Kurwenal House
by lonestar_philomath
Hahahahaha..... This is actually the Mathilde von Freytag-Loringhoven house!
Mathilde von Freytag-Loringhoven was an artist but she is most known for her animal psychology studies. Kurwenal, a yellow-red Dackelrüde, was a smart canine indeed. Not only did he learn to count from Mathilde von Freytag-Loringhoven, but even could speak using using a "numbered" alphabet (one bark for 'a', tw barks for 'b', and so forth).
More can be found at this web site:
http://www.uni-jena.de/Tierpsychologie.html
The best part of our Weimar trip
by christine.j
After we had been to the Russian church, we thought we'd have a short look at some of the graves, before we go back to the center. We stayed much longer than we had planned and could easily have stayed even more. Walking on the paths on this cemetery, looking at the gravestones and reading the inscriptions there turned out to be the best part of our whole Weimar trip. Some of the old gravestones were ornamented, others had very interesting details inscribed, what this person had done in their lifetime. One section close to the Russian church is dedicated to actors, actresses, opera singers, and other people connected to the theatre.
One stone was in English and German, dedicated to an enthusiast of fly fishing. You can imagine how important this must have been for his family and friends, that they had it put on his gravestone.
Another one was on the grave of a young man. It said he had always attempted to paint nice pictures. Somehow this left unspoken that he hadn't succeeded. But it ended on a friendly note, saying he had been a good friend to his comrades.
Reading these inscriptions is like reading in a history book.
Both my daughter and I agreed that this cemetery is worth a long visit.
Schiller's residence
by lonestar_philomath
Schiller lived in this house with his family for three years until his death in 1805. The house has been restored as a museum containing a variety of displays on the life and the work of the writer. Works include scripts and costumes from Schiller's plays.
Goethes summerhouse, Ilmpark
by berlingirl84
Don´t miss this beautiful situated summerhouse of Goethe.
It is located in Ilmpark and you can see Goethes travel bed there which was very modern in his times.
Bought for Goethe by the Duke, the poet lived here until moving to the house on Frauenplan. A place of refuge for Goethe.
Opening hours
April-September
Mon-Sun: 10am-6pm
October-March
Mon-Sun: 10am-6pm
Bauhaus Museum
by alancollins
The Bauhaus School and movement was founded in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius and remained there until the Bauhaus was moved to Dessau in 1925. It was the twentieth century's most important school of design, architecture and art and its influence spread across the world after it was dissolved by the Nazis and its main figures moved to other countries. This laid the foundation for the success of the school worldwide and its programme and products have maintained their influence on design up to the present day.
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Ruine des Tempelherrenhauses, Weimar, DE 2009
Restaurant Divan -terrace-
Goethe's museum
Electrified fence
