Wilhelmshaven is the third largest port of the Germany with its main Naval Base, situated in Lower Saxony State to western of Jade Bight bay of North Sea. The city is military, economic and tourism center along with the flourishing chemical and oil industries. The city swank by the hale and hearty climate of North Sea, fascinated with the captivating parks and beautiful landscape, the booming economy not only led it to a cultural and tourism center but also brought the prosperity to lives of inhabitants. It is the home to the renowned university the ‘University of Applied Sciences’ (Jade Hochschule).

In 1929 the ‘Rathaus’ (Town Hall) building constructed in the city of Rustringen, which was formerly a separate city but in 1937 merged into the city of Wilhelmshaven.  This magnificent bricked building was designed by the famous architect ‘Fritz Hoger’. The oldest sacred Prussian architecture of the city was built in around 1869 is the ‘Christus und Garnisionkirche’. The medieval ‘Castle Kniphausan’ is a fabulous castle built in around 1438, fascinated with artistic hall and accompanied park.

The monument of Wilhelm 1 named as the Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal, the emperor of Prussia which was built in 1896, he was one of founders of the city. The statue melted and then reconstructed in 1994, and is located at the Friedrich Wilhelm Platz. The symbolic architecture is the ‘Kaiser Wilhelm Brucke’. This Emperor Wilhelm Bridge built in 1907, it is 159 meter long and formerly considered as the supreme swing bridge in Europe.

This tremendous city not only enchanted with the natural beauty and landscape but also well organized municipality taking care of minute fractions of public well being contributing to the radiant culture of the society. The city has large naval base is best reveal by the presence of the ‘Navy Museum’ (Deutsches Marinemuseum), which truly portray the naval history date back to 19th century to the date. The most spectacular item to be display in the museum is submarine and naval warships, worth a look. The splendid museum ship ‘Kapitan Meyer’, a ship powered steam engine, active during the outstanding festival of ‘Jade Weekend’.

The popular municipal botanical garden the ‘Botanischer Garten der Stadt Wilhelmshaven’ is covering a land of around 8,000 sq. meters, open in summer season only. This fabulous garden housing diverse range of plants and trees in wonderful sections, established in 1947. The splendor of the city can only be unveiled by a hearty trip to lively Wilhelmshaven.