Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany
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4.2 km
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Experience Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in Bad Homburg v.d. HöheSight 1: Ellerhöhturm
Gonzenheim is a district and town district of the city of Bad Homburg in front of the height in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hesse. The district is located in the district of the former municipality.
Sight 2: Spielbank Bad Homburg
The Bad Homburg Casino is located in the spa gardens of the city of the same name, near the Kaiser-Wilhelms-Bad. For advertising purposes, she describes herself as the mother of Monte Carlo.
Sight 3: Bircher-Benner
The portrait of Dr. Bircher-Benner is a listed bronze bust of the Swiss physician and nutritionist Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner, who is considered a pioneer of whole foods.
Sight 4: Hölderlin
The Hölderlin monument in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe commemorates the poet Friedrich Hölderlin, who lived in Homburg from 1798 to 1800 and from 1804 to 1806.
Sight 5: Denkmal Landgräfin Elizabeth
The Landgravine Elizabeth Monument is a portrait bust and a cultural monument in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hesse, Germany.
Sight 6: Laternenfestbrunnen
The Lantern Festival is the largest and most traditional folk festival in the Taunus and has been celebrated in Bad Homburg since 1935.
Sight 7: Schlosspark
Bad Homburg Castle Park is a park located below Bad Homburg Castle in the city centre of Bad Homburg. The 13-hectare castle park is the part of an originally much larger garden landscape, the Landgrave's Gardens, which has been preserved today.
Sight 8: Erlöserkirche
The Church of the Redeemer of Bad Homburg belongs to the Protestant Church in Germany. Finished in 1908, the building is outwardly of a heavy, Romanesque Revival appearance, while its interior is in a neo-Byzantine style, with rich marble wall decorations and gold mosaics covering the domed ceiling, leading to the church sometimes being called 'Bad Homburg's Hagia Sophia'.
Wikipedia: Church of the Redeemer, Bad Homburg (EN), Website
Sight 9: Museum Sinclair Haus
The Museum Sinclair-Haus in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hesse is an interdisciplinary exhibition house for art and nature and an institution of the Stiftung Kunst und Natur gGmbH.
Sight 10: Galerie
The listed house at Dorotheenstraße 5 in Dorotheenstraße in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe was built as a French Reformed church and is now an exhibition house.
Sight 11: Sankt-Marien-Kirche
St. Mary's Church is the principal Roman Catholic parish church in Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany. It lies within Hochtaunus church district, and like many other houses on Dorotheenstrasse, it is under monument protection.
Sight 12: Kriegerdenkmal 1870/71
The war memorial of the city of Bad Homburg commemorates the five Homburg soldiers who fell in the Franco-German War of 1870/1871. It was designed by the master builder Christian Holler and executed by the sculptor Jacob Mey. The ceremonial unveiling took place on May 10, 1875. The local warriors' association, which had been founded on the occasion of the city's first Sedan celebration, acted as the donor.
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