St. Peter’s Church

St. Peter's Church is located beneath Deutschhaus Mainz in the northwest of the historical center of Mainz, Germany. It is one of the most important rococo buildings in Mainz.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: most important rococo building in Mainz
Also known as: “St. Peter’s Church, Mainz”
Address: Petersstraße 3, Mainz, 55116
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gutenberg Museum and Arch of Dativius Victor.

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 140 metres southeast of St. Peter’s Church.

Arch of Dativius Victor

Photo: Kamée, CC BY 3.0.

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 140 metres north of St. Peter’s Church.

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. Deutschhaus Mainz is situated 160 metres northeast of St. Peter’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Mainz-Kastel.

Altstadt

Suburb

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.