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The town hall in Bodenheim is a typical example of the Franconian-Hessian half-timbered construction style of the Renaissance around 1600 and is considered one of the most beautiful half-timbered houses in Rheinhessen. The renovation was completed in 2023; it now shines in new splendour in the old town centre of the wine-growing community of Bodenheim. It was built in 1608 under the then lord of the village, Provost Anton Walpot von Bassenheim, as a new courthouse for the Mainz Knights' Abbey of St Alban. In the bay window, we recognise the…
Oppenheim has a lot to offer! Our tour "Vun Allem Ebbes" is like a kaleidoscope that shows you the various highlights of our historic old town - ideal as an introduction and for an initial orientation. The contents include short impulses on St. Catherine's Church, the historic old town and the cellar labyrinth, which will definitely whet your appetite for more! Public guided tour (every 1st Saturday of the month at 2:30 pm) or private tour for closed groups (max. 20 people) Duration: approx. 1.5 hours (3 x 30 min) Not suitable for people…
The builders, employed by Jacob von Landshut in Herrnsheim erected the integrated new church building in Bechtolsheim between 1482 - 1492. It gives the impression of a compact building with high saddle-roof and separate belfry from the outside. The inside offers an overwhelming impression of space with a wide, light hall. The vault and nave are the same height and are covered with an arched ceiling in what seems to be endless rapport. We have to thank Philipp Kämmerer of Worms of Dahlberg for this creation. As spokesman and manager for…
An event venue with a WOW effect! Visitors to the kING Kultur- und Kongresshalle experience cultural enjoyment at the highest level! With 324 windows and hardly a straight wall, it is an architectural eye-catcher in the centre of Ingelheim. However, its true greatness is revealed inside: Since its opening in 2017, the multifunctional concert and congress hall has enriched Ingelheim's cultural life with a varied programme of events and attracts people from the region and far beyond to the red wine town. Whether concerts or musicals, shows…
The 1914 erected on the Liebfrauenberg pillar reminiscent of a pilgrimage chapel, which was built by the Dalbergern and whose existence on the Liebfrauenberg in 1326 is mentioned in a document.
Two hundred thousand visitors per year cleary shows that St. Stephen's is well worth a visit! Tourists from all over the world walk up the incline of Stephansberg to see the brilliant blue stained glass windows by Marc Chagall. The reconstruction and restoration of the Gothic church, which was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War, also led to its revival as a spiritual place. More than a thousand years ago in 990, Willigis, Archbishop and Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire endowed a collegiate foundation here and…
Whether you are coming from the Autobahn (A63), the Pariser Strasse (L401) or the federal road (B420) in the direction of Nierstein, you can see the Protestant mountain church in the middle of the vineyards from almost anywhere. The mountain church, built in the style of a Romanesque basilica, impresses with an ensemble of different architectural styles - the square Romanesque tower, the Gothic nave and the late Gothic chancel. After a fire in the 16th century, the high choir with ogival windows and star vaults was added, so that only the…