Place Gutenberg, Strasbourg
Named after the inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenbergwho lived in Strasbourg from 1434 to 1444, the Place Gutenberg is a charming open square on Grande Ile that was the administrative centre of the city till the 18thcentury.
Named after the inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenbergwho lived in Strasbourg from 1434 to 1444, the Place Gutenberg is a charming open square on Grande Ile that was the administrative centre of the city till the 18thcentury. At the centre is a statue of Gutenberg by David d'Angers holding a sheet inscribed with 'Et la lumière fut' which translates to 'And there was light'. Bordering the square to the south is the Renaissance building of Neue Bau, former Strasbourg Town Hall and present Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Bas-Rhin. The square is beautifully lit up in winter when a Christmas Market is set up here.
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About Place Gutenberg
Place Gutenberg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Place Gutenberg and Nearby Sights on Map
Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg
The stunning Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg or Strasbourg Cathedral is the pinnacle of late-Gothic architecture
Museum Oeuvre Notre-Dame
The Musée de l’Oeuvre Notre-Dame is dedicated to Upper Rhenish fine arts and decorative arts from the early Middle Ages until 1681 when Strasbourg was a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire
Horloge Astronomique Strasbourg
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Historical Museum of Strasbourg
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Place Kleber
Named after French Revolution general Jean-Baptiste Kléber who was born in Strasbourg, Place Kleber is the central and largest square in the city
Eglise Saint Thomas
Alsatian Museum
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Palais Rohan
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Cave Historique des Hospices de Strasbourg
The Cave Historique des Hospices de Strasbourg is a wine cellar built in 1393-'95 in the basement of the city's civil hospital
Protestant Church of St Peter the Younger
Strasbourg has 3 churches dedicated to St Peter – an older Romanesque church Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux on Grand'Rue, the neo-Romanesque Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Catholique onPlace Charles de Foucauld, and the Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church, which is a historical and architectural treasure