Tips 1 - 10 of 14 Koblenz Things to Do
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the kaiser wilhelm I statue is located at the deutsches eck, (german corner). the deutsches eck is where the rhine and mosel river meet. the kaiser wilhelm I statue was built in 1897 and was designed by bruno schmitz. in 1945 the american army blew up the statue. after the war the statue was rebuilt by citizen donations.
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Address: deutsches eck
Directions: central koblenz, altstadt.
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in 1216 archbishop theoderich von wied invited the knights of the teutonic order to koblenz. pictured is the teutonic cross on the wall of the knight's headquarters in koblenz.
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Address: deutsches eck
Directions: central koblenz across the street from the kaiser wilheim statue.
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the st. castor's church was originally built between 817 and 836 on the orders of the archbishop of trier. this beautiful romanesque church was the site of the treaty of verdun that divided up charlemagne's empire in 843. the interior of the church has several art treasures including a venerated madonna painting.
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Address: kastorstrasse 7
Directions: central koblenz near the deutsches eck.
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surrounding st castor's church are beautiful gardens which are worth exploring. in the gardens are ruined walls dating back to the time of the teutonic knights. these gardens are some time used for outdoor concerts.
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Address: kastorstrasse 7
Directions: central koblenz near the deutsches eck.
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the deutschherrenhaus was koblenz's home to the teutonic knights. archbishop theoderich von wied invited the teutonic knights to come to koblenz in 1216. today the deutshherrenhaus is home to the ludwig museum. the ludwig museum was founded by peter ludwig in 1985 and houses a collection of 20th century french art.
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Address: konrad adenauer strasse
Directions: central koblenz, altstadt, next to st. castor's church.
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the fortress ehrenbreitstein is one of the largest in the world. it was first built in the 10th century. it was destroyed by the french in 1801 and was rebuilt by the prussians after the treaty of vienna in 1815. today the fortress houses the landsmuseum koblenz and the rhein-museum. nearby at wambachstrasse 204 is beethoven's mother's house. to get there you take a ferry for the short trip across the rhine from the altstadt then a chair lift up the hill to the fort.
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Directions: You can´t miss it when you are in Koblenz. Just look up at the other side of the river Rhein. There the fort sits on top of a mountain overlooking the whole area.
Website: http://www.festungehrenbreitstein.de/
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the jesuitenplaz is one of a number of small squares in koblenz's altstadt. these charming squares have restaurants, cafes, and shops. at the jesuitplaz is the koblenz rathaus (town hall).
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Address: jesuitenplaz
Directions: central koblenz, altstadt.
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the schaengel (little john) is a symbol of koblenz. since koblenz was conquered so many times in it's history there were many children fathered by invading troops. the male offspring of these relationships were called "little johns". this statue represents the people of koblenz's disregard of foreign authority. see my warning and dangers tip on a amusing story about this statue.
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Address: near the City Hall....Rathaus
Directions: central kobllenz, altstadt.
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the jesuit church was built in around 1580 when the jesuits came to koblenz. this church was partly destroyed twice, once by the army of french king louis XIV and again by napoleon. pictured is it's 18th century baroque portal.
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Directions: central koblenz, altstadt. next to the rathaus.
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located near the rathaus is the romanesque liebfrauen kirche (church of our lady). the church was originally built in the 12th century and it's towers added in 1693. the church was destroyed during WWII and then rebuilt after the war.
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Directions: central koblenz, altstadt, near the rathaus.
Website: http://www.liebfrauen-koblenz.de/
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BillNJ Sun Jun 1, 2008 18:11 UTC
Doug, great photo! I also just returned from a trip to Europe -- on this trip, I visited parts of Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. I look forward to your new pages. Best from NJ, Bill |
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