuss Museum is a paleontological collection in Bonn and, together with the Mineralogical Museum, part of the Institute of Geosciences at the University of Bonn. It is named after the founder of the museum, the paleontologist Georg August Goldfuss.
Sight 17: Mathematics Centre
The building of the Rhineland Chamber of Agriculture in Bonn is a neo-baroque building that was used by the eponymous Chamber of Agriculture from 1915 to 2004. It is located at Endenicher Allee 60 in the western part of the city, right next to the Poppelsdorf subcampus of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, whose mathematical institutes have been using it since 2009. Since 1984, the building has been a listed building.
Sight 18: Marterkapelle
The Marterkapelle, also known as the Murder Chapel, is a church building built between 1719 and 1721 in the Bonn district of Endenich at the foot of the Kreuzberg, which belonged to a Benedictine monastery from 1888 onwards together with other buildings. The chapel is located a short distance from the Kreuzberg Church and, as part of the former monastery, is a listed building. After the dissolution of the Benedictine convent in 2001, the buildings have been used since 2002 as the Redemptoris Mater seminary under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
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