Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Mainz, Germany

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 71 m
Descend 40 m

Experience Mainz 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 MainzIndividual Sights in Mainz

Sight 1: Kunsthalle Mainz

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The Kunsthalle Mainz is an exhibition center for contemporary art. It is located in the boiler and engine house in Mainz's customs port, which was planned by Eduard Kreyßig in 1887. The building was rebuilt in 2006 by the Mainz municipal utilities. The former energy centre of the Zollhafen has served as an art gallery since its opening on 1 March 2008.

Wikipedia: Kunsthalle Mainz (DE), Website

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Grüne Brücke

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The Green Bridge is a small art and natural landscape in Mainz-Neustadt that has existed since 1981 and was designed in 1977 by the environmental artist Dieter Magnus, who lived in Neustadt at the time. The planning civil engineer was Horst Waldmann. The Green Bridge has become a model for near-natural design in public spaces that has attracted much attention nationwide. Among other things, Dieter Magnus received the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon for this work in 2012.

Wikipedia: Grüne Brücke (Mainz) (DE)

445 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Neue Synagoge Mainz

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The New Synagogue is a Jewish congregation, community center, and synagogue, located on Synagogenplatz, Mainz in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in Germany. The Modernist-styled building was erected in 2010, on the site of the former main synagogue, destroyed in 1938, on the Hindenburgstraße of Mainz Neustadt.

Wikipedia: New Synagogue (Mainz) (EN)

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: David Julius Levi

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The list of stumbling stones in Mainz contains all stumbling stones that have been laid by Gunter Demnig in Mainz and the AKK suburbs. They are intended to commemorate the victims of National Socialism who had their last known residence in Mainz before they were deported, murdered, expelled or driven to suicide.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Mainz (DE)

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Peter-Cornelius-Platz

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Peter-Cornelius-Platz Wikimedia-User Jivee Blau / CC BY-SA 3.0

Peter-Cornelius-Platz is a square and street in Mainz-Neustadt that is important in terms of building culture and urban development. Both the square is a monument zone and the buildings containing and adjacent buildings are designated as cultural monuments.

Wikipedia: Peter-Cornelius-Platz (DE)

874 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Denkmalzone Königliche Conserven-Fabrik

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The Army Cannery is a former infrastructure facility of the Mainz Fortress.

Wikipedia: Armee-Konservenfabrik (DE)

813 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: St. Rabanus Maurus

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St. Rabanus Maurus is a Catholic church in the Mainz district of Hartenberg, dedicated to the Archbishop of Mainz, Rabanus Maurus. Together with the parish of St. John Evangelist in Münchfeld, it is one of two places of worship in the parish of Don Bosco.

Wikipedia: St. Rabanus Maurus (Mainz) (DE), Url

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