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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...
Olbrichweg 10, 64287 Darmstadt
Albin Müller, director of the last artists‘ colony exhibition in 1914, designed the "Miethäusergruppe" complex of eight residential buildings. As a closed ensemble of buildings, it was intended to shield the Mathildenhöhe from the brewery buildings to the north-east, which were...
Olbrichweg, 64287 Darmstadt
The Exhibition Hall on Mathildenhöhe, which opened in 1908 together with the Hochzeitsturm, is the venue for outstanding special exhibitions of international contemporary art as well as art and culture around 1900. The tension between contemporary presentations and cultural-historical...
Im Carree, 64283 Darmstadt
The Centralstation was built in its original form in 1888 as Darmstadt’s first power station. The power station served mainly as a supplier of electricity for the street lamps in the town centre, the royal court and its theatre and, from 1897, also for the city’s trams. The plant was...
Oberjägermeisterteich, Darmstadt
The Darmbach spring is located above the Oberjägermeisterteich - the current version dates from 1937. From there the Darmbach flows through the eastern forest areas of the city, feeds the fish ponds along the Schnampelweg, flows from the Vivarium through a piece of meadow landscape,...
Schlossgraben 1, 64283 Darmstadt
Darmstadt‘s science and conference centre was built between 2005 and 2007 based on the plans of Talik Chalabi and Paul Schroeder and integrates parts of the old city walls. The complex offers a climate-friendly environment for conferences and is almost completely run on renewable...
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...
Dianaburg, 64291 Darmstadt
The Dianaburg was built in 1765 as a hunting lodge and was also actively used for this purpose. Gradually, however, the building fell into disrepair as interest in hunting and pleasure palaces waned. Until it was restored in 2004 by an association founded for this purpose, youth groups...
Steinstr.7, 64291 Darmstadt
In the former rail depot, the "Verein Museumbahn" presents over 200 railway vehicles from all stages of rail history. The programme consists of guided tours through the vehicle fleet, a collection of historical signals and points and a model of the Main-Neckar railway. Steam train rides...
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....
Herdweg 105, 64285 Darmstadt
Known today as the "Alter Friedhof“, Darmstadt’s old cemetry between the Nieder-Ramstaedter-Straße and Herdweg dates back to 1828. Originally rectangular in shape, additions in 1848, 1873 and 1894 have led to its current form. The oldest tombstones are to be found in the northern part of...
Alexandraweg 23, 64287 Darmstadt
The "Large Glückert House“, designed in 1901 by Joseph Maria Olbrich for the furniture maker Glueckert, served him as an exhibition room until the break-up of the Artists‘ Colony.
Schlossgartenstr.10, 64289 Darmstadt
With the opening of the Porcelain Museum in 1908, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine made the princely family‘s possessions, which had been accumulated over centuries, accessible to the public.One focus is on the ceramic products of the Kelsterbach factory and the Höchst and...
Platz der Deutschen Einheit, 64293 Darmstadt
When Darmstadt‘s main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) was opened in 1912, it was the first through station in Germany. The building, designed by Friedrich Puetzer, contains many Art Nouveau elements. Artists of the Mathildenhoehe, such as Heinrich Jobst who was responsible for the reliefs...
Alexandraweg 19, 64287 Darmstadt
Peter Behrehs, painter and craftsman, built with his first work an architectural monument. For the first exhibition of the Artists‘ Colony in 1901, he designed his own home with complete interior fittings – an example for the "Gesamtkunstwerk“ concept (complete work of art) propagated by...
Mathildenhöheweg 2, 64287 Darmstadt
In 1902, Olbrich built for Wilhelm Deiters, director of the first exhibition of the Artists‘ Colony, the house with the distinctive corner tower at the east entrance to the Mathildenhoehe. With a surface area of 8.9 by 9.5 metres, Haus Deiters was the smallest of the seven homes which...
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...
Kirschenallee 88, 64293 Darmstadt
The House of Industrial Culture (HIK) is temporarily closed. The printing museum is a part of the Hessen state museum in Darmstadt.The printing museum gives an insight into the techniques of type casting, typesetting, and print methods. Numerous still-functioning machines document the...
Alexandraweg 17, 64287 Darmstadt
House Habich was the residential home with studio of the Darmstadt sculptor Ludwig Habich, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich for the exhibition in 1901. Destroyed in the war, it was re-built in 1951 in a somewhat simplified manner but in its original basic form.
Alexandraweg 28, 64287 Darmstadt
The residence of the architect Olbrich was built in 1901. It was damaged in the second world war and in a much simpler form, re-built in 1950/1. Today, only the blue and white tiles on the facade remind one of the original house. Joseph Maria Olbrich lived here until his premature death...
