Mainz Germany - City Tour Summer 2018
Welcome to Mainz !
We visited Mainz in Summer 2018 for 3 Days. Stayed at the Hilton Hotels.
Mainz is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The city is located on the Rhine river at its confluence with the Main river, opposite Wiesbaden on the border with Hesse. Mainz is an independent city with a population of 206,628 (2015) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.
Mainz was founded as Mogontiacum by the Romans in the 1st Century BC during Classical antiquity, serving as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire and as the provincial capital of Germania Superior. Mainz became an important city in the 8th Century AD as part of the Holy Roman Empire, becoming the capital of the Electorate of Mainz and seat of the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, the Primate of Germany. Mainz is famous as the home of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable-type printing press, who in the early 1450s manufactured his first books in the city, including the Gutenberg Bible. Historically, before the 20th century, the city was known in English as Mentz and in French as Mayence. Mainz was heavily damaged during World War II, with more than 30 air raids destroying about 80 percent of the city's center, including most of the historic buildings. Today, Mainz is a transport hub and a center of wine production.
Main Sights:
Romano-Germanic Central Museum (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum). It is home to Roman, Medieval, and earlier artifacts.
Museum of Ancient Seafaring (Museum für Antike Schifffahrt). It houses the remains of five Roman boats from the late 4th century, discovered in the 1980s.
Roman remains, including Jupiter's column, Drusus' mausoleum, the ruins of the theatre and the aqueduct.
Mainz Cathedral of St. Martin (Mainzer Dom), over 1,000 years old.
St. John's Church, 7th-century church building
Staatstheater Mainz
The Iron Tower (Eisenturm, tower at the former iron market), a 13th-century gate-tower.
The Wood Tower (Holzturm, tower at the former wood market), a 15th-century gate tower.
The Gutenberg Museum – exhibits an original Gutenberg Bible amongst many other printed books from the 15th century and later.
The Mainz Old Town – what's left of it, the quarter south of the cathedral survived World War II.
The old arsenal, the central arsenal of the fortress Mainz during the 17th and 18th century
The Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliches Schloss), residence of the prince-elector.
The Marktbrunnen, one of the largest Renaissance fountains in Germany.
Domus Universitatis (1615), for centuries the tallest edifice in Mainz.
Christ Church (Christuskirche), built 1898–1903, bombed in 1945 and rebuilt in 1948–1954.
The Church of St. Stephan, with post-war windows by Marc Chagall.
Citadel.
The ruins of the church St. Christoph, a World War II memorial
Schönborner Hof (1668).
Rococo churches of St. Augustin (the Augustinerkirche, Mainz) and St. Peter (the Peterskirche, Mainz).
Churches of St. Ignatius (1763) and St. Quintin.
Erthaler Hof (1743)
The Baroque Bassenheimer Hof (1750)
The Botanischer Garten der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, a botanical garden maintained by the university
Landesmuseum Mainz, state museum with archaeology and art.
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) – one of the largest public German TV-Broadcaster.
New synagogue in Mainz
Kunsthalle Mainz – museum for contemporary art
Mainz ist die Landeshauptstadt des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz und mit 217.118 Einwohnern zugleich dessen größte Stadt. Mainz ist kreisfrei, eines der fünf rheinland-pfälzischen Oberzentren und Teil des Rhein-Main-Gebiets. Mit der angrenzenden hessischen Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden bildet es ein länderübergreifendes Doppelzentrum mit rund 490.000 Einwohnern.
Die zu römischer Zeit gegründete Stadt ist Sitz der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, des römisch-katholischen Bistums Mainz sowie mehrerer Fernseh- und Rundfunkanstalten, wie des Südwestrundfunks (SWR) und des Zweiten Deutschen Fernsehens (ZDF). Mainz ist eine Hochburg der rheinischen Fastnacht.
