Trümmerfrauen Memorial

Trümmerfrauen Memorial is a memorial in Mannheim, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg. Trümmerfrauen Memorial is situated nearby to Schiller Square, as well as near Jesuit Church.

Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0.

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Type: Memorial
Description: sculpture and memorial by Maritta Kaltenborn and Waltraut Suckow
Also known as: “Trümmerfrauen”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jesuit Church and Reiss Engelhorn Museum.

Jesuit Church

Church

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The Mannheim Jesuit Church is a Catholic church of historic and artistic importance in Mannheim, Germany. Church construction was begun in 1733 and completed in 1760.

Reiss Engelhorn Museum

Museum

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

The Reiss Engelhorn Museum, is a museum in Mannheim, Germany. It has an exhibition area of 11,300 square metres, and houses around 1.2 million objects. Reiss Engelhorn Museum is situated 280 metres north of Trümmerfrauen Memorial.

Palais Bretzenheim

Government building

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

The Palais Bretzenheim is a historical building located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg in the South Western part of Germany. It is located near the Mannheim Palace on the University of Mannheim's campus. Palais Bretzenheim is situated 140 metres south of Trümmerfrauen Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hemshof and Ludwigshafen.

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.

Ludwigshafen

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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.