THE 10 BEST Tübingen Sights & Historical Landmarks
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- MelissaAugusta, GA171 contributionsIconic Germany marketplace filled with fruit, vegetables and meat vendors in the morning and cafes along to perimeter. We found a few antique stores tucked along side roads, along with many other stores of all varieties. It was a nice place to stop for refreshments after our time exploring at the castle and the Museum of Ancient Cultures. Every time we entered the square it was bustling with activity.Written September 8, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- 2CAtravelersBrattleboro, VT830 contributionsThe museum is only open on certain days so we could not go inside. We did go out into the garden which has a fantastic view of the town. It's also filled with shade trees and benches so you can enjoy your time there. The hike up to the castle is a steep walk up an uneven cobblestone street so it is definitely not for everyone.Written November 28, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- 2CAtravelersBrattleboro, VT830 contributionsWe visited here on a real scorcher of a day so a big focus was simply trying to stay cool. Tourists filled the streets as well as a variety of vendors. The cobblestone streets are charming for a stroll and the building facades are beautiful. A variety of restaurants are available, many with outdoor dining. Parking was just outside the Old Town in a large structure and was not expensive. You could spend a couple of hours or an entire day here depending on your interests and dining.Written November 28, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- 2CAtravelersBrattleboro, VT830 contributionsThis church is worth a visit even if it's a short one. The interior is beautiful and quite interesting. It's located centrally so it's only a short walk to most places in town.Written November 28, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- John RAnoka, MN1,853 contributionsVery impressive building in the Marktplatz.
We did not go inside, but it is beautiful to look at from the outside.
Lots of shops in the area.Written September 15, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - periandroLuxembourg City, Luxembourg11,011 contributionsThe City Museum building use to be the granary of Tübingen. As a matter of fact, it resulted from joining two superb large buildings constructed in different periods. That first built dates back to the second half of the fifteenth century, and the second one was added some sixty years later. Since then they have been heightened so that nowadays the Museum consists of four floors.
There are a permanent exhibition and a temporary one. The permanent collection occupies the second and the third floors. It consists of very interesting objects witnessing the city history. Some of them refer to the most important historical events taken place in Tübingen: among others, one may cite the memory sheet from 1817, a copy of the illustrated Bible story from 1850, and a television set from 1960. A clock circle painted on wood under the title “The Sovereignty over the Time” is also outstanding. One can observe real masterpieces in that permanent exhibition, such as a painting of Philipp Melanchton by Lucas Cranach's workshop; a sandstone statue representing the Christ of Sorrows from ca. 1500; a picture of the Pastor Hofacker (oil on canvass) and another one depicting Hedwig Dorothea Mauchart (born Hoffmann) and her children.
A large section of the Museum first floor is dedicated to Lotte Reiniger's work under the name “A World of Light and Shadow”. In it one can see some silhouettes, shadow plays and silhouette films. The latter are very lovely films. The titles of two of them are: "Das fairest Gotte Hellen La Belle” (1957) and “Der Froshkönig" (1961). They are indeed captivating.
On the day I visited the Museum (06.10.2021) there was likewise on the groundfloor a temporary exhibition on a subject concerning gays and lesbians. In it the defence of the tenets of the feminist approach on the subject concerned was outstanding.
The City Museum in Tübingen is therefore an excellent place to learn about the history of that city in a warm and endearing atmosphere given especially the friendliness and kindness of the staff who perform their duties there. The said staff's characteristic is a plus to the interest and importance of all the items displayed both in the permanent and the temporary exhibitions. Consequently, the visit of that Museum is absolutely recommendable.Written September 9, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - sakkara11Cairo, Egypt610 contributionsSilcher was one of those composers of the 19th century, who are almost forgotten. But who sings or hears the Loreley-tune on boat on the river Rhein or sings the famous christmas song: "Alle Jahre wieder" meets Friedrich Silcher, who worked in Tübingen from 1817 as the first Music-Director of the Tübingen University. Go for a walk on "Platanenallee", to see im as a statue.Written January 28, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- periandroLuxembourg City, Luxembourg11,011 contributionsThe Jakobus kirche in Tübingen is a nice building built in the 12th century in romanesque style but rebuilt some four centuries later in glthic style. It's a quite simple single-nave church with an extremely sober façade on which the pointed arch stained glass windows are the only outstanding element thereof. The wooden entrance door is also eye catching as well as the relevant arch. The slanting roof is made of red tiles thus contrasting nicely with the façade sandstone colour.
Inside, the soberness is comparable to that of the outer façade. There is hardly any decoration; only some tomb slabs standing on the floor against a wall and some carved stones hanging from the walls. Besides, on the left front wall by the chancel as entering the church there is a pictogram like carving apparently representing a knight and most probably originating from the romanesque period. The most beautiful part of the interior is the vault over the chancel. It's a ribbed vault as an architectural embroidery. It's really a stunning work. The nave vault however is almost flat.
In general it's an interesting church whose visit can be pleasant, with an atmosphere which can provide a certain peace of mind.Written September 5, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - periandroLuxembourg City, Luxembourg11,011 contributionsSt. John the Evangelist church in Tübingen is a three-nave temple built in neogothic style in the last quarter of the nineteenth century under the architect Joseph von Egle's design
Seen from outside the building is nice despite the fact that it's not extensively ornamented. Its large stained-glass windows call much the attention as well as the entrance door with its simple reliefs and the metal sculptures on the tympanum. Likewise, the elaborate rose window is worth being observed. The façade stands out vertically; the pillasters on the edges of the front part thereof ending with small units in the form of lying triangular prisms being, in turn, each one of the latter crowned on its upper edge by a flower shaped sculptural element give some variety to the surface of the façade.
Once inside, the three naves are perfectly distinguishable, the side aisles being lower and narrower than the central nave. They are separated from each other by plain and not very high cylindrical columns whose capitals consist of two parts, the lower one of roughly Corinthian inspiration and the upper part of doric inspiration. Every two of them support the pointed arches typical of gothic style, above which the upper part of the central nave is on both sides pierced by some small round windows more typical of the romanesque style. The light coming through those windows is added to that coming through the stained-glass ones on the side aisles walls, thus increasing the brightness of the inner space. The platform above the narthex where the organ is located is also supported by columns of the same type as those already described but of a smaller size. The whole looks quite normal.
The ribbed vaults over the three naves are conceived with the same simplicity as the rest of the architectural church design. The high altar is a modern element of rectilinear configuration. At the back of the apse one can observe four large stained-glass windows, three of them being somewhat impressive. These are colourful and depict some scenes of John the Baptist's and Christ's lives.
The temple underwent some renovation works in the sixties of the past century, particularly to adapt the furnishing and some other components to the contemporary taste and liturgical needs. In principle, such works can be considered as inadequate since their result is obviously to the detriment of the original charm of that church.
By and large, the church interior is in any case a bit dull and lifeless. Its visit can however illustrate on some characteristics of the neogothic architectural style and on the suitability of the stated renovation works.Written September 7, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.