The last surviving rural courtyard structures sometimes directly meet high and dense block developments from the 19th and 20th centuries.

In the west, at Donnersbergring, the change from block to line structure of the 1950s indicates the end of the core area of Bessungen.

The Prinz-Emil-Garten is located in the middle of the district, its features include a little pond and the Prinz-Emil-Palais on a hill.

The surviving inhabitants fled behind the city walls of Darmstadt, where many fell victim to the plague.

Only with the increasing importance of the neighboring Darmstadt did Bessungen experience a certain boom at the beginning of the 18th century.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Darmstadt became the center of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, which led to a major expansion of the city area.

The coat of arms shows the Sacrificial tripod, a court seat, in front of a yellow background.

[further explanation needed] The Orangery was built from 1719 to 1721 by the architect Louis Remy de la Fosse.

The small palace, which temporarily served as a theater after World War II, was originally a winter shelter for the orange trees in the park.