Gustav-Adolf-Kirche

Ingelheim am Rhein

The Protestant Gustav Adolf Church

The Protestant church was built in 1910 in Art Nouveau style, after the former Reformed church in Kirchstraße from 1739 had become too small and dilapidated. It is named after King Gustav II Adolf, who entered the Thirty Years' War in 1630 as a Protestant army commander of the Swedes. His image is shown in a church window on the west side. For four years from the winter of 1631/32, the Swedes ruled the Ingelheim area after driving out the Spanish occupation.   The construction of the church was financed by donations, in which…

Wanderer vor Rotenfels

Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg

Rotenfels - höchste Steilwand Deutschlands nördlich der Alpen

The Rotenfels is a nature reserve and home to a variety of rare plants and animals found only here in the region. It is also an ideal place for hiking enthusiasts. One of many hiking trails leads directly along the entire rim of the rock massif. The Rotenfels lies on the left bank of the Nahe River between the villages Norheim and Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. The south-south-eastern border is defined by the Nahe Wine Route running at the foot of the slope and the outskirts of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. In the southwestern…

Stadecker Warte

Stadecken-Elsheim

Stadecker Warte

The Stadecker Warte was built in 1930 to stir pest control broth. Later it was extended and served as an observation post from which detonations were triggered by a firing range to drive away the flocks of starlings that had invaded the vineyards.

St. Quentin's

Mainz

St. Quintin

The parish church of St. Quentin's is the oldest parish church in Mainz, first documented in 774. It is a hall church in the late Gothic style built between 1288 and 1330. Its belfry dates from 1489 and included a watchman's dwelling. Today, it contains four bells, including the oldest bell in Mainz known as the "Lumpenglöckchen" a beehive bell made in 1250. To the left of the High Altar, we find a larger than life-sized statue of St. Quentin, the patron saint of prisoners. To the right is St. Blaise, the second patron saint of the…

Jupiter Column

Mainz

Jupitersäule

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.

Haus des Gastes

Bad Kreuznach

Haus des Gastes / Stiftung Kleinkunstbühne

After a chequered history, culture moved into a building erected in 1925 for the Freemasons in 2003. Seminars, conferences, theatre and concerts take place in the pleasant and spacious ambience of the House of the Guest and ensure a varied programme all year round. The concert and theatre hall is the centre of the House of the Guest. There is room for about 200 visitors. Two seminar and lecture rooms are also part of the room programme. The ideal place for conferences and congresses. Exhibitions by contemporary artists enrich the…

Mainzer Tor

Westhofen

Mainzer Tor

  Location of the Mainzer Tor The gatehouse flanked by a tower originally had towering gables. After bombardment by Spanish artillery in 1621 it was renewed in more modest form. Above the gate lived a porter. Until 1806 it had to close "at 10:00 pm". Canceled in 1898