Classical Weimar History, Travel Information, Facts And More
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Classical Weimar
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Germany
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Weimar, Germany
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About Classical Weimar
Classical Weimar is a combination of eleven sites that are located in and around Weimar city of Germany. The city is situated along the Ilm river, in the east of Erfurt. The site includes Goethe House, Anna Amalia Library, Schloss Weimar, Historical Cemetary Ettersburg Castle, and Park among others. The whole site is declared as UNESCO World Heritage in 1998. All these properties are popular as the center of Enlightenment at the time of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Classical Weimar
- As several popular writer and scholars lived in this city that's why various buildings in the city gained historical importance.
- Various monuments of the city were destroyed in the Second World War which was restored.
- Visitors can learn about the culture in the style of private and public buildings and parks which are located in and around these buildings
- Goethe's House was the home of popular German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Schiller's house was built in 1777.
- There is a huge collection of German literature and historical documents in Duchess Anna Amalia's Library. There are various monuments that are well preserved on the site.
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