In a special room - The stone-rich Mainz

With more than 2,000 stones, the Landesmuseum Mainz has one of the most important collections of Roman stone monuments north of the Alps. In addition to gravestones of soldiers and civilians, the collection includes altars, votive stones, reliefs, architectural elements, building inscriptions and milestones. The high proportion of military gravestones—around 300 fully preserved compared to only about 50 civilian ones—highlights the military character of Roman Mainz. Most of the stones were not discovered in their original locations but were later repurposed in the Roman city wall of the 4th century AD.

This important collection is housed in the so-called Steinhalle, which itself looks back on an eventful history. Built in 1766/67 as a riding hall for Elector Emmerich Josef von Breidbach-Bürresheim based on the model of the Vienna Riding School, it subsequently served as a theater, barracks, the seat of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament and as a museum space.