Great Mainz Jupiter Column

The Great Mainz Jupiter Column is a civilian monument erected in the second half of the 1st century in Mogontiacum in honor of the Roman god Jupiter. It is the oldest, largest, and most elaborate Jupiter column discovered to date in the German-speaking region.

Photo: Enslin, CC BY 2.5.

Type: Memorial
Description: monument in Mainz, Germany
Also known as: “Jupitersäule” and “The Big Jupiter column”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deutschhaus Mainz and St. Peter’s Church.

Deutschhaus Mainz

Government building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

The Deutschhaus or Deutschordenskommende is a historical building in Mainz, western Germany, which is the seat of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.

St. Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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 110 metres northwest of Great Mainz Jupiter Column.

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.