Mannheim - Main Sights

Main Sights

  • Fernmeldeturm Mannheim
  • Synagoge Mannheim – Post-WWII synagogue
  • Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque
  • Luisenpark – named one of the most beautiful parks of Europe
  • Mannheim Palace (Mannheimer Schloss) – the city castle and main building of the University of Mannheim
  • Wasserturm – the town's landmark water tower
  • Jesuit Church
  • SAP Arena – multifunctional Stadium, home of Mannheim's ice-hockey team "Die Adler" ("The Eagles").
  • Breite Strasse, Kunststrasse, and Kapuzinerplanken – Mannheim's main shopping destination
  • International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
  • Wildpark and Waldvogelpark am Karlstern
  • The city centre, designed in squares (Quadratestadt)
  • Reißinsel, a natural area that an honorary citizen of Mannheim, Carl Reiß, bequeathed to the inhabitants of Mannheim
  • Marktplatz (Market place), the square where fresh farmer's market takes place every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers can be purchased.

Read more about this topic:  Mannheim

Famous quotes containing the words main and/or sights:

    “The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.”
    —Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)

    “You shall see men you never heard of before, whose names you don’t know,... and many other wild and noble sights before night, such as they who sit in parlors never dream of.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)