Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Dusseldorf, Germany
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3.6 km
38 m
Experience Dusseldorf in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in DusseldorfIndividual Sights in DusseldorfSight 1: Heilige Dreifaltigkeit
The Catholic parish of the Holy Trinity, founded in 1691 in the Düsseldorf district of Derendorf, is the oldest parish outside the former city walls of Düsseldorf that still exists today. The original parish church was built between 1692 and 1693, and the current church was built between 1892 and 1893.
Sight 2: Heilig-Geist-Kirche
The Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort is one of the nine churches designed by the architect Josef Kleesattel in the city of Düsseldorf.
Sight 3: Kolpingplatz
Kolpingplatz, also spelled Kolping-Platz, formerly Clever Platz, is a park and square in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort, which is used above ground as a green space, playground and marketplace as well as below ground for an underground car park. The town square, which is about 100 metres wide and a good 150 metres long and is laid out on a rectangular ground plan, is bordered to the north by Klever Straße, to the east by Mauerstraße, to the south by Pfalzstraße and to the west by Schwerinstraße. After the Second World War, the city of Düsseldorf named the square after the Catholic priest Adolph Kolping, who was active in social reform. He is commemorated on the east side of the square as a Kolping monument by a sculpture made of Roman travertine by Hermann Isenmann, erected in 1954, which shows the "Father Kolping – Apostle of the Family" in a group of figures with a working-class family.
Sight 4: St. Adolfus
The Catholic Church of St. Adolfus is located in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort, Kaiserswerther Straße 60. Cordoba Street, which runs along the south side of the church, is an indication that the church is dedicated to the Spanish martyr St. Adolphus, who, according to the priest Eulogius, was executed by the Emir of Córdoba in the 9th century.
Wikipedia: St. Adolfus (Düsseldorf-Pempelfort) (DE), Heritage Website
Sight 5: Ehemaliges Konsulat USA
The Consulate General of the United States, Düsseldorf is a consular post located in Golzheim, Düsseldorf, Germany. It was built in 1953, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in the 1950s International Style. The architect Otto Apel implemented the design on-site.
Wikipedia: Consulate General of the United States, Düsseldorf (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 6: Rheinterrasse
The Rheinterrasse is a building with guest and meeting places, which was built between 1924 and 1926 according to plans by Wilhelm Kreis for the GeSoLei exhibition. It is located at Joseph-Beuys-Ufer 33 in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort.
Wikipedia: Rheinterrasse (Düsseldorf) (DE), Heritage Website
Sight 7: Wasserträgerin
The Nubian Woman is a bronze statue by the sculptor Bernhard Sopher. The figure depicts an unclothed Nubian woman in a striding posture. She carries a vase on her head. The arms are bent, the outside of the hands are placed on the hips.
Sight 8: Museum Kunstpalast
Get Ticket*The Kunstpalast, formerly Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf is an art museum in Düsseldorf.
Sight 9: Ehrenhof-Ensemble
In the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital of Düsseldorf, the Ehrenhof, is the name given to an expressionist ensemble of buildings and gardens that was created for the GeSoLei exhibition in 1926. Today, as a museum, it encloses an inner courtyard with the buildings of the Kunstpalast and the NRW Forum and extends axially over a garden parterre to the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, a concert and multi-purpose hall covered with a dome.
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