Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal, Jena

Name: Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal
Address: Jena, Germany

#20 among attractions in Jena

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The Ernst Abbe Monument is a memorial hall for the physics professor and social reformer Ernst Abbe in Jena, Germany.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°55'40"N, 11°34'48"E

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Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Phyletisches Museum, Botanical Garden, Camsdorf Bridge.

0.8 miS
Outdoor activities, Football, Sport venue
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena
22 min walk • Ernst Abbe Sportfeld is a sports facility in Jena, Germany. It was dedicated on 24 August 1924 and was named after entrepreneur Ernst Abbe 15 years later. The facility is in southern Jena, directly on the Saale River. The City of Jena purchased the stadium from the Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung in 1991.
~1580 ftSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Phyletisches Museum, Jena
8 min walk • 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.
~1700 ftNE
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Botanical Garden, Jena
9 min walk • 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.
0.7 miE
Bridge
Camsdorf Bridge, Jena
18 min walk • The Camsdorf Bridge is a bridge over the Saale river in Jena, Germany. It connects the city center of Jena with the suburb of Wenigenjena and is considered to be the oldest stone arch bridge in Jena.
~1070 ftNE
City gate
Johannistor, Jena
6 min walk • 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.
~210 ftW
Museum, Specialty museum
Optisches Museum Jena, Jena
2 min walk • The Deutsches Optisches Museum Jena is a science and technology museum displaying optical instruments from eight centuries. It gives a technical and cultural-historical survey of the development of optical instruments.
~1140 ftE
Architecture, View point
JenTower, Jena
6 min walk • The JenTower is a skyscraper in Jena, Germany.
~1440 ftNE
Domed edifice for high-tech star-gazing
Planetarium Jena, Jena
7 min walk • The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. It was opened on July 18, 1926. The Zeiss-Planetarium is a projection planetarium. The planets and fixed stars are projected onto the inner surface of a white cupola.
~1150 ftSE
Observatories and planetariums
Jena Observatory, Jena
6 min walk • Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It is located in Großschwabhausen close to Jena, Germany.
0.4 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Romantikerhaus, Jena
11 min walk • The Romantics' House Literature Museum is located in the former home of philosophers Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Jakob Hermann Obereit in Jena.
~190 ftS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Volkshaus, Jena
1 min walk • 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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Which popular attractions are close to Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal?

Nearby attractions include Volkshaus, Jena (1 min walk), Optisches Museum Jena, Jena (2 min walk), University of Jena, Jena (3 min walk), St. Johann Baptist, Jena (5 min walk).

How to get to Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal:

Tram

Ernst-Abbe Platz • Lines: 5 (2 min walk)
Holzmarkt • Lines: 5 (7 min walk)

Bus

Teichgraben • Lines: 10, 11, 12, 16, 43, 48 (5 min walk)
Riedstraße • Lines: 14 (6 min walk)

Train

Jena West (9 min walk)
Jena Paradies (10 min walk)