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Gießen District

Marburg-Biedenkopf

Old University of Marburg

Gießen District

Marburg-Biedenkopf

Old University of Marburg

Highlight • Historical Site

Old University of Marburg

Hiking

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Cycling

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Gravel riding

5.0

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Running

5.0

(1)

Nordic walking

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Road cycling

5.0

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Location: Marburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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October 20, 2021

Hiking

They are definitely old, the foundations of the Dominican monastery, founded in 1291, on which the building known today as the "Old University" was built in the last third of …

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December 1, 2020

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The old university is a secular building of the Philipps University of Marburg in neo-Gothic style. It was built in 1873–1879 (west wing / seminar and auditorium wing) and 1887–1891 (main wing) according to plans by the university architect Carl Schäfer. The building blends in almost seamlessly with the monastery church built from 1291 and integrated into the ensemble, later the university church, the sacristy of which was even taken over directly into the new building complex and for a time provided space for the university archive; the complex is now the seat of the Protestant Theology department.

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September 6, 2021

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The Old University is a secular building of the Philipps University of Marburg in the neo-Gothic style. It was built in 1873–1879 (west wing / seminar and auditorium wing) and …

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Elevation 200 m

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Location: Marburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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