Hesse
Art, History & Archaeology Sites & Museums
Archaeology & History Sites in Hesse
The World of the Celts in Glauberg
At the southern tip of the Glauberg archaeologists have excavated and reconstructed an Iron Age burial mound that is associated with a system of ditches and banks. Besides recovering graves with high status objects, the most remarkable find was an intact life size sandstone statue, and the remains of at least thee more. These are unique in Celtic archaeology. An onsite museum presents the extraordinary archaeology from the site. The site is located in an archaeological park. A route through the park allows visitors to see Iron Age fortifications.

Saalburg Roman Fort
The Roman fort of Saalburg, also Römerkastell Saalburg, was a frontier fortification on the Upper German Limes just northwest of Bad Homburg, Hesse. The earliest excavations were carried out in the 1850s. In 1897 Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered a reconstruction of the fort, the result a near complete reconstruction of a Roman fort. Displays in the buildings use artefacts from the fort to give an idea of life in Roman times here. There are also artefacts from nearby sites such as the exquisite gilded bronze head of a horse from Waldgrimes.

Museums & Art Galleries in Hesse
Wilhelmshöhe Palace
The 18th century Neoclassical palace was built for Landgrave Wilhelm IX of Hesse. It replaced an earlier 17th century, which itself replaced an earlier castle that had been fashioned out of a 12th century monastery. Today the palace houses an Old Masters Gallery, a collection of Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities, and a collection of over 60,000 prints and drawings. The palace is part of the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe UNESCO World Heritage site.
