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The cathedral was founded in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11C. It is a Romanesque basilica with four towers and two domes. The transept is a masterpiece of harmony and balance. The chapel of the Holy Sacrament houses two 15C bas-relief s..

Laid out between 1758 and 1796 by the architect Nicolas de Pigage from Lorraine, these 72-ha gardens combine the formal perspective of French gardens with the more relaxed style of the 18C, a time when natural landscapes and artificial monuments such..

The Stadtische Kunsthalle museum houses 19C and 20C art. The sculpture department is particularly rich, with works by Rodin, Brancusi, Giacometti, Barlach, Nam June Paik and Richard Long. There are also important works by the French Impressionists, p..

The building in the centre of the medieval Jewish quarter was erected in the 12C. A stairway leads to the first chamber with groined vaulting. A second semicircular staircase then descends to the level of the water-table, where the actual bath is sit..

The most precious item in the prehistory collections is the famous Golden Hat of Schifferstadt. In the shape of a cone, this solid gold religious cult object dates from the 12C BC. The sumptuous collection of art and decorative arts from the 16C to t..

This museum interests both young and old. Displayed in exhibition halls and the open air are an impressive number of aircraft, locomotives and cars by all the great manufacturers. Apart from a collection of model boats, the museum also possesses an e..

Destroyed in the 17C, it was rebuilt from 1700-17 in the Baroque style. The central building is flanked by two wings. Its heyday was between 1742 and 1778, when the Elector Charles-Theodor and his wife Elizabeth-Augusta spent their summers here. In 1..

Bathed in natural light, the rooms in the Landesmuseum fur Technik und Arbeit retrace 250 years of industrial history in southwest Germany from the 18C to the 20C. Visitors can also take a ride on a small steam train.

This massive building, built between 1733 and 1769, is considered the largest Baroque church in the Upper Rhine region. The interior, bathed in light, is covered with marble stuccowork in red and green tones. See the Silver Madonna in her Crown of L..

Housed in an old arsenal (1777-79), the Reiß Museum is divided into three sections. The Fine Arts section displays 18C sculptures and paintings, as well as Baroque and Rococo furniture and a fine collection of European earthenware and porcelain (nota..

The old town stretches westward from the cathedral to the Altpörtel , a fine 12C-13C gateway tower. Maximialianstrasse is a lively street whose crowning glory is the town hall. At the corner of Korngasse stands the Alte Münze (Old Mint) built in 174..

This museum retraces two thousand years of wine history. The showpiece is the Römerwein , a bottle of Roman wine containing the oldest wine in the world (3C BC), which can be seen in the Tower room. There is also a very beautiful collection of decor..

The tomb furnishings of the emperors and kings are the main attraction in the treasury, for example the furnerary crown of Konrad II, the imperial orb of Henrich III, the crown of Heinrich IV, clothing and liturgical objects.

The construction of this Baroque palace, the largest in Germany, lasted from 1720 to 1760. It has more than 400 rooms and 2 000 windows. The paintings on the ceiling of the grand staircase and Knights' Hall are the work of Cosmas Damian Asam. A lar..