Weimar - European City of Culture

Weimar - Classic City
Hardly another city in Germany is so richly blessed with art and culture as is Weimar.
When Duchess Anna Amalia began to invite poets and intellectuals to her "round table" to Weimar no one would have predicted that Weimar would develop into the Olympus of German literature and a center of European intellectual currents.WEIMAR | Klassikerstadt

Weimar - Parks and Palaces
From the mid 16th century until the beginning of 20th century, Weimar was the residential city of the duchy of Saxe-Weimar. In this small town the resident dukes, duchesses and wealthy citizens built a variety of impressive buildings, castles and parks. Renowned architects and landscape designers created sites now part of the World Heritage, which we may admire and enjoy today. WEIMAR | Parks und Schlösser in und um Weimar

Weimar - Strolls
Take a stroll through Weimar on a pleasant day. Historical and living culture are so close that you can find them at every turn. You can enjoy the unique flair of this city in your own way and also learn about the city of Goethe and Schiller at the same time. WEIMAR | Stadtbummel

Weimar - birthplace of the Bauhaus
Founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius in Weimar, the Bauhaus quickly developed into one of the most influential art schools worldwide. Today, the Bauhaus is considered a cradle and crucially influential educational institution for the architecture, art and design of the 20th century. WEIMAR | Das Bauhaus in Weimar

Weimar - Churches
The churches of Weimar possess historical significance as well as putting their mark on the cityscape. Martin Luther preached here and so did Johann Gottfried Herder. For the Stadtkirche (city church) Lucas Cranach created the altarpiece. Lyonel Feininger succumbed to the special charm of the village churches around Weimar. WEIMAR | Kirchen in und um Weimar

Weimar - UNESCO
Weimar offered many creative and enlightened men and women of the best conditions for their cultural work. The life and work of the Duchess Anna Amalia, the Grand Duke Carl-August, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, and many others have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. WEIMAR | UNESCO Welterbe

Buchenwald Memorial
The former Buchenwald concentration camp (1937-1945) on the Ettersberg near Weimar has become a symbol for crimes committed during the period of National Socialism in Germany and beyond. The site of the former concentration camp is now an extensively developed memorial, including a documentation on the first years of the Soviet military occupation. WEIMAR | Gedenkstätte Buchenwald