Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Classical Weimar, Germany (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/846

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the small Thuringian town of Weimar witnessed a remarkable cultural flowering, attracting many writers and scholars, notably Goethe and Schiller. This development is reflected in the high quality of many of the buildings and of the parks in the surrounding area.

The World Heritage site comprises eleven separate buildings or ensembles:

1- Goethe's House and Goethe´s Garden and Garden House 
2- Schiller's House
3- Herder Church, Herder House and Old High School
4- Residence Castle and Ensemble Bastille 
5- Dowager's Palace (Wittumspalais)
6- Duchess Anna Amalia Library 
7- Park on the Ilm with the Roman House
8- Belvedere Castle and Park with Orangery
9- Ettersburg Castle and Park
10- Tiefurt Castle and Park
11- Historic Cemetery with Princes´ Tomb

Postcard 1 : Multiview
1- Residence Castle and Ensemble Bastille (City Palace) 2- Goethe's House


Sender: dandelion_, Sent on: 21 Feb, 2014, Received on: 27 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 6 days

Postcard 2 : Multiview
1- The Main House (Großes Haus) of the Deutsches Nationaltheater 
2- Goethe´s Garden and Garden House 3- Goethe's House 
4- Charlotte von Stein′s House 5- Duchess Anna Amalia Library


Sender: thirau, Sent on: 7 Mar, 2014, Received on: 12 Mar, 2014, Travel time: 5 days

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