Tourist attractions Worms

Worms cathedral is a Romanesque building with two apses quartered in each case by two round towers. The west chancel, with its double tier of Rhenish dwarf galleries, is one of the finest Romanesque creations in Germany. Inside, there is a very old s..

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..

This museum installed in the salons of a former town house displays paintings from the 15C to the 19C, including works by Rubens, Van Loo, Mignard and Knauss. Also on view are ceramics from different countries, glassware and crystal, 300 items of Fra..

Worms was one of the most highly esteemed centres of Jewish culture in Germany. In use since the 11C, the old burial ground is studded with more than 2000 steles engraved in Hebrew. There is a beautiful view of the cathedral towers.

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..

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..

Inaugurated in 1868, the monument commemorates the Reformer's appearance befror the Diet. He is surrounded by the precursors of the Reformation, including Savonarola, and Reformist theologians, among them Melanchthon, his disciple. The Landgrave of H..

Of the abbey, founded in 774, only the nave ante-chamber and Torhalle remain as witnesses to Carolingian architecture. They are included in the UNESCO Word Heritage List. The upper storey is ornamented with mitred blind bays and marquetry in red an..

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..