page_title: Gutenbergplatz (Mainz)
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Gutenbergplatz (Mainz) / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das Gutenberg-Denkmal am Gutenbergplatz in Mainz
context_page_description: The Gutenbergplatz is an important square in the German city of Mainz, in terms of building culture and urban development. It was named after Johannes Gutenberg, who was born in Mainz. Gutenbergplatz is the largest and most important square in the city centre of Mainz. Due to its social and urban history, the square has been designated a monument zone.
context_section_description: The Gutenbergplatz is located in the heart of Mainz city centre. To the east, the square visually introduces to the row of squares around Mainz Cathedral. Initially, it was planned to combine the squares Höfchen and Markt into an oval square. This was intended to be visually highlighted by small radial streets. However, these plans were not realized. According to Eustache de Saint-Far's plans, the southern part of the square was to end at a new street leading to a courthouse to be built. On the opposite side, the Mainz Theatre was completed in 1833 after four years of construction. From 1837, the centre of the square was the Gutenberg monument designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and casted by Charles Crozatier. To the west, Ludwigsstrasse leads to Schillerplatz with the Fastnachtsbrunnen (carnival fountain) and the Bassenheimer Hof.
  In designing Gutenbergplatz, Eustache de Saint-Far took inspiration from the buildings of Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand. His collaborator François-Auguste Cheussey had studied with Durand. According to his plans, the square was to have a square floor plan and its centre was to be marked by a monument. The monument was to be surrounded by colonnades, Eustache de Saint-Far called it "pour les temps de foire". The edges of the square were to be architecturally accentuated by arcades. Mainz Cathedral is visible from Gutenbergplatz. The present appearance of Gutenbergplatz and Ludwigsstraße was decisively influenced by Ernst May.
caption: The Gutenberg-monument in the middle of the Gutenbergplatz; 2013
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