Kirchen:
Dom St. Martin, St. Stephan (Chagallfenster), St. Quintin, Augustinerkirche, St. Peter, St. Ignaz, Christuskirche, Johanniskirche, Antoniterkapelle, Karmeliterkirche, St. Emmeran, Auferstehungskirche, Altmünsterkirche, St. Christoph
Profanbauten:
Kurfürstliches Schloss, Deutschhaus (heute Landtag), Neues Zeughaus (heute Staatskanzlei), Erthaler Hof, Osteiner Hof, Bassenheimer Hof, Schönborner Hof, Zitadelle, Älterer Dalberger Hof, Jüngerer Dalberger Hof, Gästehaus des Bentzelschen Hofs, Algesheimer Hof, Eisenturm, Holzturm, Zum Römischen Kaiser, Rathaus
Plätze und Sonstiges:
Schillerplatz, Kirschgarten, Ballplatz, Karmeliterplatz, Römersteine,
Sektkellerei Kupferberg, Stadtpark, Lennebergwald, Naturschutzgebiet Mainzer Sand, Botanischer Garten, Hauptfriedhof Mainz, Römisches Theater Mainz (Ausgrabungen), Kriegsmahnmal St. Christoph, Dativius-Victor-Bogen, Theodor-Heuss-Brücke, Höfchen, Liebfrauenplatz
Destination 2017: Mainz
The city of Mainz, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, has a history spanning 2,000 years. From ancient Roman remains to 20th century concrete, Mainz is a chaotic showcase of city planning through the ages.
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Mainz | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:27 1 Geography
00:01:37 1.1 Topography
00:03:33 1.2 Climate
00:03:48 2 History
00:03:57 2.1 Roman Mogontiacum
00:07:56 2.2 Frankish Mainz
00:13:36 2.3 Christian Mainz
00:16:10 2.4 Early Jewish community
00:17:57 2.5 Republic of Mainz
00:20:00 2.6 Rhenish Hesse
00:21:28 2.7 Industrial expansion
00:23:24 2.8 20th century
00:27:11 2.9 Minority groups
00:27:26 3 Cityscape
00:27:35 3.1 Architecture
00:30:59 4 Main sights
00:33:51 5 Administration
00:35:17 5.1 Coat of arms
00:35:37 6 Culture
00:38:08 7 Education
00:38:27 8 Sports
00:40:23 8.1 USC Mainz
00:43:02 8.2 Mainz Athletics
00:43:39 9 Economy
00:43:48 9.1 Wine centre
00:45:03 9.2 Other industries
00:45:31 10 Transport
00:46:08 10.1 Rail
00:47:17 10.1.1 Operational usage
00:47:25 10.2 Public transportation
00:47:45 10.3 Cycling
00:48:23 10.4 Air transportation
00:49:10 11 Notable people
00:49:27 12 International relations
00:49:39 13 Alternative names
00:50:20 14 See also
00:50:35 15 Notes and references
00:50:45 16 Sources
00:52:07 17 External links
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Mainz ( MYNTS, German: [maɪnts] (listen) is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The city is located on the Rhine river at its confluence with the Main river, opposite Wiesbaden on the border with Hesse. Mainz is an independent city with a population of 217,118 (2018) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.Mainz was founded as Mogontiacum by the Romans in the 1st Century BC during Classical antiquity, serving as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire and as the provincial capital of Germania Superior. Mainz became an important city in the 8th Century AD as part of the Holy Roman Empire, becoming the capital of the Electorate of Mainz and seat of the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, the Primate of Germany. Mainz is famous as the home of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable-type printing press, who in the early 1450s manufactured his first books in the city, including the Gutenberg Bible. Historically, before the 20th century, the city was known in English as Mentz and in French as Mayence. Mainz was heavily damaged during World War II, with more than 30 air raids destroying about 80 percent of the city's center, including most of the historic buildings. Today, Mainz is a transport hub and a center of wine production.
