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Asbachstrasse 10a, Weimar, Thuringia, 99423, Germany
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Kasseturm, Weimar, Germany 2009
Restaurant Divan -inside-
The Great Poets' burial place
Electrified fence
Weimar as a city for booklovers - entrance to the Duchess Anna Amalia Library, which we visited in 1997. Unfortunately, part of the library burned down on September 2, 2004 and the building is now being reconstructed (2007). Many books were lost in the fire, the preservation of the books that were damaged by water may take several decades.
Located in the Platz der Demokratie. The statue was started at the 100th anniversary of his birth and took 18 years to complete. Carl August encouraged popular culture and science during his reign and beginning the development of cosmopolitan Weimar.
In this house Fridrich Schiller lived in years 1802-1805 since his death. He wrote here his last great dramas: "Messina" and "Wilhelm Tell". Now this is the seat of German Schiller Society and there is too the Schiller Museum. The house (1777) is the oldest building on the street, wich is now a pedestrian zone in Weimar.
The cruelest part of Germany's history is no doubt the Nazi era between 1933 and 1945. During that time, numerous concentration camps (KZs) were opened on German territory. Near Weimar, one of the most infamous is found: Buchenwald.
Buchenwald was opened in July 1937. In the beginning, it was only a camp for Jews, Homosexuals and others who were regarded asocial by the Nazi regime. Later, most of its inmates were foreigners, e.g. from Eastern European countries. Despite the camp was not built as an extermination camp (like Auschwitz), more than 50.000 people died in Buchenwald. A large number of them died due to incredibly hard labour. Others became victims of SS cruelties or medical experiments. In its 8 years of existence, more than 250000 people were imprisoned in Buchenwald. The camp was liberated by the US army on April 11th, 1945. What is hardly known, however, is that it continued to serve as a prison until 1950. The Soviet occupation forces imprisoned 28000 people here of which 7000 died.
Buchenwald was then closed and widely torn down in 1951. In 1958, the GDR government opened the memorial Buchenwald which still exists today.
You should plan enough time for a visit at Buchenwald. The complex is gigantic and it takes a lot of time to see everything. Even for partial visits only you need at least 2 hours.
Your first step at Buchenwald should always be the info point next to the former SS barracks. Here, you can get a leaflet with useful information and audioguides for in-depth explanations. There is also a bookstore.
From the info point, several signposted paths lead through the memorial site. We mainly followed the one leading to the prison camp which is where photos and relics of those dark years are exhibited. See the following tips for details.
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