Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Koblenz, Germany

The Rheinburg is a castle-like villa in Koblenz, Germany. It is located in the Ehrenbreitstein district and goes back to the Klausenberg plant, which was built as part of the Ehrenbreitstein city fortifications between 1827 and 1833. Thus, this caponier belonged to the Niederehrenbreitstein system of the Prussian fortress of Koblenz.

Wikipedia: Rheinburg (DE)

The Klausenberg Chapel is a chapel in Koblenz, Germany. The Marien Chapel, built in the 19th century, stands in the Ehrenbreitstein district and has a memorial plaque for the Electorate of Trier, Baron Arnold von Solemacher (1766–1795), who fell here in 1795.

Wikipedia: Klausenbergkapelle (Koblenz) (DE)

The Holy Cross Church is a Catholic church in Koblenz, Germany. The former parish church in the Ehrenbreitstein district was built between 1962 and 1964 on the site of a predecessor building from the 18th century. The neighbouring Heribert Tower has served the church as a bell tower since 1848. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross, on which Jesus died.

Wikipedia: Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Koblenz) (DE)

The Mother Beethoven House in Koblenz is the birthplace of Maria Magdalena Keverich, the mother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, where a museum has been set up since 1975. The house from the 17th century has been preserved to this day in the centre of Ehrenbreitstein.

Wikipedia: Mutter-Beethoven-Haus (DE)

The Koblenz Capuchin monastery was a monastery in Koblenz, which was operated from 1627 to 2008 with interruptions by Capuchiners. From 1908 to 2007, the monastery in the Ehrenbreitstein district was the seat of the provincial administration of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Order Province. The St. Franziskus baroque church belongs to the monastery complex. Since 2013, parts of the monastery have been used by a convent by the German Order.

Wikipedia: Kapuzinerkloster Koblenz (DE)

The Konradhaus is a cultural monument in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein, which was built in 1874 as a casino and officers' dormitory. Afterwards it was used by the Capuchin monastery in Koblenz and as a theatre.

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The Pegelhaus is a former Rhine crane in the Rhine facilities of Koblenz, which is now used as a Rhine gauge and restaurant.

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The former Grand Hotel Coblenzer Hof is a monumental hotel building in the Rhine area of Koblenz. Today, the building houses the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), but due to the risk of collapse, most of the building cannot be used. Together with the neighbouring Prussian government building, it forms an ensemble on the banks of the Rhine that characterises the cityscape.

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The History Column is the main part of a fountain on Josef-Görres-Platz in the old town of Koblenz. It was donated to the city in 1992 by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate for the 2000th anniversary celebrations. However, due to illness, the fountain and historical column, created by the sculptor Jürgen Weber, were not completed and handed over to the city until 1 June 2000. The 10.59-metre-high, 3.6-tonne and 1.25 million DM column tells the moving 2000-year history of the city of Koblenz in ten pictures from Roman times to the present day.

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The Clemens Fountain is a fountain in the old town of Koblenz, Germany. The fountain, built in 1791, originally stood on Clemensplatz and was connected to the first electoral water pipe. Since 1970 it has been located on Deinhardplatz in front of the theatre. It got its name from its builder, the last Elector of Trier, Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony.

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The Joseph Görres monument in Koblenz was erected in honour of the publicist Joseph Görres, who was born in the city. The monument stands behind the Electoral Palace in the Rhine Gardens and was inaugurated on 24 June 1928. The bronze sculpture on a pedestal made of Rochlitz porphyry was created by the Düsseldorf sculptor Richard Langer.

Wikipedia: Joseph-Görres-Denkmal (Koblenz) (DE)

The Electoral Palace in Koblenz, was the residence of the last Archbishop and Elector of Trier, Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony, who commissioned the building in the late 18th century. In the mid-19th century, the Prussian Crown Prince had his official residence there during his years as military governor of the Rhine Province and the Province of Westphalia. It now houses various offices of the federal government.

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The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church in the old town of Koblenz, Germany, which was built as part of the southern expansion of the city from 1900 to 1903. It is one of the most important neo-Romanesque religious buildings in Germany. To the north of the parish church is the Löhr Center, an inner-city shopping center. The church is consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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The Barbara Monument, also known as the Artillery Monument, is a monument inaugurated in 1907 on Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring in Koblenz, Germany. It was built in honour of the soldiers of the Rhenish Field Artillery Regiment No. 8, which was stationed in Koblenz from 1820 to 1887, who died in the wars of unification in the 19th century. The war memorial was damaged during the air raids on Koblenz and was finally dismantled in 1956 in the course of road construction work. In the fall of 2014, the restored monument was re-erected near its original location.

Wikipedia: Barbara-Denkmal (Koblenz) (DE)

The Christuskirche is a Protestant church in Koblenz, Germany. It is the first new Protestant church building in Koblenz, which was completed in 1904 as part of the southern expansion of the city, and belongs to the Koblenz church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.

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The Rheinische Fastnachtsmuseum Koblenz is a museum of the city of Koblenz in which exhibits and interesting facts about the Rhenish customs are made accessible to a general public around the carnival. The history of Koblenz Fastnacht is also documented in detail.

Wikipedia: Rheinisches Fastnachtsmuseum Koblenz (DE)

The Parish Church of St. Francis is a Catholic church in Koblenz, Germany. The parish church, built in the Goldgrube district, was consecrated in 1969. It bears the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi.

Wikipedia: St. Franziskus (Koblenz) (DE)

The Salesian Convent of Koblenz was a convent of the Order of the Visitation of Mary in Koblenz, Germany. The nuns' convent, founded in 1863 in the Moselweiss district, was abandoned in 1986. After that, a sports boarding school moved in, and the monastery church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary was taken over by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X.

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Café Hahn is a music and cabaret club in Koblenz, Germany. Located in the Güls district, the club was founded in 1981 by Karl Hubert Hahn. He took over the long-established café with a small supermarket from his father and turned it into the most important cultural club on the Middle Rhine. From 24 to 28 May 2006, the 25th anniversary was celebrated with a big festival and over 50 bands and artists in and around Café Hahn.

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