Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Jena, Germany

The Grüne Tanne is a historical Gasthaus by the Camsdorf Bridge in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.

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The Hanfried is a bronze figure on the market square in Jena in memory of Johann Friedrich I of Saxony, the founder of the city's university. The monument was unveiled on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the university on August 18, 1858.

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The Seven Wonders of Jena are seven attractions associated historically with the Thuringian university town Jena.

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The fraternity monument in Jena was built on June 12, 1883 to commemorate the founding of the Urburschildren from 1815 on the historic Eichplatz in front of the fraternity oak (1816–1968). The location in front of the main building of the university has been in front of the main building since 1951.

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The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany, is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world.

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The Botanischer Garten Jena is the second oldest botanical garden in Germany, maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, Jena, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.

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Carl Zeiss was a German scientific instrument maker, optician and businessman. In 1846 he founded his workshop, which is still in business as Carl Zeiss AG. Zeiss gathered a group of gifted practical and theoretical opticians and glass makers to reshape most aspects of optical instrument production. His collaboration with Ernst Abbe revolutionized optical theory and practical design of microscopes. Their quest to extend these advances brought Otto Schott into the enterprises to revolutionize optical glass manufacture. The firm of Carl Zeiss grew to one of the largest and most respected optical firms in the world.

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The Roman Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist is located in the city of Jena, Thuringia, Germany. It is the parish church of the parish of St. John the Baptist Jena in the deanery of Weimar in the diocese of Erfurt. It bears the patronage of St. John the Baptist.

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The Powder Tower is a part of the old city wall of Jena.

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The Johannistor is the only remaining preserved city gate of the city of Jena, Thuringia, Germany. As part of the medieval city wall, it is connected to the Pulverturm via a reconstructed walkway. The outer gate remained in existence until the beginning of the nineteenth century, when it was demolished as a result of increasing traffic. Until the houses lining the south side of Johannisstrasse were demolished in 1968, the Johannistor remained the only western entrance to the old town of Jena.

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The Ernst Abbe Monument is a memorial hall for the physics professor and social reformer Ernst Abbe in Jena, Germany.

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The German Optical Museum in Jena is a scientific and technical museum.

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The Volkshaus in Jena was one of the first free educational institutions in Germany to be set up on the North American model.

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Schiller Gartenhaus is one of only two surviving residences of Friedrich Schiller in Jena, where he lived with his family in the summers of 1797 to 1799. It was here that some of his most important works were written, such as parts of Wallenstein and Mary Stuart, as well as numerous ballads. In 1799 Schiller moved with his family to Weimar, but did not finally give up the Jena garden house until 1801. Today, the building is owned by the Friedrich Schiller University, which maintains a museum and a place of discourse with numerous forms of events.

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The Theaterhaus Jena is the theatre of the city of Jena.

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The Volkssternwarte Urania Jena is a observatory operated by a non-profit organization of the same name. It is located in Schillergäßchen in the center of the city of Jena.

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Jena Phyletisches Museum is a museum in the German town of Jena. It was established by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, as an institute dedicated to explaining evolution to the public. Exhibits include skeletons, stuffed animals, fossils and zoological artworks from Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, and cover topics including the principles of evolution, biodiversity and the links between different taxonomic groups.

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The Volkspark Oberaue in Jena is the only Thuringian Park called Volkspark. The park consists of the three together areas of lawnmill island, paradise and Oberaue. He has been classified as a cultural monument since 2002.

Wikipedia: Volkspark_Oberaue (DE)