Electoral Palace
The Electoral Palace in Mainz is the former city Residenz of the Prince-elector and Archbishop of Mainz. It is one of the important Renaissance buildings in Germany.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
- Type: Public building
- Description: Palace in Mainz, Germany
- Also known as: “Electoral Palace, Mainz” and “Kurfürstliches Schloss (Mainz)”
- Address: Peter-Altmeier-Allee 9
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arch of Dativius Victor and Deutschhaus Mainz.
Arch of Dativius Victor
The Arch of Dativius Victor in Mainz is one of the most important reconstructed Roman monuments in Germany. The structure dates from the middle of the 3rd century and was once the central passageway of a portico of a public building in Mogontiacum. Arch of Dativius Victor is situated 120 metres southwest of Electoral Palace.
Deutschhaus Mainz
Government building
The Deutschhaus or Deutschordenskommende is a historical building in Mainz, western Germany, which is the seat of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. Deutschhaus Mainz is situated 190 metres southeast of Electoral Palace.
Municipal Scientific Library Mainz
Library
Photo: Bücherknecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Municipal Scientific Library Mainz is situated 200 metres north of Electoral Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altstadt and Mainz-Kastel.
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.
Siedlung am Fichteplatz
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siedlung am Fichteplatz is a neighborhood.
Electoral Palace
- Categories: palace, dwelling, castle, building, historic site, and government building
- Location: Mainz, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.00679° or 50° 0′ 25″ northLongitude
8.27016° or 8° 16′ 13″ eastOpen location code
9F2C274C+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 14756241OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q454121
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Electoral Palace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美因茨選帝侯宮”
- Chinese: “美茵茨選帝侯宮”
- Esperanto: “Princelektista kastelo Majenco”
- Esperanto: “Princelektista kastelo”
- French: “Chateau des Princes-Electeurs”
- French: “château des Princes-Électeurs”
- French: “Château des Princes-Électeurs”
- German: “Kurfürstliches Schloss (Mainz)”
- German: “Kurfürstliches Schloss zu Mainz”
- German: “Kurfürstliches Schloss”
- German: “Mainz, Residenzschloss”
- Italian: “Palazzo del principe elettore Magonza”
- Italian: “Palazzo del principe elettore”
- Italian: “Palazzo del Principe Elettore”
- Spanish: “Palacio Electoral de Maguncia”
- Swedish: “Kurfurstepalatset i Mainz”
- Vietnamese: “Cung điện tuyển hầu tước Mainz”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kurfürstliches Schloss and Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum.
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