Main Sights
- The 13th century Town Hall ("Rathaus"). It has an astronomical clock featuring the "Snatching Hans" ("Schnapphans").
- The Gothic St. Michael's Church ("Michaelskirche", 1506). It has a bronze slab of Martin Luther's tomb
- Monument to John Frederick the Magnanimous (1905–08), in the Market Square
- Numerous towers from the medieval fortifications, including the Powder Tower (13th-14th centuries)
- House of Friedrich Schiller and his Wedding Church.
- The Botanischer Garten Jena, founded in 1580, the second oldest botanical garden in Germany
- Jen-Tower, a research edifice built in GDR times. There is a restaurant and viewing platform at the 27th floor.
In the neighbourhood are the Dornburg Castles and the Kapellendorf Moated Castle.
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