New Arsenal of Mainz Fortress

New Arsenal of Mainz Fortress is a public building in Mainz, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate which is located on Peter-Altmeier-Allee. New Arsenal of Mainz Fortress is situated nearby to the public building Arsenal, Mainz, as well as near the government building Deutschhaus Mainz.

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Type: Public building
Description: was built in 1740 as the central arsenal
Also known as: “Neues Zeughaus” and “New Arsenal”
Address: Peter-Altmeier-Allee 1, Mainz, 55116
Roof shape: mansard

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deutschhaus Mainz and Arsenal, Mainz.

Deutschhaus Mainz

Government building

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The Deutschhaus or Deutschordenskommende is a historical building in Mainz, western Germany, which is the seat of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Arsenal, Mainz

Public building

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The Old Arsenal, also referred to as Zum Sautanz, was the central arsenal of the fortress of Mainz during the 17th and 18th century. In his function it was succeeded by the new arsenal.

Gutenberg Museum

Museum

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The Gutenberg Museum is one of the oldest museums of printing in the world, located opposite the cathedral in the old part of Mainz, Germany. It is named after Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing from movable metal type in Western Europe. Gutenberg Museum is situated 160 metres southwest of New Arsenal of Mainz Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Mainz-Kastel.

Altstadt

Suburb

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Altstadt is a suburb.

Mainz-Kastel

Suburb

Mainz-Kastel is a district of the city Wiesbaden, which is the capital of the German state Hesse in western Germany. Kastel is the historical bridgehead of Mainz, the capital of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate and is located on the right side of the Rhine river.