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9 Weimar E Bauhaus-Museum VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Theaterplatz. Tel (03643) 545 400.
Had it not been for the enlightened sponsorship of its rulers, Open 10am–6pm Wed–Mon. & Practical Information
Weimar would have become just another residential town in This museum is devoted to the Road map D4. * 62,000.
Thuringia. The town flourished, particularly under Duke Carl famous art school, which was n Markt 10 (03643-74 50).
_ Thüringer Bach-Wochen (Mar),
Augustus and his wife Anna Amalia, when Goethe, Schiller founded in Weimar in 1919, moved Spiegelzelt (May/Jun), Kunstfest
to Dessau in 1925 (see p158) and
and Herder lived here. Famous 19th- and 20th-century later, in 1933, to Berlin (see p92). (Aug/Sep), Fest an Goethes
residents included Franz Liszt, Richard Strauss, Friedrich Geburtstag 28 Aug), Liszt-Tage
Nietzsche and many distinguished writers and artists E Wittumspalais (Oct), Zwiebelmarkt (Oct).
∑ weimar-tourist.de
associated with the Bauhaus School, which was founded here Theaterplatz. Tel (03643) 545 401.
in 1919. It also gave its name to the Weimar Republic, the Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Wed–Mon; Picturesque Baroque summer residence known as Schloß Belvedere Transport
Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm Wed–Mon. &
£ Schopenhauerstraße
demo cratic German State, lasting from World War I to 1933. @ Washingtonstr.
The Dowager Duchess Anna + Herzogin-Anna-Amalia Open Apr–Oct: 9:30am–6pm, Nov–
Amalia lived in this Baroque Bibliothek Mar: 9am–4pm. Closed Mon. &
Exploring Weimar palace, designed by Johann Platz der Demokratie 4. Tel (03643) 54 ∑ klassic-stiftung.de
Weimar is relatively small and Gottfried Schlegel and built in 52 00. Open 9:30am–2:30pm Tue–Sun. This house was presented to Franz Liszt lived here in
most of its tourist attractions 1767–9. It has fine interiors and This former Mannerist palace, Goethe by Duke Carl Augustus. 1869–86, while he composed
are near the town centre, on the mementos of the Enlightenment also known as Grünes Schloß Here the writer wrote his most the Hungarian Rhapsody. His
left bank of the Ilm River. In the figure Christoph-Martin Wieland. (green castle), became the famous work, Faust. The museum apartment and the room in
north of the centre are the Neues duchess’ library in 1761–6. Its shows items associated with which he worked have been
Museum and the Stadtmuseum E Schillerhaus oval Rococo interior is one of Goethe and other Enlightenment preserved to this day.
(municipal museum). Many Schillerstraße 12. Tel (03643) 545 401. the finest of its type in Europe. poets from Weimar.
interesting buildings can be Open Apr–Sep: 9am–6pm Tue–Fri & Environs
found around Theaterplatz, Sun, 9am–7pm Sat; Oct: 9am–6pm + Schloß Belvedere Y Goethes Gartenhaus Buchenwald, 8 km (5 miles)
from where you proceed Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar: 9am–4pm Tue– Tel (03643) 545 400. Open Apr–Oct: Park an der Ilm. Open Apr–Oct: north of Weimar, was the site of a
towards the Markt to visit Sun. & ∑ klassik-stiftung.de 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. & 10am–6pm Wed–Mon; Nov–Mar: concentration camp set up by
the ducal palace. In the south The museum is in the house This ducal summer residence, 10am–4pm Wed–Mon. & the Nazis. During the period 1937
of the centre are the former where Friedrich Schiller wrote which was built between 1724 Goethe’s first home in Weimar, to 1945, over 54,000 people were
homes of Goethe and Liszt. Wilhelm Tell (1804) and spent and 1732 in Belvedere Park, has this small villa is in the pleasant killed here. It is now a place of
St Peter und St Paul, also known as the last years of his life. a fine collection of decorative park alongside the River Ilm remembrance, a museum and a
E Neues Museum the Herderkirche art from the Rococo period and which Goethe helped design. documentation centre.
Weimarplatz 5. Tel (03643) 545 400. R St Peter und St Paul a wonderful park.
