Adenauer bank
Rhine bank Neustadt
The Adenauer-Ufer stretches from the customs port/Feldbergplatz in Neustadt to Fischtorplatz in Mainz's old town. Starting in Mainz's Neustadt district, Feldbergplatz features a children's playground and the Green Bridge, which crosses Rheinallee. At the end of Feldbergplatz, facing the Rhine, stands the old caponier.
If you follow the riverbank towards the city center, you will immediately come across another children's playground – parents can enjoy the view of the Rhine from here. Adjacent to the playground are the "Neustadt-Wiesen" (New Town Meadows). In summer, this is a meeting place for the many students living in Mainz's Neustadt district. Here, they enjoy picnics, sunbathe, and engage in typical Mainz conviviality.
At Frauenlobstraße, you will find the "Frauenlob Barke" fountain, which is particularly popular with children in summer, and the cornerstones of the old Frauenlob Gate. Along the banks of the Rhine, there are several of these old gates, some of which have already been renovated, which were originally part of the "Rheinkehl Fortification" built between 1873 and 1879. Today, they mark the respective historic city entrances and are named after the former function of these entrances.
Sunbathing areas and beach
Continuing along Kaiserstraße, with the imposing Christuskirche church in the middle, the remains of the destroyed Kaisertor gate can be found on the banks of the Rhine. Adjacent to this is a small green space with a skate park and basketball court. A little further along the riverbank are the restored Rhine gates Raimundtor and Schlosstor, and on the right-hand side, the city's most important secular building, the Electoral Palace. A few years ago, slightly raised, bordered lawns with integrated benches were created along the Rhine promenade at this point, which are popular with the people of Mainz when the sun is shining.
Behind the Theodor Heuss Bridge, which connects Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, the Rhine beach follows on the left-hand side during the summer months (early May to late September). Shortly thereafter, at the end of the tree-lined avenue, the Mainz electors appear in all their glory on the right-hand side of the riverside path between the corner pillars of the former bridge gate. Concrete casts of the Mainz elector cycle—the originals from the 14th century are kept in the State Museum—now fill this city entrance, which has been in use for over 200 years.
In front of the historical portraits of the seven electors and the German king, the round Kurfürstenbrunnen (Hilton Fountain) bubbles away in summer. An attraction—not only for children—on this section of the riverbank is the glockenspiel embedded in the ground. The construction of the Hilton Hotel is immediately followed by the renovation of the Rheingoldhalle.
The Adenauer-Ufer ends at Mainz City Hall, designed by world-renowned Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen and his partner Otto Weitling. Steps lead visitors up to the City Hall plateau—Jockel-Fuchs-Platz, which forms the transition to Mainz city center. From here, there is a beautiful view of the Rhine on one side and Mainz city center on the other.
From Fischtorplatz, the promenade is called Stresemann Embankment.