Mulhouse: France
Mulhouse: France
Mulhouse Travel: France
Mulhouse (Mülhausen in German, Milhüsa in Alsatian and Muhlhausen in Dutch) is a town and commune in eastern France. It is the largest town in Haut-Rhin, and the second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg. Two rivers run through it, the Doller and the Ill, both tributaries of the Rhine. Its designated local development area consists of 16 communes, but its conurbation is substantially larger than that.
Principal Attractions in Mulhouse
Hôtel de Ville (16th century). The town hall was built in 1553 in the Rhenish Renaissance style. Montaigne described it as a “palais magnifique et tout doré� in 1580. It is known for its trompe l’oeil paintings, and its pictures of allegories representing the vices and virtues.
Workers’ quarter (mid 19th century), inspired by districts in Manchester.
Place de la Bourse and the building of the Société Industrielle de Mulhouse, in the Nouveau Quartier (19th century)
Automobile museum (featuring the Schlumpf collection)
Railway museum
Museum of Electricity (Electropolis)
Museum of fabric printing
Botanical gardens and zoo
Numerous industrial ruins