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In Ockenheim, the Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul invites you on a journey into the past. The building from the late 18th century impresses with its baroque architecture and the magnificent saint figures. The tower proudly rises above the village, and the interior is a true masterpiece of baroque art. It's worth taking a moment to pause and let the spiritual atmosphere affect you.
Since its founding in 1966, the Unterhaus in Mainz has been one of the most renowned venues for cabaret and small-scale arts in Germany. In the characteristic vaults of the stage, both established artists and emerging talents perform – always with the aim of creatively reflecting current events and moving the audience to laugh, think, and empathize. In addition to a versatile stage program, the Unterhaus is the annual host of the German Small Arts Prize, one of the most significant awards of its kind. This makes the theater not only a…
The Oppenheim Toad Fountain was once used to supply water to the town of Oppenheim. Today, you can take a break here if you are walking along the Rheinterrassenweg.
Epitaph at the Windhäuser Hof in honor of Jeanbon Saint-André, created to commemorate his 200th anniversary of death in 2013. Jeanbon Saint-André served as General Commissioner of the four left bank Départements established in 1798 under Napoleon Bonaparte starting in 1801. From February 1802, he acted as the French prefect of the Département du Mont-Tonnerre based in Mainz. In 1809, he acquired the Windhäuser Hof, which he subsequently used as a summer residence.
The Aula regia, the throne hall of the Ingelheim imperial palace, was built at the end of the 8th century and is part of the founding building under Karl the great (747 / 48−814). The throne hall was the most important public building and served as a representative meeting place. This shows also on the basis of their high-quality building equipment, the remains of which were found during archaeological excavations. Parts of the from antiquity Inspired building jewelry, including fragments of the wall paintings and the precious…
Theater StreuLicht: A Sensory Journey into the Moment – in a Unique Place “Aesthetic experience is a manifestation, it is a testimony and celebration of the life of a civilization, a means to advance its development, as well as the final judgment on the quality of a civilization.” – John Dewey Theater StreuLicht, with its performance and production venue in Schornsheim, is a member of the State Association of Professional Independent Theaters in Rhineland-Palatinate (Laprofth). In a former horse stable, theater…
For a long time it was believed that the hall church was Charlemagne's palatine chapel. Archaeological excavations from 1960 to 1963 showed, however, that the church was not built until after the year 900, under Ottonian rule. However, the latest charcoal samples from the foundation date the church to the years 1027-1154, i.e. the time of the Salians. In 2004 archaeologists found two early medieval predecessor buildings to the north of the hall church during excavations. They probably served Charlemagne and the following rulers as a small…
Since April 2005, the Museum for Puppet Theatre, or PuK for short, has been a magnet for visitors in the cultural district of Bad Kreuznach. The art of puppet theatre has always offered both young and old visitors a very special kind of experience: meet theatre figures in many different guises, celebrities from different generations: Puppet stars from film and television, solidly carved wooden heads, filigree shadow figures or even infernal furies, who will carry you off into their fascinating world on over 900 m² of exhibition space.…