Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Jena, Germany
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5.5 km
82 m
Experience Jena in Germany in a whole new way with our free 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 JenaSight 1: Schillerkirche
The Schiller Church "Our Dear Lady" is a church building in the Jena district of Wenigenjena. Friedrich Schiller and Charlotte von Lengefeld were married here on 22 February 1790.
Sight 2: Yeşilçam Grüne Tanne
The Grüne Tanne is a historical Gasthaus by the Camsdorf Bridge in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
Sight 3: Roter Turm
The Red Tower is part of the old city wall of Jena.
Sight 4: Romantikerhaus
The Romantikerhaus Jena is a museum that is committed to researching, preserving and communicating Jena's early Romanticism. As part of the Jena Municipal Museums, it belongs to the JenaKultur company. It is the only museum in Jena under municipal sponsorship that exclusively commemorates the cultural heyday of the city around 1800 and questions its significance for modern art and culture.
Sight 5: Hanfried
The Hanfried is a bronze figure on the market in Jena in memory of Johann Friedrich I of Saxony, the founder of the city's university. The monument was unveiled on the occasion of the university's 300th anniversary celebration on August 18, 1858.
Sight 6: St. Michael
The Protestant town church of St. Michael in Jena has been the centre of church life in the city (Parochial Church) for over 750 years. Regular invitations are issued here for church services – usually starting on Sundays at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. – at times of prayer and silence as well as for church music events. Located in the city centre, it characterises the cityscape. It is the main sermon church in the Jena church district.
Sight 7: Hinter der Kirche
The Seven Wonders of Jena are seven attractions associated historically with the Thuringian university town Jena.
Sight 8: Burschenschaftsdenkmal
The Burschenschaft Monument in Jena was erected on 12 June 1883 to commemorate the founding of the Urburschenschaft in 1815 on the historic Eichplatz in front of the Burschenschaftseiche (1816–1968). Since 1951, the location has been in front of the main building of the university.
Sight 9: Botanical Garden
The Botanischer Garten Jena is the second oldest botanical garden in Germany, maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, Jena, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
Sight 10: Friedenskirche
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peace is located on the corner of Humboldtstraße and Philosophenweg in Jena, an independent city in Thuringia.
Sight 11: St. Johannes Baptist
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist is located in the Thuringian city of Jena. It is the parish church of the parish of St. John the Baptist Jena in the Weimar deanery of the Diocese of Erfurt. It bears the patronage of St. John the Baptist.
Sight 12: Pulverturm
The Powder Tower is part of the old city wall of Jena.
Sight 13: Johannistor
The Johannistor is the only remaining preserved city gate of the city of Jena, Thuringia, Germany. As part of the medieval city wall, it is connected to the Pulverturm via a reconstructed walkway. The outer gate remained in existence until the beginning of the nineteenth century, when it was demolished as a result of increasing traffic. Until the houses lining the south side of Johannisstrasse were demolished in 1968, the Johannistor remained the only western entrance to the old town of Jena.
Sight 14: Bau 59
Building 59, also known as Zeiss Building 59, is a high-rise building on the former factory premises of Carl Zeiss AG in the center of the city of Jena.
Sight 15: Anatomieturm
The Anatomy Tower is a ruined round tower and part of the remains of the city wall of Jena. It was the southwestern corner of the medieval city boundary, is located on the Teichgraben and Leutragraben and in the immediate vicinity of the Anatomical Institute and the Collegium Jenense.
Sight 16: Karmelitenkloster
The Monastery of the Holy Cross was a Carmelite monastery in Jena in Thuringia from the 15th to the 16th century.
Sight 17: Paradies
Volkspark Oberaue in Jena is the only park in Thuringia with the designation Volkspark. The park consists of three adjacent areas: Rasenmühleinsel, Paradies and Oberaue. Since 2002 it has been classified as a cultural monument.
Sight 18: Phyletisches Museum
Jena Phyletisches Museum is a museum in the German town of Jena. It was established by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, as an institute dedicated to explaining evolution to the public. Exhibits include skeletons, stuffed animals, fossils and zoological artworks from Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, and cover topics including the principles of evolution, biodiversity and the links between different taxonomic groups.
Sight 19: Volkssternwarte Urania
The Urania Jena Public Observatory is an observatory operated by a non-profit association of the same name as the successor to the Zeiss factory observatory. It is located in Schillergäßchen in the center of the city of Jena.
Sight 20: Theaterhaus
The Theaterhaus Jena is the theater of the city of Jena.
Sight 21: Schillers Gartenhaus
Schiller's garden house is one of only two surviving residences of Friedrich Schiller in Jena, where he lived with his family in the summers of 1797 to 1799. Some of his most important works were written here, such as parts of Wallenstein and Mary Stuart, as well as numerous ballads. In 1799 Schiller moved with his family to Weimar, but did not finally give up the Jena garden house until 1801. The house is now owned by the Friedrich Schiller University, which maintains a museum and a place of discourse with numerous forms of events here.
Sight 22: Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena
Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It has two main locations in Jena, Germany
Sight 23: Volkshaus
The Volkshaus in Jena was one of the first free educational institutions in Germany to be set up on the North American model.
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