ST. GOARis overlooked by the grandest ruin on the river, the famous
Rheinfels, dating from 1245; besieged often; now royal property.
OBERWESEL is charmingly situated in the midst of the finest scenery of
the Rhine. The Church of Notre Dame, south of the town, is a fine
specimen of 14th century Gothic, with curious old pictures and
monuments. The Chapel of St. Werner, erected in the 13th century,
commemorates one of the old stories of child-murder by the Jews. Above
the town are the ruins of Schönburg, built about the 12th century.
CAUB (left) is a little town with a big castle, Gutenfels, towering
above it, and not far above, in the midst of the river is the Pfalz,
built by Louis of Bavaria early in the 14th century.
THE MOUSE TOWER (Mäuserturm) is situated on a rock in the middle of the
Rhine, near Bingen. It is notable from the legend of Bishop Hatto’s
tragic fate.
THE NIEDERWALD, opposite Bingen, is the great National Monument
commemorating the restoration of the German Empire in 1870-71. It stands
740 feet above the river, and consists of a colossal statue of Germania,
33 feet high, upon a sculptured pedestal 78 feet high.