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One of the greatest cultural centers of Europe throughout the centuries, Weimar has been the home to luminaries like Goethe, Schiller, J.S. Bach, and Listz. The influential Bauhaus school of architecture and design was founded here in 1919 and it has since become an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Weimar Bauhaus Museum:

Since its opening in 1995, the Bauhaus Museum has housed over 500 exhibits on the founders and practitioners of the world-famous Bauhaus school. Here you can see the groundbreaking works of Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Lyonel Feininger, and Marcel Breuer, among others.

German National Theater:

The most famous musical and theatrical venue in Weimar, the German National Theater has six stages across the city and regularly hosts touring orchestras and theater troupes from across the German-speaking world.

Goethe and Schiller Monument at the German National Theater:

A tribute to the two giants of the German stage.

Goethe's Garden House:

Bought for Goethe by his friend the Duke, the poet lived here until moving to the house on Frauenplan. A place of refuge for Goethe, after his death it became a shrine for his admirers. Goethe’s love for the countryside, especially the Ilm valley, is reflected in many of the poems he wrote here, and he often visited the house until just before his death. It was in the summerhouse that he crafted famous poems such as ‘Iphigenie’, ‘Egmont’ and ‘Torquato Tasso’.

Goethe's Residence and National Museum:

One of the best examples of Classical Weimar architechture, Goethe lived in this Baroque house for nearly fifty years. The furnishings and fittings from the last few years of Goethe’s life have largely been preserved. For reasons of conservation, the number of visitors is limited.

Grand Hotel Russicher Hof

Hotel Elephant

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Weimar City Hall

Schiller's Residence:

Friedrich Schiller spent the last three years of his life in this building on the former Weimar Esplanade. Still containing some of the original furnishings, it reflects the style prevalent in Schiller’s era. It was here that Schiller wrote his last dramas such as Messina and William Tell. In the 1980s, a museum dedicated to Schiller was built as an annex, providing more space to depict his life, works and impact. The frequently changing exhibitions offer an opportunity to learn about the writer in greater detail.

Weimar Castle

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Weimar Castle Museum:

Once the seat of government and the residence of dukes and grand dukes, this palace is now a museum of European artwork spanning from the Middle Ages and Reformation to the early 20th century.

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