Place de la République and the Neustadt
Guide
Photo: Javier Kohen from Kraków, Poland · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A round garden square ringed by grand stone palaces, the start of wide avenues of German-built apartment blocks, university buildings and churches.
A brief history
After Germany took Alsace in 1871 it built this new imperial quarter, the Neustadt, as a showcase; the palace on the square was the Kaiser's residence.
Tips
- Best time
- Afternoon, on the way to the European quarter
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The Neustadt: The grand German-built quarter north-east of the island, with wide avenues, palaces and the university.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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