Ruhmeshalle, Wuppertal

#66 among attractions in Wuppertal

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The Barmer Ruhmeshalle is a historic building in the Barmen district of the German town of Wuppertal, originally built as a hall of fame. It was officially known as the Kaiser Wilhelm- und Friedrich-Ruhmeshalle and later as the Haus der Jugend. ()

Local name: Barmer Ruhmeshalle Coordinates: 51°16'17"N, 7°12'12"E

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Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 4-6Barmen (Barmen-Mitte)Wuppertal 42275 Germany

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Ruhmeshalle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Engels-Haus, Brasserie im Opernhaus, Museum für Frühindustrialisierung, Barmer Anlagen.

0.6 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Engels-Haus, Wuppertal
17 min walk • Engels-Haus is a museum in Wuppertal, Germany, located in the house where Friedrich Engels grew up. The museum is a constituent member of the Museum of Industrial Culture in Wuppertal.
0.5 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Vernacular architecture
Brasserie im Opernhaus, Wuppertal
14 min walk • Opernhaus Wuppertal is a German theatre in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. It houses mostly performances of operas, but also plays, run by the municipal Wuppertaler Bühnen.
0.7 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Museum für Frühindustrialisierung, Wuppertal
18 min walk • The Museum of Early Industrialization is an industrial and social history museum in Wuppertal-Barmen. It is a location of the Museum Industriekultur Wuppertal.
~1660 ftS
Park
Barmer Anlagen, Wuppertal
9 min walk • The Barmer Anlagen are the second largest private park in Germany, which is nevertheless freely accessible to the public. They are located in the Wuppertal district of Barmen, which was an independent major city in the Bergisches Land region until...
0.4 miS
Town, Memorial
Barmen, Wuppertal
11 min walk • Barmen is a former industrial metropolis of the region of Bergisches Land, Germany, which merged with four other towns in 1929 to form the city of Wuppertal. Barmen, together with the neighbouring town of Elberfeld founded the first electric suspended monorail tramway system, the Schwebebahn floating tram.
1.3 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Police
Polizeipräsidium Wuppertal, Wuppertal
34 min walk • The Polizeipräsidium Wuppertal is a part of the North Rhine-Westphalia Police. The jurisdiction spans the cities of Wuppertal, Remscheid and Solingen. Head of authority is Leitender Polizeidirektor Dietmar Henning.
0.9 miW
Park
Arboretum Burgholz, Wuppertal
24 min walk • The Arboretum Burgholz is an arboretum maintained by the Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz Nordrhein Westfalen. It is located in the Staatsforst Burgholz at Friedensstraße 69, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and open daily without charge.
~800 ftW
City hall
Rathaus Stadt Wuppertal, Wuppertal
4 min walk • Barmen City Hall, also called Barmer Rathaus, is the seat of the council of the city of Wuppertal and the headquarters of the city administration.
1.1 miE
Church
Auferstehungskirche Heckinghausen, Wuppertal
30 min walk • The Church of the Resurrection is a Protestant church building in the Wuppertal district of Heckinghausen. It is an occasional place of worship and preferred wedding venue of the United Protestant Church Parish of Heckinghausen and also the...
~1850 ftW
51°16'15"N • 7°11'43"E
St. Antonius, Wuppertal
9 min walk • Church
0.6 miSW
Monuments and statues
Die starke Linke, Wuppertal
16 min walk • The Strong Left is a sculpture by Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka, who died in 2009, in Wuppertal-Unterbarmen. It caused a local uproar until its installation due to its late completion and skyrocketing costs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ruhmeshalle?

Nearby attractions include Otto Graf von Bismarck, Wuppertal (1 min walk), Werth, Wuppertal (2 min walk), Werther Brücke, Wuppertal (4 min walk), Rathaus Stadt Wuppertal, Wuppertal (4 min walk).

How to get to Ruhmeshalle by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ruhmeshalle:

Bus

Kleine Flurstraße • Lines: 610 (2 min walk)
Herzogbrücke • Lines: 604, 611 (5 min walk)

Train

Werther Brücke (5 min walk)
Alter Markt (7 min walk)