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Mainz (; German: [maɪ̯nt͡s] (listen); Latin: Mogontiacum, French: Mayence) is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The city is located on the Rhine river at its confluence with the Main river, opposite Wiesbaden on the border with Hesse. Mainz is an independent city with a population of 206,628 (2015) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.Mainz was founded by the Romans in the 1st Century BC during the Classical antiquity era, serving as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire and as the provincial capital of Germania Superior. Mainz became an important city in the 8th Century AD as part of the Holy Roman Empire, becoming the capital of the Electorate of Mainz and seat of the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, the Primate of Germany. Mainz is famous as the home of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable-type printing press, who in the early 1450s manufactured his first books in the city, including the Gutenberg Bible. Historically, before the 20th century, the city was known in English as Mentz and in French as Mayence. Mainz was heavily damaged during World War II, with more than 30 air raids destroying about 80 percent of the city's center, including most of the historic buildings. Today, Mainz is a transport hub and a center of wine production.
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Roman bridges, built by ancient Romans, were the first large and lasting bridges built. Roman bridges were built with stone and had the arch as the basic structure (see arch bridge). Most utilized concrete as well, which the Romans were the first to use for bridges.
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The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Rōmānum, Classical Latin: [ɪmˈpɛ.ri.ũː roːˈmaː.nũː]; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr. Basileia tōn Rhōmaiōn) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization. It had a government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia. The city of Rome served as its capital until the seat of the imperial government was shifted to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in the 4th century AD.
The previous Republic, which had replaced Rome's monarchy in the 6th century BC, became severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict. In the mid-1st century BC Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and executions continued, culminating in the victory of Octavian, Caesar's adopted son, over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt. Octavian's power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title Augustus, effectively making him the first emperor.
The first two centuries of the Empire were a period of unprecedented stability and prosperity known as the Pax Romana (Roman Peace). It reached its greatest territorial expanse during the reign of Trajan (98–117 AD). A period of increasing trouble and decline began with the reign of Commodus. In the 3rd century, the Empire underwent a crisis that threatened its existence, but was reunified and stabilized under the emperors Aurelian and Diocletian. Christians rose to power in the 4th century, during which time a system of dual rule was developed in the Greek East and Latin West. Simultaneously, the Migration Period involving large invasions by Germanic peoples and the Huns of Attila led to the decline of the Western Roman Empire. With the deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire was formally abolished by Odoacer, King of Italy. The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, continued until 1453 with the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire.
Due to the Roman Empire's vast extent and long endurance, the institutions and culture of Rome had a profound and lasting influence on the development of language, religion, architecture, philosophy, law, and forms of government in the territory it governed, particularly Europe. The Latin language of the Romans evolved into the Romance languages of the medieval and modern world. Its adoption of Christianity led to the formation of Christendom during the Middle Ages. Classical and Roman art had a profound impact on the late medieval Italian Renaissance, while Rome's republican institutions influenced the political development of later republics such as the United States. Rome's architectural tradition served as the basis for Neoclassical architecture.
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The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Rōmānum, Classical Latin: [ɪmˈpɛ.ri.ũː roːˈmaː.nũː]; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr. Basileia tōn Rhōmaiōn) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization. It had a government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia. The city of Rome served as its capital until the seat of the imperial government was shifted to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in the 4th century AD.
The previous Republic, which had replaced Rome's monarchy in the 6th century BC, became severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict. In the mid-1st century BC Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and executions continued, culminating in the victory of Octavian, Caesar's adopted son, over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt. Octavian's power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title Augustus, effectively making him the first emperor.
The first two centuries of the Empire were a period of unprecedented stability and prosperity known as the Pax Romana (Roman Peace). It reached its greatest territorial expanse during the reign of Trajan (98–117 AD). A period of increasing trouble and decline began with the reign of Commodus. In the 3rd century, the Empire underwent a crisis that threatened its existence, but was reunified and stabilized under the emperors Aurelian and Diocletian. Christians rose to power in the 4th century, during which time a system of dual rule was developed in the Greek East and Latin West. Simultaneously, the Migration Period involving large invasions by Germanic peoples and the Huns of Attila led to the decline of the Western Roman Empire. With the deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire was formally abolished by Odoacer, King of Italy. The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, continued until 1453 with the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire.
