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Lindenhof 1, 64283 Darmstadt
In the Hinkelsturm, a defensive tower of the Darmstadt city wall, the small museum documents life in the former old town of Darmstadt on three floors. A detailed model of the houses and alleyways on a scale of 1:160 illustrates the narrowness of the old town and brings the quarter back to li...
Kleinschmidt-Steg, 64283 Darmstadt
The Datterich fountain is located north of the Justus Liebig House on Kleinschmidt-Steg. Special feature: the moving figures! The fountain sculpture originally stood in front of the entrance to the Luisencenter. The fountain is a bronze sculpture consisting of bronze figures standing on a la...
Pützerstr.6, 64287 Darmstadt
The "Ledigenwohnheim“, a hostel for single people, was built to the plans of Ernst Neufer in 1954/5 and is one of the five completed "Meisterbauten“ on the Mathildenhoehe in Darmstadt. Neufert’s plans were used in a slightly changed form by the "Bauverein“ for working class accomodation. The...
Karolinenplatz 3, 64289 Darmstadt
The neo-classical building, home today to numerous archives, was first opened in 1819 as a court theatre, designed by Georg Moller. With room for almost two thousand spectators, Grand Duke Ludwig 1 wanted to open the opera to a broader public. It has not been used as an opera house since it ...
Alexandraweg 28, 64287 Darmstadt
Joseph Maria Olbrich‘s house was built in 1901 as part of the exhibition ‘A Document of German Art’. Situated at the foot of the Ernst Ludwig House, the main entrance was orientated towards its open staircase. The almost square building with a tile-red roof was given special accents by the b...
Eugen-Bracht-Weg 6, 64287 Darmstadt
The villa on the edge of the Mathildenhoehe was built in 1908 for Paul Ostermann, the director of the collection of the grand duchy, by Alfred Messel, the architect of the state museum. The classsical style of the villa bears no relation to the Art Nouveau of the neighbouring Artists‘ Colony...
Erich-Ollenhauer-Promenade, 64283 Darmstadt
A wall with history A side entrance to the old Darmstadt prison on the Erich Ollenhauer Promenade was restored by the Darmstadt Technical University in accordance with the preservation order and now invites visitors to linger. Built in 1834 as the Grand Ducal Provincial Detention Centre, the...
Olbrichweg 13, 64287 Darmstadt
The tower with its distinctive spire, which looks like the five fingers of a hand, was a gift from the city of Darmstadt for the wedding of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig to Princess Eleonore von Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in 1905.
Luisenplatz 2, 64283 Darmstadt
The Collegiate House was built between 1777 and 1780 on the north side of the Luisenplatz as seat of the ministeries. The plans were made by the chief planning officer of Hanau, Franz Ludwig von Cancrin. The west wing was added in 1845, the east wing in 1889. Both connect the collegiate buil...
Wilhelm-Glässing-Str.26, 64283 Darmstadt
The New Synagogue of the Jewish community was inaugurated in 1988 on the fiftieth anniversary of the " Reichspogromnacht“. The city of Darmstadt donated the stained-glass window. Until 1938, there had been two synagogues in Darmstadt: one orthodox and the other liberal. A memorial to the lib...
Pädagogstr., 64283 Darmstadt
Darmstadt’s first higher school, the Paedagog, specialised in teaching boys latin and greek in preparation for attending the Hessen state university in Giessen. Built between 1627 and 1629, the building contained an apartment for the school director as well as classroms. Famous pupils includ...
Residenzschloss 1, 64283 Darmstadt
The palace of the counts of Hessen-Darmstadt and the Grand Dukes of Hessen and Rhine was originally a moated castle. The building consists of wings in renaissance style and the new baroque castle, designed by Louis Remy de la Fosse. The Palace Museum is located in the bell building and the G...
Residenzschloss 1, 64283 Darmstadt
The versatile collection of the museum, founded in 1924 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, takes you on a journey throug the centuries with its numerous regional and family history references. In the showrooms, which are furnished according to epochs, the Palace Museum presents paintings and sculpt...
Karolinenplatz 5, 64289 Darmstadt
The Higher Vocational School, founded in 1836, became the Technical High School in 1877 and is, since 1997, a Technical University (TU). The first professorship world-wide for electrical engineering was established in Darmstadt in 1882. Today the TU Darmstadt has around twenty-five thousand ...
Bismarckstr.179, 64293 Darmstadt
The distinctive water tower was built in 1910 by architect Friedrich Mettegang. Built in the style of Art Nouveau as the nearby main station, he was used to supply the railway and locomotives with water and should have been demolished in 1978. Since 1986, he is privately owned by the musican...
Ernst-Ludwig-Platz, 64283 Darmstadt
In the middle ages, the Weisser Turm (White Tower) was part of the town’s fortification. After the demolition of the city walls in the eighteenth century, it became a clock and bell tower. Its silver bell chimed whenever a member of the ruling family died. Today, the tower is a landmark in D...