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‘...
Darmstadt
Initially laid out as a large vegetable garden, the Herrngarten became a baroque pleasure garden in the 17th century und later, in the 18th century under Countess Caroline, an English-style park. To the north-east, it borders on Prinz-Georgs-Garten, a Rococo-style complex in which fruit...
Friedensplatz 1, 64283 Darmstadt
The art and natural history collections of the landgraves and grand dukes form the basis of today‘s Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
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,...
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.
Wilhelminenplatz 9, 64283 Darmstadt
St. Ludwig’s Church was built in 1827, the first catholic church after the reformation in protestant Darmstadt. The architect Georg Moller modelled the church on the Pantheon in Rome. Mathilde, the only catholic grand duchess, was buried here. The interior of the church was refurbished...
Kranichsteiner Str.261, 64289 Darmstadt
The Kranichstein Hunting Lodge, built around 1580, with its idyllic castle park lies within a picturesque hunting landscape with forests, meadows and ponds. Artfully designed aisles, hunting lodges, drinking booths as well as corridors and natural monuments document 400 years of princely...
Mercksplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt
Built as the "Darmstädter Stadtbad" between 1907-1909 in the Art Nouveau era, the baths offered separate swimming halls for women and men as well as baths and showers for those sections of the population who did not have a bathroom.
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Alexandraweg 25, 64287 Darmstadt
Olbrich had actually designed the house in 1901 for the sculptor Rudolf Bosselt, one of the first seven artists of the Artists‘ Colony, who was however unable to finance its completion. The furniture maker Julius Glueckert took over responsibility for the building in addition to his...
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...
Erich-Ollenhauer-Promenade, 64287 Darmstadt
The fountain in front of the Russian Chapel was built for the fourth exhibition of the Darmstadt Artists‘ Colony in 1914. It was designed by Albin Mueller, following the death of Joseph Maria Olbrich, leader of the artists‘ colony. The floor tiles were completely renewed in 1993.
Lincoln-Siedlung 4495, 64285 Darmstadt
With a length of almost 700 metres, the "Lincoln Wall" is Hesse‘s largest legal graffiti wall: the sound insulation wall next to the B3 brings street artists from all over the world to Darmstadt. Over the years, the so-called "Lincoln Wall" has become a kind of outdoor art gallery: well...
Auf der Ludwigshöhe, 64285 Darmstadt
The 242-metre-high Ludwigshöhe is a popular excursion destination in the south of Darmstadt. There is a beautiful view from the top of the 28-metre-high Ludwigsturm tower, and food and drinks are available in the Ludwigsklause.
Luisenplatz, 64283 Darmstadt
Looking down over Luisenplatz, the biggest and busiest square in the centre of Darmstadt, is the Ludwigs Monument, affectionately known to the locals as „Langer Ludwig“ in memory of Grand Duke Ludwig the first. The main building on the north side of the square, the Kollegiengebäude, was...
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Marktplatz, 64283 Darmstadt
Since Darmstadt was granted its town charter in 1330, weekly markets and annual funfairs have been held in the market square (Marktplatz). The fountain was, until the sixteenth century, the only public water supply in the town. To the south of the square stands the renaissance style Alte...
Olbrichweg, 64287 Darmstadt
Die Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt ist ein Ensemble aus Hochzeitsturm, Ausstellungsgebäude, Museum Künstlerkolonie, Platanenhain und Künstlerhäusern. Sie wurde bereits im 19. Jahrhundert als Garten des großherzoglichen Hofes angelegt und war 14 Jahre lang, von 1901 bis 1914, eines der wichtigsten Zentren der modernen Kunst und Architektur in Europa und der Welt. Mit der Aufnahme in das UNESCO-Welterbe 2021 wird ihre weltweite Bedeutung als Wegbereiterin der Moderne unterstrichen.
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...
Olbrichweg 15, 64287 Darmstadt
The "Hessian State Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts“ took place on the Mathildenhoehe in 1908. Olbrich designed the “Oberhessisches Haus“ for the occasion and it is still in good condition today. The little pavilion in the garden was designed by Jakob Krug, one of Olbrich‘s former...
Bessunger Str.44, 64285 Darmstadt
In 1716 Count Ernst Ludwig established a baroque orangery garden in Bessungen. His architect Louis Remy de la Fosse planned a small castle to be used as winter quarters for the valuable citrus trees. Lack of money meant that only the west wing and a greenhouse were built. These buildings...
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...