Mulhouse - Principal Places of Interest

Principal Places of Interest

  • Hôtel de Ville (sixteenth century). The town hall was built in 1553 in the Rhenish Renaissance style. Montaigne described it as a "palais magnifique et tout doré" ("a splendid golden palace") in 1580. It is known for its trompe l'œil paintings, and its pictures of allegories representing the vices and virtues.
  • Workers' quarter (mid 19th century), inspired workers' quarters in many other industrial towns.
  • Place de la Bourse and the building of the Société Industrielle de Mulhouse, in the Nouveau Quartier (19th century)
  • Cité de l’Automobile (featuring the Schlumpf collection)
  • French National Railway Museum
  • Museum of Electricity (Electropolis)
  • Museum of Printed Textiles (Musée de l'impression sur étoffes)
  • The Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse (botanical garden and zoo)
  • Saint-Steffen Calvinist temple (1859–1869), by Jean-Baptiste Schacre

  • Temple Saint-Étienne on Place de la Réunion

  • Hôtel de Ville (Rothüs), Mulhouse

  • Société Industrielle building, Mulhouse

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