Gutenbergplatz

Gutenbergplatz stands at the centre of Mainz, Germany, as the city’s largest square. Its broad urban setting brings together the Mainz State Theatre, restaurants, shops, and architecture shaped by nineteenth-century planning.

French architect Eustache de Saint-Far planned the square in 1804, after war damage had reshaped Mainz. Construction resumed in 1819 under Augustin Wetter and Georg Moller, following ideas influenced by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand. The area became a monument zone because of its social and urban history, while post-war rebuilding restored much of the damaged surroundings.

At its centre, the Gutenberg Monument shows Johannes Gutenberg holding a Bible and typeset. Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen designed the monument, inaugurated in 1837. Metal rails and a stylised globe set into the pavement mark the nearby fiftieth parallel north.

City: Mainz
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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