Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Jena, Germany
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6 km
265 m
Explore Jena 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.
Individual Sights in JenaSight 1: Bismarckturm Jena
Jena's Bismarck Tower stands on the summit of the 328-metre-high Tatzend. It was erected in 1909 on the initiative of the Jena students in honour of Bismarck and commemorates Bismarck's visit to Jena in 1892.
Sight 2: Deutsches Optisches Museum
The German Optical Museum in Jena is a scientific and technical museum.
Sight 3: Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal
The Ernst Abbe Monument is a memorial hall for the physics professor and social reformer Ernst Abbe in Jena, Germany.
Sight 4: Bau 36
Bau 36 is a historic high-rise located on the former factory grounds of Carl Zeiss AG in the west of the city of Jena.
Sight 5: Bau 59
Building 59, also known as Zeiss Building 59, is a high-rise building on the former factory premises of Carl Zeiss AG in the center of the city of Jena.
Sight 6: Johannistor
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.
Sight 7: Pulverturm
The Powder Tower is a part of the old city wall of Jena.
Sight 8: Hanfried
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.
Sight 9: Hinter der Kirche
The Seven Wonders of Jena are seven attractions associated historically with the Thuringian university town Jena.
Sight 10: Zeiss-Planetarium
The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany, is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world.
Sight 11: Botanical Garden
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.
Sight 12: Carl Zeiss Grabmal
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.
Sight 13: Kath Kirche St. Johannes Baptist
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.
Sight 14: Abbeanum
The Abbeanum is a teaching and research building of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. It was built between 1929 and 1930 in the Bauhaus style with funds from the Carl Zeiss Foundation founded by Ernst Abbe. The former Bauhaus student Professor Ernst Neufert was recruited as the architect. At that time, the building was used by the Institute of Optics and the Institute of Applied Mathematics.
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