Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Augsburg, Germany

The open-air stage at the Red Gate is one of the most renowned open-air theatres in Germany. With the Red Gate, the ramparts and the Holy Spirit Hospital in the background, it has a picturesque medieval backdrop.

Wikipedia: Freilichtbühne (Augsburg) (DE), Website

The water towers in Augsburg are monuments to Augsburg's historic water management. Of the preserved water towers in Augsburg, four have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Augsburg Water Management System" since 2019. One of them is considered the oldest water tower in Germany.

Wikipedia: Wassertürme (Augsburg) (DE)

The Augsburg textile and industry museum, known by its acronym tim, is a museum in Augsburg a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Augsburger Kammgarnspinnerei, a former worsted spinning mill. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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The dyer's tower, which was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by the guild of bleachers and dyers, was used to hang out and dry dyed lengths of fabric. One such testimony to the flourishing textile industry has been preserved in the textile city of Augsburg: a dyeing tower on the site of the former Augsburg worsted yarn spinning mill (AKS) has been placed under monument protection.

Wikipedia: Färberturm (DE)

The former wash and bath house at Schäfflerbachstraße 30 in Augsburg is an architectural monument of the Am Schäfflerbach district. In 1997 it was placed under monument protection.

Wikipedia: Wasch- und Badehaus Schäfflerbachstraße Augsburg (DE)

The Fire Brigade Experience World in Augsburg is an exhibition that has been in existence since May 2021 and deals with the topic of fire protection.

Wikipedia: Feuerwehrerlebniswelt (DE), Website

The H2 – Center for Contemporary Art is the municipal museum for contemporary art in Augsburg. It was opened on 23 May 2006 in the Augsburg Glass Palace.

Wikipedia: H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst (DE), Website

The glass palace is an industrial monument in Augsburg, which was put into operation in 1910 as the fourth and last expansion stage of the Mechanical Cotton spinning mill and weaving mill in Augsburg (SWA). It is located on the Otto-Lindenmeyer-Straße, named after the first large company leader of SWA. Production ended in 1988 with the bankruptcy of the company. The building was temporarily owned by the city of Augsburg and was sold to Ignaz Walter in 1999. As a refinancing of the renovation, the demolition of the weaving halls of the work was allowed. This new development area is now referred to as Aumühle, which lives on the former work knick.

Wikipedia: Glaspalast Augsburg (DE), Website

The Turbine Museum Augsburg deals with the technology and history of the turbines of the former Mechanical Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mill in Augsburg's textile district.

Wikipedia: Turbinenmuseum Augsburg (DE)

The Augsburg Ski Museum is located in Augsburg's textile district and deals with the history and development of modern skiing. It exhibits various historical and contemporary exhibits on an area of 300 m².

Wikipedia: Skimuseum Augsburg (DE)

The Mechanische Baumwollspinnerei und Weberei is a cotton mill in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 1837 and was considered one of the oldest textile manufacturing companies in Germany. It was closed in 1989.

Wikipedia: Mechanische Baumwollspinnerei und Weberei Augsburg (EN)