Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Worms, Germany
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5.3 km
53 m
Explore Worms 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 WormsSight 1: Wasserturm Worms
The Worms Water Tower is a water tower in Worms, Germany, completed in 1890, and with a height of 58 meters, it is a structure that can be seen from afar.
Sight 2: Das Wormser
The Städtische Spiel- und Festhaus was a theatre and event building in Worms, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1889. The theatre hall was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1966 in modern forms. In the 2000s, the outbuildings with the catering wing were demolished to make way for the new construction of the Das Wormser culture and conference centre, and the listed theatre hall was integrated into it.
Sight 3: Lutherdenkmal
The Luther Monument is a group of statues that was erected in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, to commemorate the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. It was designed and partly made by Ernst Rietschel, and unveiled on 25 June 1868. The monument includes a group of bronze statues on stone plinths centred on a statue of Luther, surrounded by statues of related individuals and allegorical statues representing related towns. The elements are arranged in the shape of a castle, reflecting Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God".
Sight 4: 118er Denkmal
The 118 monument in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Worms is dedicated to the memory of the infantry regiment "Prinz Carl" No. 118 and its field formations during the First World War.
Sight 5: St. Martin
St. Martin is a Romanesque basilica in Worms, Germany.
Sight 6: Raschi-Haus
The Rashi House is a historic building in the Jewish quarter of the city of Worms. It is located in the south of the synagogue district and has always been an important part of Jewish Worms. In its approximately 800-year history, it has been used in various ways: as a Talmud school, hospital, dance and wedding house, rabbi's apartment and retirement home. Today it houses the Worms City Archive and the Jewish Museum Worms.
Sight 7: Synagoge
The Worms Synagogue, also known as Rashi Shul, is an 11th-century synagogue located in Worms, Germany. Situated in the northern part of the city center, the synagogue is one of the oldest in Germany. Because of its historical importance and its testimony to the European Jewish cultural tradition through millennia, the Worms Synagogue was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.
Sight 8: Mikwe
The mikveh in Worms dates back to the High Middle Ages.
Sight 9: Hagendenkmal
The Hagen Monument in Worms commemorates the sinking of the Nibelungen Treasure in the Rhine by Hagen von Tronje. It is considered the most important "testimony to the strengthening reception of the Nibelung in the early 20th century" in Worms and is a listed building.
Sight 10: Liebfrauenkirche
The Church of Our Lady in Worms was a collegiate church and is now a Roman Catholic parish church. It is the only surviving Gothic church in Worms.
Sight 11: Lukaskirche
St. Luke's Church is a Protestant church located in the north of the city of Worms.
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