Haus der Deutschen Weinstraße, Tourist center at German Wine Route in Bockenheim an der Weinstraße, Germany.
Haus der Deutschen Weinstraße is an architectural structure in Bockenheim an der Weinstraße, built over Bundesstraße 271, with an eastern wing that physically bridges two parts of the town. It houses a restaurant and exhibition spaces dedicated to wine growing in the surrounding region.
The building was completed in 1995 and marks the northern end of the German Wine Route. Its southern counterpart, the German Wine Gate in Schweigen, was built in 1936, and together the two structures define the full length of this touring route through wine country.
The building's name refers to its role as the northern gateway of the German Wine Route, whose southern counterpart is the German Wine Gate in Schweigen. Since April 2019 the renovated house has operated as the café "Café Ideal". Couples can hold a "Weinstraßenhochzeit" (Wine Route wedding) in the Tower Room at the top, with the vineyards and the Rhine plain in view.
The building stands on Bundesstraße 271 between the former Großbockenheim and Kleinbockenheim, and its eastern wing spans the road like a bridge, so drivers pass directly beneath it. The terrace and the roughly 100 by 50 metre lake lie on the south-west side. The Festplatz, sports ground and Bürgerhaus "Emichsburg" are just across the road.
The restaurant terrace sits above an artificial pond, giving diners the feeling of eating over open water. From the Tower Room above, there is a clear view of the Haardt Mountains and the vineyards that surround the town.
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