Karlsruhe: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Hauptfriedhof
Nestled in the heart of Karlsruhe, Germany, the Hauptfriedhof stands not only as a solemn testament to the past but also as a serene escape within the bustling city. This sprawling cemetery, characterized by its lush greenery and tranquil atmosphere, offers visitors a...
Karlsruhe Zoo
Wildlife park and gardens with lakes Nestled in the heart of the picturesque city of Karlsruhe, Germany, the Karlsruhe Zoo stands as a verdant oasis and a top attraction for visitors of all ages. This enchanting zoological garden, established in 1865, offers a delightful escape into the world of wildlife...
Karlsruhe Palace
200-year-old castle and history museum Nestled at the heart of the fan-shaped city, Karlsruhe Palace is a historic gem that offers a glimpse into the grandeur of Germany's past. Originally constructed in 1715 as the residence of Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach, the palace now serves as a...
Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe
Nestled within the vibrant city of Karlsruhe, Germany, the Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe is a serene escape that offers a tranquil experience amidst nature’s bounty. This botanical garden, a verdant oasis, is not just a place for plant enthusiasts but a retreat for...
Turmberg
The Turmberg is a hill located in Durlach, a suburb of Karlsruhe in Germany. It is home to a castle ruin. The Turmberg can be reached by the Turmbergbahn, a funicular railway.
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
19th-century museum of European art The Staatliche Kunsthalle is an art museum in Karlsruhe, Germany. The museum, created by architect Heinrich Hübsch, opened in 1846 after nine years of work in a neoclassical building next to the Karlsruhe Castle and the Karlsruhe Botanical Garden.
Friedhof Rüppurr
The Friedhof Rüppurr is a grave complex in the southern district of Rüppurr in the city of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg. The cemetery area has a size of approx. 4.2 hectares and is laid out in the style of a rural cemetery.
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe is a theatre and opera house in Karlsruhe, Germany. It has existed in its present form and place at Ettlinger Tor since 1975.
ZKM
The ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, a cultural institution, was founded in 1989. and since 1997 is located in a listed industrial building in Karlsruhe, Germany, a former munitions factory.
Grötzingen Jewish Cemetery
Grötzingen Jewish Cemetery is the smallest Jewish burial place in the city of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is listed as a national heritage site.
Maxau Rhine Bridges
The Maxau Rhine Bridges connect the Baden-Württemberg city of Karlsruhe and the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Wörth in Germany. They cross the Rhine in the suburb of Maxau in the Karlsruhe district of Knielingen and the Wörth suburb of Maximiliansau.
Karlsruhe Pyramid
The Karlsruhe Pyramid is a pyramid made of red sandstone, located in the centre of the market square of Karlsruhe, Germany. It was erected in the years 1823–1825 over the vault of the city's founder, Margrave Charles III William.
Schlossgarten
The Karlsruhe Schlossgarten, also called Schlosspark, is a landscape park situated north of the Karlsruhe Palace in the center of Karlsruhe.
State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe
The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, abbreviated SMNK, is one of the two state of Baden-Württemberg's natural history museums.
Sandkorn-Theater
Sandkorn-Theater is a theatre in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Rüppurr
Rüppurr is a district in the south of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with around 11,000 inhabitants. The district borders on the neighboring town of Ettlingen and is considered to be one of the more affluent residential areas in Karlsruhe.
Ettlingen Line
The Ettlingen Line or Lower Line was a defensive line built in 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession from brushwood and palisades, which replaced the 1701 Bühl-Stollhofen Line after that had been destroyed in May 1707 and levelled by French troops.
Botanischer Garten des KIT
The Botanischer Garten der Universität Karlsruhe is a botanical garden maintained by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology directorate of Peter Nick. It is located at Am Fasanengarten 2, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is open weekdays and Sundays; admission is free.
Verkehrsmuseum Karlsruhe
The Karlsruhe Museum of Transport exhibits the history of transport from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. The collection includes historic bicycles, motorcycles and cars as well as railroad models.
Karlsburg
Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563. Only the Prinzessinnenbau of the historical building still stands.