Due to the Roman Empire's vast extent and long endurance, the institutions and culture of Rome had a profound and lasting influence on the development of language, religion, architecture, philosophy, law, and forms of government in the territory it governed, particularly Europe. The Latin language of the Romans evolved into the Romance languages of the medieval and modern world. Its adoption of Christianity led to the formation of Christendom during the Middle Ages. Classical and Roman art had a profound impact on the late medieval Italian Renaissance, while Rome's republican institutions influenced the political development of later republics such as the United States. Rome's architectural tradition served as the basis for Neoclassical architecture.
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EPISODIO 50 de PERO ESO ES OTRA HISTORIA (web serie documental)
Documental sobre la Historia del Imperio Romano. Documentary about the history of the roman empire.
Después de la caída de la dinastía de los Flavio llegó la de los Antoninos, y con ellos el esplendor y máxima expansión del Imperio Romano. Trajano conquistó Mesopotamia y Dacia, y Adriano se hizo fuerte en Britania mientras trataba de sofocar las revueltas de los judíos en las Guerras Judeo-Romanas.
Por otro lado, sus sucesores Antonino Pío, Marco Aurelio, Lucio Vero y Cómodo tuvieron que hacer frente a grandes invasiones de pueblos germanos del norte y, como no, de los partos. Con Cómodo acabó este periodo de esplendor y comenzó la decadencia. Para empezar, una guerra civil conocida como el año de los 5 emperadores y después la Dinastía Severa.
Estos emperadores fueron de mal en peor. Septimio Severo, Caracalla, Heliogábalo, Alejandro Severo... Todos acabaron siendo asesinados por sus generales y dejando al Imperio romano con una inestabilidad tan severa que precipitaría su caída.
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Nerva | Wikipedia audio article
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Nerva
00:01:46 1 Early career
00:01:55 1.1 Family
00:03:34 1.2 Imperial service
00:06:59 2 Emperor
00:07:08 2.1 Accession
00:09:43 2.2 Administration
00:13:10 2.3 Crisis of succession
00:17:11 3 Death and legacy
00:22:20 4 In popular culture
00:22:42 5 Nerva–Antonine family tree
00:22:52 6 See also
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Nerva (; Latin: Marcus Cocceius Nerva Caesar Augustus; 8 November 30 – 27 January 98 AD) was Roman emperor from 96 to 98. Nerva became emperor at the age of 65, after a lifetime of imperial service under Nero and the rulers of the Flavian dynasty. Under Nero, he was a member of the imperial entourage and played a vital part in exposing the Pisonian conspiracy of 65. Later, as a loyalist to the Flavians, he attained consulships in 71 and 90 during the reigns of Vespasian and Domitian, respectively.
On 18 September 96, Domitian was assassinated in a palace conspiracy involving members of the Praetorian Guard and several of his freedmen. On the same day, Nerva was declared emperor by the Roman Senate. This was the first time the Senate elected a Roman emperor. As the new ruler of the Roman Empire, he vowed to restore liberties which had been curtailed during the autocratic government of Domitian.
Nerva's brief reign was marred by financial difficulties and his inability to assert his authority over the Roman army. A revolt by the Praetorian Guard in October 97 essentially forced him to adopt an heir. After some deliberation Nerva adopted Trajan, a young and popular general, as his successor. After barely fifteen months in office, Nerva died of natural causes on 27 January 98. Upon his death he was succeeded and deified by Trajan.
Although much of his life remains obscure, Nerva was considered a wise and moderate emperor by ancient historians. Nerva's greatest success was his ability to ensure a peaceful transition of power after his death by selecting Trajan as his heir, thus founding the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.