Tag des offenen Denkmals

Tag des offenen Denkmals
Tag des offenen Denkmals 2006 in Höchster Schloß, Frankfurt
Genre	Historic preservation
Begins	Second Sunday in September
Frequency	annual
Location(s)	many locations in Germany
Inaugurated	1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Patron(s)	Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
Member	European Heritage Days
Website	www.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de

The Tag des offenen Denkmals (Day of Open Monuments) is an annual event all over Germany. The day of action has been coordinated by the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz since 1993. Historic monuments are open to the public free of charge. It takes place on the second Sunday in September and attracts several million visitors each year [de]. The largest cultural event in Germany is the contribution of the country to the European Heritage Days.^[1]