Marktplatz (Karlsruhe)
Rynek in Karlsruhe - the main square in Karlsruhe, founded during the classical expansion of this city in the first years of the 19th century. The square has the form of two adjacent rectangles, located axially on the main...
Karlsruhe Synagogue
The 1798 Karlsruhe Synagogue was an early building by the influential architect Friedrich Weinbrenner in the city of Karlsruhe. According to David Brownlee, this "synagogue was the first large Egyptian building to be erected since antiquity." According to Diana Muir Appelbaum...
Generallandesarchiv
The Generallandesarchiv in Karlsruhe has the task of safeguarding the local official archives of past eras for the Karlsruhe administrative district. These are court records, documents of the state authorities, deeds, archives of monasteries and...
Badische Landesbibliothek
The Baden State Library is a large universal library in Karlsruhe. Together with the Württembergische Landesbibliothek, the BLB is the legal deposit and regional library for Baden-Württemberg.
Durlach
Durlach is a borough of the German city of Karlsruhe with a population of roughly 30,000.
St. Stephan
The Parish Church of St. Stephen is a neoclassical Roman Catholic church building in Karlsruhe by Friedrich Weinbrenner.
Schloss Gottesaue
Gottesaue Castle is a Renaissance castle in the eastern city of Karlsruhe, destroyed and rebuilt several times, on the site of a former Benedictine abbey. It is now the seat of the Karlsruhe University of Music.
Fasanenschlösschen
The Pheasant Castle or Pheasant Garden Castle is a pleasure and tea house in the Karlsruhe Pheasant Garden east of the castle tower, built in the years 1764 to 1765 in the Chinese style and grouped together with two opposite pavilions, also in the...
Federal Court of Justice
The Federal Court of Justice is the highest court in the system of ordinary jurisdiction in Germany, founded in 1950. It has its seat in Karlsruhe with two panels being situated in Leipzig since 1997 and 2020, respectively. It is the supreme court in all matters of criminal law and private law.
Die Münze
The State Mint of Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe location is the smallest mint in Germany, located in downtown Karlsruhe. As was customary in the past, the residence of a prince always included a mint.
City Hall
The town hall on the market square in Karlsruhe dates back to 1805. In 1811 the former town hall, originally built in 1728, was demolished.
Amtsgericht Karlsruhe
The Karlsruhe Local Court is a court of ordinary jurisdiction in Baden-Württemberg.
Kaiserplatz
Kaiserplatz is a square in Karlsruhe's inner city west. It is located at the western end of Kaiserstraße in the immediate vicinity of the former Mühlburger Tor and thus stands on the border between the Weststadt and the city center.
Dreieck Karlsruhe
The Dreieck Karlsruhe is a half-stack interchange in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The motorway interchange terminates the section of A8 coming from Munich to the east, by connecting with A5.
Daxlanden
Daxlanden is a borough of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. This former fishing village lies west of the city centre of Karlsruhe, not far from the river Rhine on the river Alb and comprises about 11,500 inhabitants.
Christ Church
The Christuskirche is a Protestant church in Karlsruhe. It was built from 1896 to 1900 by architects Robert Curjel and Karl Moser at the Mühlburger Tor, the beginning of the Weststadt.
Mühlburg
Mühlburg, formerly a town on its own right, is a borough located in the west of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name Mühlburg could be translated as 'Mill Castle' and refers to a water mill and a water castle located at the site where a Roman road once crossed the small river Alb.
Großherzogliche Grabkapelle
The Grand Ducal Baden Burial Chapel in the Pheasant Garden in Karlsruhe was built in 1889-1896 by Hermann Hemberger based on preliminary designs by Franz Baer and Friedrich Hemberger in Karlsruhe's eastern city.
Neureut
Neureut is the northernmost borough of the German city of Karlsruhe. It was the most populous rural community of Baden-Württemberg before being incorporated into Karlsruhe on 14 February 1975. Its population is about 18,900 people as of December 2020.
Stephaniebrunnen
The Stephanienbrunnen is an ornamental fountain on the Stephanplatz in Karlsruhe. It was unveiled in 1905 and is a listed...
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