Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Weimar, Germany

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 54 m
Descend 79 m

Experience Weimar in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Weimar

Sight 1: Johanneskirche

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The Protestant St. John's Church at Tiefurter Allee 2 c in Weimar's Parkvorstadt is one of the few sacred buildings built in the 1930s. The simple hall building was built between 1938 and 1941. The design was provided by the Weimar architect Hans Vogel. At Pentecost 1941, the church was consecrated as the Duke Bernhard Church. The name was changed to Johanneskirche in 1947.

Wikipedia: Johanneskirche (Weimar) (DE)

795 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Ildefonso-Brunnen

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Since the 17th century, the fountains in Weimar have supplied the inhabitants of the city of Weimar with water from the spring areas outside the city via an independent "tube ride system". Today, the cityscape is still characterized by about 30 historic and modern running fountains. A special curiosity are the dog fountains suggested by Theodor Lüdde, a pharmacist and animal lover. In general, there are many fountains in Weimar's old town.

Wikipedia: Brunnen in Weimar (DE)

342 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Schillers Wohnhaus

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The Schiller House Weimar is a museum operated by the Klassik Stiftung Weimar in the former home of Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) in Weimar. In 1988, the new building of the Schiller Museum was erected behind the house, which is now used for special and temporary exhibitions of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar.

Wikipedia: Schillerhaus Weimar (DE), Heritage Website

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar

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The Deutsche Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar (DNT), or German National Theater and Weimar State Orchestra, is the most significant arts organization in Weimar. The institution unites the Deutsches Nationaltheater with the Staatskapelle Weimar. It plays on a total of six stages across the city. All sections of the theater and orchestra periodically give additional guest performances and appear in electronic media.

Wikipedia: Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar (EN), Website

539 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Christoph Martin Wieland

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Christoph Martin Wieland

Christoph Martin Wieland was a German poet and writer, representative of literary Rococo. He is best-remembered for having written the first Bildungsroman, as well as the epic Oberon, which formed the basis for both Friederike Sophie Seyler's opera of the same name and Carl Maria von Weber's opera of the same name. His thought was representative of the cosmopolitanism of the German Enlightenment, exemplified in his remark: "Only a true cosmopolitan can be a good citizen." He was a key figure of Weimar Classicism and a collaborator of Abel Seyler's theatre company.

Wikipedia: Christoph Martin Wieland (EN)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Goethe-National-Museum/Goethes Wohnhaus

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Goethe-National-Museum/Goethes Wohnhaus Owron / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Goethe-Nationalmuseum is a museum devoted to the German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in the town of Weimar in Germany. Originally comprising the Goethe House, where Goethe lived intermittently for 50 years from 1782 to 1832, the museum was founded on 8 August 1885 as a result of the will of Goethe's last living heir, his grandson Walther von Goethe, who left the Goethe House to the state.

Wikipedia: Goethe-Nationalmuseum (EN), Website

849 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Goethes Gartenhaus

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Goethes Gartenhaus

Goethe's garden house in the park on the Ilm in Weimar was a home and workplace of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Since 1998, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the "Classical Weimar" ensemble. The Corona-Schröter-Weg runs past this. It stands at the foot of the Horn.

Wikipedia: Goethes Gartenhaus (DE), Heritage Website

417 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Ilmpark

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The Park an der Ilm is a large Landschaftspark in Weimar, Thuringia. It was created in the 18th century, influenced by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and has not been changed much, preserving a park of the period. It forms part of the World Heritage Site "Classical Weimar along with other sites across Weimar bearing testimony to the city's historical importance as a cultural hub during the Weimar Classicism movement in the late 18th and 19th centuries".

Wikipedia: Park an der Ilm (EN), Heritage Website

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