Museum of Ancient Seafaring
The Museum of Ancient Seafaring was installed in Mainz in 1994 in the former central covered market near the South Station, nowadays Mainz Römisches Theater station, as a branch of the Romano-Germanic Central Museum.Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: maritime museum in Mainz, Germany
- Also known as: “Museum of Ancient Shipbuilding”
- Address: Neutorstraße 2b, Mainz, 55116
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman Theatre Archaeological Site and Mainz Römisches Theater station.
Roman Theatre Archaeological Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Kandschwar, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Roman Theatre in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate was excavated in the late 1990s. It is located immediately next to the Mainz Römisches Theater station and was once the largest Roman theatre north of the Alps, with a diameter of 116 metres, a stage-width of 42 metres, and a capacity of roughly ten thousand people. Roman Theatre Archaeological Site is situated 220 metres southwest of Museum of Ancient Seafaring.
Mainz Römisches Theater station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mainz Römisches Theater station is a station in the city of Mainz, the capital of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the Main Railway from Mainz to Frankfurt am Main. Mainz Römisches Theater station is situated 170 metres southwest of Museum of Ancient Seafaring.
CineStar - Der Filmpalast
Movie theater
Photo: Jan Hagelskamp1, CC BY 4.0.
CineStar - Der Filmpalast is a movie theater, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Museum of Ancient Seafaring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altstadt and Siedlung am Fichteplatz.
Siedlung am Fichteplatz
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siedlung am Fichteplatz is a neighborhood.
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.
Museum of Ancient Seafaring
- Categories: maritime museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Mainz, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.99413° or 49° 59′ 39″ northLongitude
8.28037° or 8° 16′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8FXCX7VJ+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 24344614OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1954606
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Museum of Ancient Seafaring” goes by many names.
- French: “musée de la Navigation antique”
- French: “Musée de la Navigation antique”
- German: “Museum für antike Schiffahrt”
- German: “Museum für Antike Schiffahrt”
- German: “Museum für antike Schifffahrt”
- German: “Museum für Antike Schifffahrt”
- Russian: “Музей древнего судоходства”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ludwig-Lindenschmit-Forum and Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie.
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