Mannheim is a southern German city, a longtime rival of Stuttgart for the right to be considered the center of Bad Württemberg. In terms of population and official status, Mannheim, of course, loses to its neighbor. But on the cultural heritage of the past and the glorious present, the city can compete for the right to be called the soul of the region. And the city of technical novelties: here a lot of inventions were made that pushed progress of the 19th and early 20th centuries. And thanks to a mathematically well-planned layout - the most German-clear of all German.

How to get to Mannheim

Mannheim is a major transport hub in the region. Here there is an airport where you can fly from Berlin in an hour and a little. A train ride from the capital will take just under 6 hours. And from Frankfurt, trains run here every half hour during the day, travel time is less than an hour.

A bit of history

How a small Mannheim village existed from a long time (according to some sources, the ancient Romans) . But with the receipt of the status of the city in 1607 g . the building and planning of the streets was carefully thought out and implemented with German pedantry . City Center and to this day represents an irregular circle, drawn inside a grid of straight streets . @ Each grid cell is assigned its own boszachenie, as on a chessboard - it's a letter and a number . The inhabitants of Mannheim and call it - "square" . During the Second World War, the city was heavily bombed, and the center had to be rebuilt practically from scratch .

But today Mannheim is a large and developed industrial city, where the headquarters of Caterpillar, Unilever, IBM, Siemens, Roche are located. Moreover, the city took 11th place in the list of the most intensively developing in the world, compiled by Forbes magazine

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Entertainments, excursions and attractions Mannheim

One of the first places of interest in the city - this Baroque castle built in the 18th century . The castle stands in the "square" center, on the bank of the river . The large-scale construction was erected for almost 40 years, and the final length of its symmetrical facade was 450 m . This is one of the largest palaces in Europe, and he built himself in the likeness of Versailles . But the vanity of the ruling Elector, whose palace was the residence, forced him to demand that s in the project was necessarily one window more . Unfortunately, the present appearance of the palace is only a thorough restoration: during the Second World War, it left almost nothing . Today the renovated building is occupied by the city university - very significant and respected in the country educational institution, although one of the youngest . Mannheim University is called German Harvard for its leading role in the training of businessmen and economists .

Another beautiful city attraction is the Jesuit church, which was built in the mid-18th century . The church was distinguished by paired red-sandstone facade towers with statues of four cardinals . Church interior with marble pilasters was also very beautiful and executed in the spirit of the classical baroque . The decorator from Munich captured the founder of the Order, Ignatius Loyola, on a fresco of more than 400 square meters . m . In 1906 . to the 300th anniversary of the city the church was carefully refurbished, but during the allied bombings she was badly damaged . Even today this is a magnificent example of Baroque art, both inside and outside . The interior of the interior is notable for the sculpture of the silver crowned Madonna, 1747 g ., richly ornamented with iron gates 1755 g . @ and the beautiful organ of the work of Claes from Bonn .

Directly in front of the Jesuit church is Schillerplatz, a picturesque green square with a glorious history: here was the old National Theater, where Schiller's play "The Robbers" was first staged. In memory of this, an impressive bronze statue of the author is installed on the square.

Also noteworthy is the church of St. Sebastian with a tower 57 m high. Three times a day there is a bell ringing from there. This church is the oldest surviving city structure. The belfry divides the building into two parts: the actual church and the building of the old Town Hall. In the interior of the church you can admire the beautiful altar and the statue of the Theotokos.

The palace of Bretzenheim, located near the Mannheim Palace, is wonderful. It was built in 1788 and was one of the most famous houses of the urban nobility. The history of the palace is interesting because it was originally intended for the four children of Karl Theodor, the ruler of Bavaria, and their governess. To teach children to play the piano was invited none other than VA Mozart. Now in the building of the palace the district court is located

Another recognizable city symbol is a water tower built in the Romanesque style in 1886. This terracotta-colored sandstone structure rises above the Friedrichplatz area at 60 m. Once it served as a repository of drinking water and was decorated with an open staircase and a variety of sculptures, including a statue of the sea goddess. This is a popular meeting place and walks where, with the onset of darkness in the summer season, you can admire the beautifully lit fountains at the foot of the tower.

In Mannheim begins and ends the memorial motorway Bertha Benz. It was opened as a tourist route in 2008, and today anyone can ride this route, where the world's first long-distance automobile trip was made in 1888.

Mannheim is famous for the fact that after the war it was in the area cities were numerous military units of Americans. Officially the garrison of the US Army under Mannheim was disbanded only in 2011.

The main street of the city center is the Kurpfalzstrasse, partly pedestrian. The townspeople call it simply "broad" - "Braite". On it you can go to the favorite place of townspeople - Paradenplatz, where an impressive bronze pyramid monument with many sculptural figures is placed. On Paradenplatz, Braith intersects with Planken, the second central street of the city, where many shops are located.

The status of the cultural center of Mannheim has largely been gained thanks to its eminent inhabitants: Mozart, Schiller, Goethe. Mannheim Academic School is known in the world of classical music as influencing the popularization of symphonies. For a long time, the famous Stamitz conducted the city orchestra, which, along with F. Richter, made a significant contribution to the formation of this school.

Kulturmayle - a kind of city museum in the open the sky. Here, in Auguststand, in 1994, sculptures of famous contemporary authors were installed. Walking along the "cultural mile" begins with an examination of the almost 13-meter statue of a woman by Franz Bernhard and continues with six dozens of equally impressive statues, including the famous "Sphere" of Mo Edogy. Here at Kulturmayl there are techno-museums, a planetarium, a rosary, a national theater, a higher school of music and a city library.

The Mannheim TV Tower was completed in 1975 and its height was almost 213 m. In the upper part, 120 m , there is a glazed viewing platform and a revolving restaurant. And around the tower is Luisenpark, one of the best city parks in the country. It was broken in the very beginning of the 20th century, and today there is a greenhouse, a Chinese tea house, a lake where you can ride a gondola, and an exhibition of sculptural works by Heinrich Vetter.