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    Weimar

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    Weimar

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    Weimar lies on a bend of the Ilm and has around 66,000 inhabitants, yet hardly any city of its size has shaped German culture so significantly.

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    Weimar lies on a bend of the Ilm and has around 66,000 inhabitants, yet hardly any city of its size has shaped German culture so significantly. With Wieland, Goethe, Herder, and Schiller, it became the center of Weimar Classicism; since 1998, the "Classical Weimar" ensemble has been a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1999, Weimar was the European Capital of Culture.In 1919, the Bauhaus was founded here; in the same year, the National Assembly convened in the city that gave its name to the first German Republic. Its history also includes the Buchenwald concentration camp on the Ettersberg, where more than 56,000 people were murdered by 1945.

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    Schiller's Residence
    Museum

    1Schiller's Residence

    Friedrich Schiller moved into the house at Schillerstraße 12, then Esplanade, with his family on April 29, 1802, and died here on May 9, 1805. Today, the Klassik Stiftung Weimar operates a museum within it.
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    Duchess Anna Amalia Library
    Historic Landmark

    2Duchess Anna Amalia Library

    The oval, three-story Rococo Hall is famous; Goethe headed the library until his death in 1832. After the fire on September 2, 2004, which destroyed approximately 50,000 volumes, it was reopened on October 24, 2007.
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    Goethe's Residence
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    3Goethe's Residence

    Goethe lived in the house on Frauenplan from 1782 intermittently until his death in 1832. It is part of the Goethe National Museum (founded 1885), preserving his collections, private library, and living quarters.
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    Goethe-Schiller Monument
    Historic Landmark

    4Goethe-Schiller Monument

    The 1857 bronze monument shows the two poets Goethe and Schiller side by side.
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    Park at the Ilm
    Historic Landmark

    5Park at the Ilm

    The large green space along the Ilm, with paths and monuments, has remained almost unchanged since its design from 1778.
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    Bauhaus Museum Weimar
    Museum

    6Bauhaus Museum Weimar

    The museum at Weimarhallenpark, designed by Heike Hanada and Benedict Tonon, opened on April 5, 2019. On three levels, it exhibits treasures from the world's oldest Bauhaus collection, aptly located in the city where the Bauhaus was founded in 1919.
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    Restaurants in Weimar

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    Cielo Weimar

    Elegant, modern restaurant with terrace serving brunch and Mediterranean dishes such as pasta and risotto.
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    Franz and Willi Burger House

    Colorfully designed burger restaurant, serving locally sourced, humanely raised meat with fries.
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    Restaurant India

    Indian restaurant with fish, meat, and vegetarian curries and Biryanis, colorful decor, and outdoor seating.
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