Luther Monument

The Luther Monument is a group of statues that was erected in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, to commemorate the Protestant reformer Martin Luther.

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Large group monument for Martin Luther in Worms, often copied
Also known as: “Luther monument Worms”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Worms Cathedral and Museum Kunsthaus Heylshof.

Worms Cathedral

Church

Worms Cathedral

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St Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms, southern Germany. The cathedral is located on the highest point of the inner city of Worms and is the most important building of the Romanesque style in Worms. Worms Cathedral is situated 250 metres south of Luther Monument.

Museum Kunsthaus Heylshof

Museum

Museum Kunsthaus Heylshof

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Museum Kunsthaus Heylshof is situated 120 metres south of Luther Monument.

Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”

Protected area

Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”

Photo: PanchoS, Public domain.

The Jewish Cemetery in Worms or Heiliger Sand, in Worms, Germany, is usually called the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe, although the Jewish burials in the Jewish sections of the Roman catacombs predate it by a millennium. Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand” is situated 460 metres southwest of Luther Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hochheim and Pfiffligheim.

Hochheim

Suburb

Photo: Lirion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hochheim is a suburb.

Pfiffligheim

Suburb

Photo: Jivee Blau, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pfiffligheim is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Luther Monument.

Horchheim

Suburb

Photo: PMScigne, Public domain.

Horchheim is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Luther Monument.

Luther Monument

Categories: monument, Luther Monument, building, tourism, historic site, and memorial
Location: Worms, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.63228° or 49° 37′ 56″ north

Longitude

8.36007° or 8° 21′ 36″ east

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

8FXCJ9J6+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Luther Monument” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Մարտին Լյութերի հուշարձան (Վորմս)”
Armenian: “Մարտին Լյութերի հուշարձան”
Chinese: “路德纪念碑”
French: “monument à la mémoire de Martin Luther”
French: “Monument à la mémoire de Martin Luther”
German: “Lutherdenkmal Worms”
German: “Lutherdenkmal”
Japanese: “ルター記念碑 (ヴォルムス)”
Russian: “Мемориал Мартина Лютера (Вормс)”
Russian: “Мемориал Мартина Лютера”

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Notable Places Nearby

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