the planned Gutenbergplatz was severely devastated by the destruction during the war, and there were some ruins on the square. Brigade General Rudolf Eickemeyer therefore prepared an expert opinion dated 20 March 1801 "On the execution of the plan for the reconstruction of the part of the city of Mainz burnt down by the Austro-Prussian siege in the area of the cathedral church". Only one building on the square was completed before the project was abandoned. Most of the construction of the square took place under the supervision of the city architect Augustin Wetter in a new attempt from 1819. At this time the architect and city planner Georg Moller also contributed significantly. According to scientific research under Moller's influence the south side of the square was probably designed particularly monumentally and in a uniform style. According to his plans, Belvedere towers were also to be attached to buildings on Gutenbergplatz. However, this was only realised on the building at Gutenbergplatz 2. At the end of the 19th century, Ludwigsstraße was finally completely built. Building on Gutenbergplatz continued until the 1870s. Most of the details in the building plans of Eustache de Saint-Far were still kept, although he had already been dead for about 50 years. Exceptions were the closed arcades and the missing balconies at the Gutenbergplatz. In 1873, a representative building was erected opposite today's Staatstheater Mainz. His styles from the Neo-Renaissance created an architectural interplay with the theater on the other side of the square. During the Second World War, both Ludwigsstrasse and Gutenbergplatz were damaged. In the post-war period after the Second World War in Germany, reconstruction began. Among other things, the theatre was rebuilt, and in 1950 the two-storey pavilion Gutenbergplatz 16 was erected on old cellar remains at the south-east end of the square. The architect of this building was Kurt Barth. Many other buildings at Gutenbergplatz were built in the following years on the model of the Gutenbergplatz 16 building. From 1961, Ludwigsstrasse was widened according to plans by Ernst May. The low ridge development on Ludwigsstrasse designed by Richard Jörg and Adolf Bayer created a line of sight to Mainz Cathedral. Numerous two-storey pavilions were erected on Gutenbergplatz during these expansion measures. Architecture The Gutenbergplatz is located in the heart of Mainz city centre. To the east, the square visually introduces to the row of squares around Mainz Cathedral. Initially, it was