This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Tourist Spot Attractions In Mainz

x
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 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 Elector...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Tourist Spot Attractions In Mainz

  • 1. Mainz Cathedral (Dom) Mainz
    Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz. Mainz Cathedral is predominantly Romanesque in style, but later exterior additions over many centuries have resulted in the appearance of various architectural influences seen today. It comprises three naves and stands under the patronage of Saint Martin of Tours. The eastern quire is dedicated to Saint Stephen. The interior of the cathedral houses tombs and funerary monuments of former powerful Electoral-prince-archbishops, or Kurfürst-Erzbischöfe, of the diocese and contains religious works of art spanning a millennium. The cathedral also has a ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. St. Augustine's Church Mainz
    The Order of Saint Augustine , generally called Augustinians or Austin Friars , is a Catholic religious order. It was founded in 1254 by bringing together several eremetical orders in the Tuscany region who were following the Rule of St. Augustine, written by St. Augustine of Hippo in the 5th Century. In its establishment in its current form, it was shaped as a mendicant order, one of the four great orders which follow that way of life. The order has done much to extend the influence of the Church, to propagate the Roman Catholic Faith and to advance learning. The order has, in particular, spread internationally the veneration of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Good Counsel .
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Christuskirche Mainz
    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 air raids of World War II the church was reconstructed between 1952 and 1954. The congregation forms part of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau. In the predominantly Catholic Mainz of 1802, only some hundred Protestants could be traced at the end of the Ancien Régime. Napoleon Bonaparte was the first to grant them the right of freely practising their religion and he expanded their civil rights. Previously Protestants had the status of „tolerated“ human beings, a status they shared with the Jews. Around the year 1900 already 33% of the inhabitants of Mainz had the Protestant conf...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 5. St. Peter Mainz
    St. Peter's Church is located beneath Deutschhaus Mainz in the northwest of the historical center of Mainz, Germany. It is the 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.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 8. Opel Arena Mainz
    Opel Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany that was opened in July 2011. It is used for football matches, and hosts the home matches of the German Bundesliga side Mainz 05. The stadium has a capacity of 34,034 people, of which 19,700 seated, and replaces the Bruchweg stadium, Stadion am Bruchweg. The stadium was originally named Coface Arena after a sponsorship deal with COFACE. In July 2016, the stadium arrived at its current name, per a naming rights agreement with Opel.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 9. Theatre of Ancient Rome Mainz
    Theatres built during the Roman period may be found all over the area of the Roman Empire. Some were older theatres that were re-worked.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 14. Roman Aqueduct Mainz
    The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders. The following list constitutes an attempt to list all known surviving remains of Roman bridges. A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes any of these features: Roman arches Roman pillars Roman foundations Roman abutments Roman roadway Roman cutwatersAlso listed are bridges which feature substantially Roman material , as long as the later bridge is erected on the site of a Roman precursor. Finally, incidences where only inscriptions lay testimony to a former Roman bridge are also included. In the following, bridges are classified either according to their material or their function. Most data not otherwise marked comes from O’Connor's Roman Bridges which lists 330 stone bridges for traffic, 34 timber bridges and 54 aqued...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 15. Stadion am Bruchweg Mainz
    The Bruchwegstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Mainz, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 18,700 people and was built in 1929. It was the home stadium of Bundesliga club Mainz 05 before replaced by Coface Arena in 2011. It is currently used for youth football matches of Mainz 05.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mainz Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu