Mainz is most famous for being the birthplace of Johannes
Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. Gutenberg is regarded as one of,
if not the most, significant contributor of the second millennium. The
Gutenberg-Museum Mainz contains a replica of his printing press and a copy of
the Gutenberg Bible, considered by some to be his greatest print work.
The Roman-Germanic Central Museum contains exhibits from the
Stone Age to the Medieval period. For an entry fee of 3,00 € I got to see some
great Roman artifacts, such as this celestial globe that was once part of a
sundial.
I also visited the Landesmuseum Mainz, one of the oldest
museums in Germany.
They have art and artifacts from prehistory to modern. One
of my favorite pieces was this eagle brooch with inlaid stones from the
Ottonian period, c. 980-1000.
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