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7 Mainz pleasant square with a statue VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
of the inventor. Set in its paving
The town, which grew out of the Roman military camp stones is a line marking the 50th Practical Information
Moguntiacum established in 39 BC, is today the capital of parallel. The Staatstheater (state Road map B5. * 190,000.
n Brückenturm, Rheinstraße 55
the Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz is the home of an important theatre) in the square is a late (06131-24 28 88). _ Mainzer
German television station (ZDF). It is also the main centre of Neo-Classical building (1829–33). Fastnacht (Jan/Feb), Johannis-
trade for the popular Rhine wines. Its splendid late-Roman- nacht (Jun), OpenOhr Festival
esque cathedral symbolizes the power of the Kurfürsten, (Whitsun), Mainzer Zeltfestival
the prince-electors, who used to crown German kings. (end of Jun/early Jul) Weinforum
Rheinhessen (Oct). ∑ mainz.de
Indisput ably the town’s most famous son is Johannes
Gutenberg – the inventor of printing. Transport
£ k Frankfurt am Main, 38 km
(23 miles) east.
P Kurfürstliches Schloß type. The letters were cast in
Peter-Altmeier-Allee. a special apparatus and set Landing stage for boats on the Rhine
Römisch-Germanisches in columns. Gutenberg Roman engin eers. Although
Zentralmuseum. himself prepared the Bible beautiful blue background, some 100 years later. The niche some of its pillars were 23 m
Tel (06131) 91 240. for printing and they depict biblical scenes, below the tower contains the (75 ft) high, the present remains
Open 10am–6pm publication in 1454–5. including Abraham with the Holy Tomb (around 1450). only reach up to 10 m (32 ft).
Tue–Sun. From the original 200 three travellers, the Patriarch
Construction of the copies, only 46 have pleading to God to spare the T Römersteine Environs
Baroque electoral survived to this day. Historic half-timbered houses righteous in Sodom and Southeast of the University The pride of Oppenheim, a
palace, which began The museum, which in Kirschgarten Gomorrah, Jacob’s dream, and campus are the impressive centre of the wine trade 20 km
in 1627 during the opened in 1900, shows a Moses with the Tablets of the remains of the Roman aqueduct, (12 miles) to the south, is its
rule of Archbishop reconstruction of the P Kirschgarten Ten Commandments. dating from the 1st century AD. Gothic Katharinenkirche, a
Georg von Greifenclau, master’s workshop from Near the Baroque hospital of The church interior contains The Zahlbach valley was a church built of red sandstone
was completed more 1450. The collection St Roch, built in 1721 and now many other interesting orig inal vantage point for the in the 13th–14th centuries.
than a century later, comprises priceless early an old people’s home, runs a features. The four large brass southwestern flank of the Roman The neighbouring hill and the
in 1775–6, under books, including the street called Kirschgarten candelabra were cast in Mainz camp, Castrum Moguntiacum, ruins of Landskron castle
Johann Fried rich Carl Gutenberg Bible and (cherry orchard). This is one of in 1509. The small polyptych but it presen ted a major provide the most spectacular
Joseph von Erthal. Statue of Gutenberg the Psalter published the loveliest parts of old Mainz, depicting the Crucifixion dates technical problem of supplying view over the Rhine valley. The
Today the palace in Gutenbergplatz in 1457 by Fust & which suffered serious damage from around 1400, while its the camp with drinking water. Weinbaumuseum, museum of
houses the fascinating Schöffer, Gutenberg’s in World War II. The well- movable wings were made The aqueduct was built by viticulture, is also worth visiting.
museum of Roman and erst while partners and latterday preserved complex of historic
Germanic history. creditors. The Psalter was the first half-timbered houses, dating
work to be printed using three from the 16th–18th centuries, Mainz City Centre
E Gutenberg-Museum different colours of ink. makes this district worth visiting Kurfürstliches RHEINALLEE
Liebfrauenplatz 5. Tel (06131) 12 26 40. and a pleasant place for a stroll. 1 Kurfürstliches Schloß Schloss
RHEINU FE R
Open 9am–5pm Tue–Sat, 11am–5pm P Mainzer Dom 2 Gutenberg-Museum
Flughafen
Sun. Closed public holidays. & See pp354–5. R St Stephan-Kirche 3 Mainzer Dom Deutschhaus 25 km (15 miles)
∑ gutenberg-museum.de Kleine Weißgasse 12. Tel (06131) 23 4 Gutenbergplatz KAISER-FRIEDRICH-STR. Jupiter-
Johannes Gensfleisch zum P Gutenbergplatz 16 40. Open Mar–Oct: 10am–5pm 5 Kirschgarten BAUHOFSTRASSE saule
Gutenberg became famous as A short distance from the Mon–Sat, noon–5pm Sun; Nov–Feb: 6 St Stephan-Kirche St Peter
the inventor of the printing Protestant parish church of 10am–4:30pm Mon–Sat, noon– HINTERE BLEICHE Zeughaus Rhein
process using movable metal St John is Gutenbergplatz, a 4:30pm Sun. MITTLERE BLEICHE Landesmuseum
This Gothic parish church was Mainz BAUERNGASSE ADE NAU ERU FE R
built in stages on the site of an BOPPSTRASSE EMMERANSSTRASSE KARMELITERSTR.
edifice dating from the 10th Hauptbahnhof
200m (220 yards)
century. Construction began GROSSE BLEICHE KLARASTRASSE Eiserner RHEINSTRASSE
Turm
in the mid-13th century and BAHNHOF STEINGASSE STADTHAUSSTRASSE SCHUSTERSTRASSE Knebelscher
continued until the end of the STRASSE Hof Rathaus
Domus
15th century. The resulting BINGER STR. Universitatis MAILANDSGASSE
church is a triple-nave hall with UMBACH GROSSE LANGGASSE MARKT Gutenberg-
Museum
eastern transept and a single- SCHILLERSTRASSE Staatsheater SCHÖFFERSTR. LIEBFRAUEN-
Mainz
PLATZ
nave choir. The adjacent late ALICENSTRASSE MÜNSTERSTRASSE Mainzer
15th-century cloisters are a true WALPODENSTRASSE LUDWIGSSTR. GUTENBERG- Dom GALLUSGASSE OPPENHEIM
PLATZ
GREBENSTRASSE
gem of late-Gothic design. The Fastnacht- NASENGÄSSCHEN
original stained-glass windows brunnen H IMM ELG.
in the presbytery, destroyed in KUPFERBERGTERRASSE W EISSLILIENGASSE KIRSCH- AUGUSTINERSTR.
World War II, were replaced by GAUSTRASSE STEFANS BERG GARTEN BADERG.
six new ones in 1978–81, 0 metres 250
Kirche
designed and partly made by St Stephan
The Baroque Kurfürstliches Schloß and museum Marc Chagall. Set against a 0 yards 250 STEFANSTRASSE
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p499 and pp524–5 Römersteine For key to symbols see back flap
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