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Here art interested people will find the most different weatherproof sculptures made from concrete, clay and bronze like the holy Hildegard of Bingen. No matter if busts, torsos or angels, all of the artworks are unique and created y the artist Angelika Wirth.
This archaeological presentation area is divided into two levels. On the lower level there is a once underground water basin from the Carolingian era. On the intermediate level, which corresponds to the walking level of the 8th century, an incision in the ground allows one to see the exposed supply line of the basin. In the past, the basin was mistakenly called "Karlsbad". draws. In fact, it was related to a seven kilo meter long long-distance water pipeline running underground from Heidesheim the Wackernheimer Tal led to the Kaiserpfalz.…
The Bornheim lookout tower is located in the middle of the sea of vines and offers a wide view over Rhine-Hessian Switzerland. This is also the location of the "Hiwwelrast", a wine tasting stand run by the surrounding winegrowers.
A virtual tour in 360°-mode invites you to explore the exhibition rooms of the Museum at the Kaiserpfalz. This makes it possible to visit the museum at any time, even from a distance.
Almost four centuries after the Ingelheim imperial palace was established by the Carolingians, the Hohenstaufen had the entire Palatinate area renovated and converted into a castle. The semicircular building at the local site was secured by a defensive wall, the gate opening was closed. In the 14th century the Palatinate lost its function as a ruler's seat and an Augustinian canon monastery was set up in the Aula regia for a few decades. From 1402 the Palatinate area was released for settlement. The stable walls offered the residents safe…
This defensive tower is a part of the Staufer fortifications and was presumably established around 1160. The “Bolander” secured the southwest side of the Ingelheim palace and the “Rheingässer Tor.” An early pictorial representation of the hall area (name of the archaeological zone Kaiserpfalz Ingelheim since the early modern period) from the year 1545 by Sebastian Münster shows the original multi-storey tower with arrow slits and battlements (illustration in the museum at the Kaiserpfalz). The name…
For those who enjoy solving puzzles and exploring cities in teams, "City&Quest" is an exciting, creative way to discover the city of the Nibelungs. Visitors can choose between a German or English version of the game. The game starts at the cathedral. From there, the approximately 3 km long route leads to 11 more puzzle stations worth seeing - most in the middle of the city centre, some a little outside. The tour takes about 2.5 hours on foot. With the help of the mobile phone's GPS function and a free app, you can find your way around…
The medieval cemetery "Judensand" on Mombacher Straße is largely preserved. Time and again, expulsions of the Jewish community led to clearances and alterations, causing many gravestones to be lost. Since the 1860s, significant gravestones of Jewish origin have repeatedly surfaced during construction work in Mainz. In 1926, Rabbis Levi and Salfeld united prominent gravestones to create a memorial cemetery, in order to make the Jewish heritage visible and emphasize the community's location in Magenza and Germany. The oldest preserved…