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Community
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Culture
As city in the Greater Region, Mainz participated in the program of the year of European Capital of Culture 2007.
The Walk of Fame of Cabaret may be found nearby the Schillerplatz.
The music publisher Schott Music is located in Mainz.
The one of the oldest brass instrument manufacturer in the world, Gebr.
Alexander is located in Mainz.
Sport
The local football club 1.
FSV Mainz 05 has a long history in the German football leagues.
It is currently intending to build a new stadion called Coface Arena.
In 2007 the Mainz Athletics won the German Men's Championsship in baseball.
As a result of the 2008 invasion of Georgia by Russian troops, Mainz acted as a neutral venue for the Geogian Vs Republic of Ireland football game .
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Attractions
Roman-Germanic central museum (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum).
It is home to Roman, Medieval, and earlier artifacts.
Antique Maritime Museum (Museum für Antike Schifffahrt).
It houses the remains of five Roman boats from the late 4th century, discovered in the 1980s.
Roman remains, including Jupiter's column, Drusus' mausoleum, the ruins of the theatre and the aqueduct.
Mainz Cathedral of St.
Martin (Mainzer Dom), over 1,000 years old.
The Iron Tower (Eisenturm, tower at the former iron market), a tower from the 13th century.
The Wood Tower (Holzturm, tower at the former wood market), a tower from the 14th century.
The Gutenberg Museum – exhibits an original Gutenberg Bible amongst many other printed books from the 15th century and later.
The Mainz Old Town – what's left of it, the quarter south of the cathedral survived World War II.
The Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliches Schloss), residence of the prince-elector .
Marktbrunnen, one of the largest Renaissance fountains in Germany.
Domus Universitatis (1615), for centuries the tallest edifice in Mainz.
Christ Church (Christuskirche), built 1898–1903, bombed in ’45 and rebuilt in 1948–1954.
The Church of St.
Stephan, with post-war windows by Marc Chagall.
Citadel.
Schönborner Hof (1668).
Rococo churches of St.
Augustin (the Augustinerkirche, Mainz) and St.
Peter (the Petruskirche, Mainz).
Church of St.
Ignatius (1763).
Erthaler Hof (1743).
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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