Friedrichsplatz
The Friedrichsplatz in Mannheim is one of the most completely preserved neo-Baroque and Art Nouveau structures in Germany. It was laid out in the years following the completion of the Mannheim Water Tower in 1889.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Quadratestadt Mannheim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Mannheim, Germany
- Also known as: “Friedrich Square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kunsthalle Mannheim and Mannheim Water Tower.
Kunsthalle Mannheim
Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
The Kunsthalle Mannheim is a museum of modern and contemporary art, built in 1907, established in 1909 and located in Mannheim, Germany. Since then it has housed the city's art collections as well as temporary exhibitions – and up to 1927 those of the local Mannheimer Kunstverein as well as its administration. Kunsthalle Mannheim is situated 150 metres southwest of Friedrichsplatz.
Mannheim Water Tower
Photo: Randy43, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Water Tower is a well-known landmark of Mannheim, Germany. The water tower was built from 1886 to 1889 on the present Frederick Square by Gustav Halmhuber.
Mannheimer Rosengarten
Community center
Mannheimer Rosengarten is a concert hall and congress centre in Mannheim, Germany designed by German architect Bruno Schmitz. It was built between 1900 and 1903 in an Art Nouveau style, with a main hall that can accommodate up to 2,300 guests. Mannheimer Rosengarten is situated 180 metres northeast of Friedrichsplatz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ludwigshafen and Hemshof.
Ludwigshafen
Photo: Engelberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.
Hemshof
Suburb
Hemshof is one of the oldest city districts of Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Germany. It is located above the "Nord" district. The first settlement in Hemshof is believed to have been built by the Celts in 516, not as a city but as a small farm. Hemshof is situated 3½ km west of Friedrichsplatz.
Friedrichsplatz
- Category: park
- Location: Mannheim, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Friedrichsplatz” goes by many names.
- German: “Friedrichsplatz”
- Polish: “Friedrichsplatz (Mannheim)”
- Polish: “Friedrichsplatz”
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