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Haus Hohe Pappeln
Belgian art-nouveau architect, designer and painter, Henry van de Velde is considered a pioneer of modernity. In 1902, he founded the arts and crafts seminar in Weimar that Walter Gropius later developed into the Bauhaus. For nine years, starting in 1908, van de Velde and his family lived in the Haus Hohe Pappeln, which looks a bit like a ship on its side and features natural stone, stylised chimneys, loggias and oversized windows. One floor is open for touring and features furniture that van de Velde designed for a local family. To get here, take bus 1 or 12 to Papiergraben.
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Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek
The phoenixlike rebirth of Anna Amalia's precious library following a 2004 fire is nothing short of a miracle. These days, the magnificent Rokokosaal (Rococo Hall) is again crammed with 40,000 tomes once used for research purposes by Goethe, Schiller and other Weimar hotshots. Scholars may still borrow the books; for the rest of us, the fine busts and paintings of these men are just as interesting. Entry is by timed ticket and capped at 250 people per day, so book in advance or start queuing before the ticket office opens at 9.30am.
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Stadtkirche St Peter und Paul
Herder- platz is dominated by the Stadtkirche St Peter und Paul, popularly known as the Herderkirche after Johann Gottfried Herder, who's buried inside. The church has a famous altarpiece (1555), painted by the Cranach father-and-son team, and a triptych showing Martin Luther as a knight, professor and monk.
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Liszt-Museum
This is where the composer and pianist resided in Weimar in 1848 and again from 1869 to 1886, writing such key works as the Hungarian Rhapsodies and the Faust Symphony.
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Fürstengruft
Both Goethe and Schiller are interred at the Historischer Friedhof (Historical Cemetery) in the neoclassical Fürstengruft, along with Duke Carl August.
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Schlossmuseum
The Schlossmuseum has art by Albrecht Dürer, Dutch masters and German romanticists. Several restored rooms are also open for touring.
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Haus Am Horn
The only Bauhaus building ever constructed in Weimar is Georg Muche's Haus am Horn. Today, it's used for exhibitions and events.
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