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The coexistence of Roman and Germanic deity worship is exemplarily reflected in the column. 28 reliefs depict Roman and Celtic deities. Currently, the column, which is a copy, has been dismantled due to insufficient stability. It is now being restored in segments. The original Jupiter column is located in the State Museum.
Bad Münster am Stein - Ebernbu
Surrounded by shady trees, the Old Johanneskirche, the oldest preserved building in the district of Ebernburg and indeed the entire city, stands in the cemetery. The whitewashed church was built before the year 1200 and was first mentioned in writing in 1212. Its location between the hill of Ebernburg and the massive porphyry masses of the Rotenfels gives the place a particularly romantic aura. The church was part of the city wall, which is why it was called a fortified church. The marked feature is the pyramid-shaped roof of the square…
The cross vault of the former winegrowers' farm is used in the Augenwaide as a sales room for flowers and decorations. The origin of the typical Rhine-Hessian vaults dates back to the early 19th century. In the course of secularisation, during which church properties, among other things, were nationalised, farm animals moved into cross-vaulted cellars for the first time. Lightweight brick was easy to work with and did not rot; it was also fireproof and more hygienic. Another reason for this construction method is the tried-and-tested…
The Zehntscheune is the oldest economic building in the village. The rubble stone building with a hipped roof is believed to have been constructed around 1700. By 1350, all properties of Wackernheim had passed to the Mainz Cathedral Chapter through exchange or purchase from the Abbey of Fulda. From the yields of a total of 481 acres of arable land and vineyards, the tenth part was received. Since the taxes were paid in kind, a larger barn was needed to collect and store them. As early as 1450, a Zehntscheune is mentioned in Wackernheim. In…
The Trullo - the Trulli - the special little vineyard house in Rheinhessen. Former shelters in the vineyards for the workers, but also intended for the "Wingertschütz" who guarded the vineyards. This vineyard hut stands out in its form. Its barrel roof is unique in the whole area.
The synagogue in Mainz-Weisenau was built in 1737/38 and is the only house of Jewish worship in Mainz that survived the time of the Nazi regime and the Second World War without damage. Incidentally, it is also the oldest still intact building in Weisenau. In the 18th century, about a quarter of the inhabitants of the village of Weisenau were Jewish, and the community therefore had its own synagogue at Wormser Strasse. The building was badly damaged during the siege of Mainz in 1793, and it took 25 years to restore the synagogue to its…
The church shows an impressive interplay of Baroque as an expression of joyful faith and Classicism as an expression of reason. Between the strict lines of Classicism, lush stucco work and putti appear. Ceiling paintings tell of the life and death of St. Ignatius. They were originally created by the Baroque painter Johann Baptist Enderle but have been restored multiple times. Highly notable is the Classicist organ case (1774-81) above the main entrance, the organ itself dates from 1837. Under the church is a crypt, where along with clergy…
A grid gate leads to the grounds of the modern Jewish cemetery. This was established at the latest in the 18th century in the former bastion, a strip only five meters wide next to the Aula regia. Presumably, the majority of the graves date from the 19th century; however, due to the severe weathering of the gravestones, a precise dating is no longer possible. After the Nazi takeover, the Jewish cemetery was expropriated in 1935. All 25 gravestones were relocated to the Jewish cemetery in Ober-Ingelheim. During the redesign of the access to…