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hunterV Says: Visiting this theater you can see first of all the monument to Goethe and Schiller dedicated in 1857 and built by Ernst Rietschel. The inscription reads, /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ To...
antistar Says: The cemetary for fallen Soviet soldiers who died liberating the country from Hitler is a touching memorial to the many millions who died fighting that dictator's regime. Its location in the Park an der Ilm is serene, subtle and respectful. It is the perfect peaceful resting...
antistar Says: Weimar's marketplace is a great place to start your tour of the city. Its central location makes it perfect for a base to orientate yourself from, and it is full of colour, life and beautiful buildings. On the east side is the Stadthaus and neighbouring Cranachhaus, and...
berlingirl84 Says: Great insight into the history of the Ginkgo. Great shop in the basement where you can buy things made of Ginkgo or with it´s form.March - Oct: Mon-Fri 10am- 17:30 pm Sat-Sun 10am- 15:30 pmGinkgo MuseumWindischenstr. 1 - D- 99423 WeimarTel: +49 (0)3643-805452Fax: +49...
alancollins Says: The German National Theatre in Weimar was built in 1908 and rebuilt after it was destroyed during WW2. It was used in 1919 to drawn up the constitution for the new German Reich and hence the label it was given of the ‘Weimar Republic.’ The building has been rebuilt a number...
alancollins Says: 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...
antistar Says: On the boundary of the city and the magnificent Park an der Ilm is Weimar's stunning palace. It comprises of two parts, the colourful portal and tower remains of the original Rennaissance palace, and the newer rectangular lines of the Neoclassical model. They stand together...
loisl Says: The Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany houses a major collection of German literature and historical documents. The library contains:1,000,000 books 2,000 medieval and early modern manuscripts 600 ancestral registers 10,000 maps 4,000 musical scripts...
loisl Says: Along with the Goethe and Schiller Archives and the Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, the Goethe National Museum is one of the three main administrative departments of the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik. These departments together are responsible for the Foundation's holdings. The...
The palace of culture and beauty - Wittumspalais
Phillylawyer_19107 Says: The Wittumspalais (Wittum being an old German word for widow) was bought by the widow of the duke of Weimar, Anna Amalia, in 1774. She was the mother of Carl August, the Duke who had gotten Goethe to move to Weimar. Anna Amalia managed to quickly turn her palace into the...
hunterV Says: If you are interested in art and architecture, then the Castle is for you.You can see both the architecture of the 18th century and the rich collections housed in the Castle: pictures, coins, drawings, etc.The castle was erected in 1789 and its fourth wing was completed in...
2 Reviews and 52 Opinions Some of Weimar's most famous guests have slept here since 1741. These famous guests include Jakob...
1 Review and 2 Opinions A great little Hotel with family like atmosphere Small, reasonably priced, good location - close to...
Graceful Says: Located next to the Goethehouse, in the Stadtzentrum, its a nice place to hang out. The menu selection is quite nice and the pizzas are almost as good as the ones in Italy. The best espresso in Weimar.
berlingirl84 Says: They have great turkish dishes in an absolutely great surrounding. They have a great terrace for sitting outside, too.You can smoke Shisha in here and smoking is allowed in almost the whole restaurant. For non-smokings there is a cute seperate space.In the evenings the...
Planquadrat: Fine tools, scale model building materials, knives
ATLC Says: We had already discovered in Leipzig that fine knives are much cheaper than back home. I love knives for cooking and saw various brands of Japanese kitchen knives. In Weimar there was a little shop specialised in small precision tools for scale model building and arts and...
hunterV Says: It's very interesting to learn more and more about Johann Wolfgang von Goethe whose name is often heard and spoken with pride in this city.I was moved to hear about his life story and wanted to read more about him and to read his works, too.This portrait is from Goethe...
hunterV Says: After my visit to Schiller Museum I understood I have to know more about the ouitstanding activities of this great poet.He is very much revered in this city for he spent several years here living in the house that houses his museum now.This portrait is from that museum.It...
hunterV Says: This memorial is located outside the city, about 10 km to the north-west in the so-called Grrossen Ettersberg.This monument was dedicated in 1958 to honor the thousands of people who were the prisoners of this concentration camp.There were 250,000 prisoners in Buchenwald...
University for Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar
lonestar_philomath Says: The University for Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar is located in the Platz der Demokratie. This building house music theory, orchestra academy, and master courses. The university holds international music competitions for young artists in piano, violin, and chamber music. It is...
hunterV Says: The city has a lot to offer to those who are fond of architecture:visits to the Ilm Park, to different castles:the Green Castle, the Red Castle, the Yellow Castle.The City Museum in "Bertuchhaus", a classicism building, is also an attracting destination.The former Prince's...
alancollins Says: The Park on the Ilm is situated on the eastern side of the Aldstadt and was developed between 1778 and 1828 with input from Goethe. This is a large park and a wonderful place to sit and watch the world go by. Some of the places of interest are Goethes Garden House, the...
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In the past Weimar became known as centre for culture, famous for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Gottfried von Herder and Friedrich von Schiller. After the end of the Great...
Weimar, the city of Goethe, Schiller and Wieland
Weimar It is located in the Bundesland of Thuringia (German:Thüringen) Its current population is approximately 62,000. The oldest record of the city dates to the year 899. Weimar is one of the...
Weimar was a real surprise to me, as it exceeded all my expectations. I knew it was an historic city, but I wasn't prepared for how much beauty, culture and history it could squeeze into such a small...
Weimar is one of the great cultural sites of Europe, having been home to such luminaries as Bach, Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Wieland and Liszt. The tombs of Goethe and Schiller as well as their...
This was my second visit to Weimar. The first one was during a tour through Thuringia, shortly after the borders were open, but before the reunification. Back then, we really didn't have enough time...
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