Mainz
It was on our second full day in Germany when we went to Mainz. It was another new city for us. It was a Sunday then and everything was closed except for bakeries and American chain restaurants like McDonald's and KFC. In Mainz, we saw the cathedral, the square where the cathedral was located, the city theater, and St. Stephen's Church with the Marc Chagall stained glass windows.
The Eisenturm (Iron Tower) is a medieval stone gate and watchtower built around 1240 in Mainz, Germany, named after a nearby iron market. It is one of only three surviving towers from the city's original 34 fortification towers.
A rear view of the cathedral
The Nail Column
The Mainz Cathedral
A very partial view of the Market Square
Lovely architecture of one of the buildings at the Market Square
Another partial view of the cathedral and a restaurant at the foreground
Inside the Mainz Cathedral
The Mainz Cathedral was huge. The main altar was not elaborately decorated but it had lots of small altars on the sides like this one.
The main altar inside the Mainz Cathedral
The city theater
The fountain named Carnival
A view of the Mainz Cathedral tower from atop the hill where the ruins of the former amphitheater are located
One would have a hard time imagining what was once an amphitheater just by looking at the stone ruins. But, these were!
Ruins of what was once a huge amphitheater
These steel steps made it a lot easier for me to imagine a Roman amphitheater on the site.
Another view of the amphitheater ruins.
Inside St. Stephen's Church with the Marc Chagall stained glass windows.
More stained glass windows inside St. Stephen's Church