Open Apr–Oct: 11am–6pm Tue–Sun; F Deutsches Herderplatz. Tel (03643) 85 15 18. P Liszt Museum E Buchenwald
Nov–Mar: 11am–4pm Tue–Sun. Nationaltheater Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Mon–Fri, E Goethes Wohnhaus and Marienstraße 17. Tel (03643) 54 54 01. Tel (03643) 430 100. Open Apr–Oct:
This Neo-Renaissance building, Theaterplatz 2. Tel (03643) 75 50. 10am–noon & 2–4pm Sat; Nov–Mar: National Museum Open Apr–Dec: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. 10am–6pm Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar:
once the Landesmuseum (region- The present Neo-Classical 11am–noon & 2–4pm daily. Frauenplan 1. Tel (03643) 54 53 00. Closed Jan–Mar. & 10am–4pm Tue–Sun.
al museum), was transformed building, built in 1906–7 to a This late-Gothic hall church
into a gallery in 1999. It displays design by Heilmann & Littmann, has Baroque furnishings and an Hauptbanhof Neues Museum
changing exhibits of modern is the third theatre to stand on original altar painted by the Weimar City Centre 600 m (650 yds)
art, with an emphasis on colour. this site. Famous conductors who Cranachs. It is also known as 1 Stadtmuseum Stadtmuseum
worked here include Franz Liszt the Herderkirche, after the poet hallenpark KARL- LIEBKNECHT-STR. Jakobskirche
Weimar-
E Stadtmuseum and Richard Strauss, and it was who preached here. 2 Deutsches Nationaltheater JAKOBS TRASSE
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 5–9. Tel (03643) also the venue for the world 3 Bauhaus-Museum SCHWANSEESTRASSE
826 00. Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. premiere of Wagner’s Lohengrin. E Kirms-Krackow-Haus 4 Wittumspalais G R A B E N
This museum is devoted In 1919 the National Congress Jakobstraße 10. Tel (03643) 545 401. 5 Schillerhaus St Peter Krims-
to the history of Weimar, but sat in the National theater and Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. 6 St Peter und St Paul GOETHEPLATZ und St Paul Krackow-Haus
it also holds an interesting passed the new constitution Closed Nov–Apr. & 7 Krims-Krackow-Haus CO UD R AY STR A SS E
natural history collection. for the Wei mar Republic. This Renaissance house, which 8 Stadtschloß GELEITSTRASSE HERDERPLATZ Stadtschloss
It is housed in a Neo- In front of the theatre is was extended in the late 18th 9 Grünes Schloß HEINRICH-HEI NE-STR. S C HLO S S G A S S E BURGPLATZ
Classical house, which a monument to Goethe century, illustrates how people 0 Goethe-Museum Bauhaus-Museum
was built in the late 18th (who founded the theatre) lived in Goethe’s time. THEATER- Wittumspalais Stadthaus Ilm
PLATZ
GRÜNER
Deutsches
century for the publisher and Schiller, by the sculptor Nationaltheater Rathaus MARKT
Justin Bertuch. Ernst Rietschel (1857). + Stadtschloß ERFURTER STR. MARKT Rotes Schloss
Schillerhaus
Burgplatz 4. Schloßmuseum: SCHILLERSTR. FRAUENTORSTR DEMOKRATIE Grünes Schloss
PLATZ DER
Tel (03643) 54 59 60. Open Apr–Oct: FRAUEN Gelbes Schloss
10am–6pm Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar: PLAN Fürstenhaus
Goethe-Museum
10am–4pm Tue–Sun. & S T E U BE N ST RA S SE Park an A M H O R N
der Ilm
This vast ducal castle was rebuilt ACKERWAND
HUM BO LDTSTR.
Goethes
in the Neo-Classical style for SCHUBERTSTRASSE Gartenhaus
Duke Carl August. It has original AMALIENSTRASSE MARIENSTR ASSE Park an der Ilm
interiors and fine paintings from
the Weimar Art School, and a 0 metres 300 Museum für Ur- und Liszt-haus
The Stadtschloß in Burgplatz, with its tall Renaissance tower gallery devoted to Lucas Cranach. 0 yards 300 Frühgeschichte Thüringens Schloss Belvedere
Alter Friedhof
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp494–5 and pp516–17 Key to Symbols see back flap
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