Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Mainz, Germany

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 53 m

Experience Mainz in Germany in a whole new way with our 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 MainzIndividual Sights in Mainz

Sight 1: Bahnhofplatz

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Bahnhofplatz Wikimedia-User Jivee Blau / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Bahnhofplatz of Mainz Central Station is an important square in Mainz-Neustadt in terms of urban development and history. The square is designated as a monument zone and the buildings containing and adjacent buildings as cultural monuments.

Wikipedia: Bahnhofplatz (Mainz) (DE)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: St. Bonifaz

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St. BonifazRudolf Stricker / Attribution

The parish church of St. Bonifaz in Mainz's Neustadt at the foot of the Bonifazius Towers named after it is the center of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Bonifaz in the Mainz-City pastoral area of the Rheinhessen region of the Diocese of Mainz.

Wikipedia: St. Bonifaz (Mainz) (DE)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Gartenfeldplatz

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Gartenfeldplatz is a square in the Mainz district of Neustadt, which was created as part of the city's expansion after the Franco-German War of 1870/71.

Wikipedia: Gartenfeldplatz (DE)

501 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: 117er Ehrenhof

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117er Ehrenhof Symposiarch / CC BY-SA 3.0

The 3rd Grand Duchy of Hesse Infantry Regiment No. 117 "Grand Duchess" was an infantry unit of the army of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and was placed under Prussian command following the Military Convention of 1867. It belonged to the Mainz garrison and was mainly stationed there until 1918.

Wikipedia: Infanterie-Leib-Regiment „Großherzogin“ (3. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr. 117 (DE)

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Christuskirche

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Christuskirche

The Christuskirche is a Protestant church located in Mainz. The Christuskirche was built between 1896 and 1903 designed by Eduard Kreyßig. It was consecrated on 2 July 1903. After demolition during the bombing of Mainz in World War II the church was reconstructed between 1952 and 1954. The congregation forms part of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau.

Wikipedia: Christuskirche, Mainz (EN), Website

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Dativius-Victor-Bogen

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The Arch of Dativius Victor in Mainz is one of the most important reconstructed Roman monuments in Germany. The structure dates from the middle of the 3rd century and was once the central passageway of a portico of a public building in Mogontiacum.

Wikipedia: Arch of Dativius Victor (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Jupitersäule

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The Great Mainz Jupiter Column is a civil monument erected in Mogontiacum in the second half of the first century in honor of the Roman god Jupiter. It is the oldest and largest as well as the most elaborate Jupiter column that has been found in the German-speaking world so far. The Great Mainz Jupiter Column was the model for other Jupiter Columns, especially built in the second and third centuries, in the Roman provinces of Germania inferior (Lower Germania) and Germania superior (Upper Germania). It was destroyed in the late period of the Roman Empire and rediscovered in 1904/05. Today, the reconstructed remains can be seen in the stone hall of the State Museum in Mainz. Copies of the Great Mainz Jupiter Column can be found not only in Mainz itself, but also at the Saalburg Castle, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and in Rome.

Wikipedia: Große Mainzer Jupitersäule (DE)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Sankt Peter

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Sankt Peter The original uploader was Moguntiner at German Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

St. Peter's Church is located beneath Deutschhaus Mainz in the northwest of the historical center of Mainz, Germany. It is one of the most important rococo buildings in Mainz. Originally it was a collegiate church monastery of ″St. Peter before the walls″, which had existed since the 10th century and is dedicated to the apostle Peter as patron. Today it serves as a parish church for the parish of St. Peter / St. Emmeran.

Wikipedia: St. Peter's Church, Mainz (EN)

183 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Landesmuseum Mainz

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The Landesmuseum Mainz, or Mainz State Museum, is a museum of art and history in Mainz, Germany. In March 2010 it reopened in full after an extensive renovation.

Wikipedia: Landesmuseum Mainz (EN), Website

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Naturhistorisches Museum

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The Natural History Museum Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz (nhm) in Mainz is the largest museum of its kind in Rhineland-Palatinate. The focus of the exhibitions and collections is on the biosciences and geosciences in Rhineland-Palatinate and its partner country Rwanda. Since 1 August 2019, Bernd Herkner has been the director, succeeding Michael Schmitz.

Wikipedia: Naturhistorisches Museum (Mainz) (DE)

311 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Karmeliterkirche

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KarmeliterkircheRudolf Stricker / Attribution

The Carmelite Church in Mainz is a listed Roman Catholic church. Since 1924 it has been used by the Carmelite mendicant order. The three-aisled Gothic basilica with turret is located in the old town at Karmeliterplatz 5.

Wikipedia: Karmeliterkirche (Mainz) (DE)

643 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 12: Kurfürstliches Schloss

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The Electoral Palace of Mainz is the former city residence of the Archbishops of Mainz, who as such were also electors and sovereigns of the Electoral State of Mainz.

Wikipedia: Kurfürstliches Schloss Mainz (DE)

1055 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 13: Reduit

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Reduit Markus Schweiss / CC BY-SA 3.0

The building in Mainz-Kastel, now known as "the Reduit", originally served as the Reduit barracks of the Kastel bridgehead of the Mainz Federal Fortress. Today, the plant is located in the Wiesbaden district of Mainz-Kastel between the Rhine and the (former) Taunus Railway, directly at Mainz-Kastel station.

Wikipedia: Reduit (Mainz-Kastel) (DE)

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