Haus zum Sonneborn in Erfurt

Haus zum Sonneborn in Erfurt, Germany

Behind this door you will find the registry office and a venue for marriages. The building is a reconstruction but the portal dates back to Renaissance period.

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City hall of Weimar

City hall of Weimar in Thuringia, Germany

The city hall of Weimar was built in 1841 in neo-Gothic style. In the tower you can listen to a Glockenspiel made of Meissen porcelain.

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Weimarer Stadthaus in Weimar

Weimarer Stadthaus in Weimar, Germany

The Stadthaus of Weimar (Weimarer Stadthaus) is a Renaissance building at the market place of Weimar. After demolition in WWII the building has been reconstructed in the 1970s.

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Bauhaus University in Weimar

Main building of the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany

The designer of this building was Henry van de Velde. It housed the sculptor studios at the Grand Ducal Saxon Art School at that time. Today, the main building of the Bauhaus University is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau”.

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Lace figurines in Thuringia

Lace figurines in Thuringia, Germany

The combination of textile and porcelain was first achieved in the German state of Thuringia in the 1880s. The technique of lace figurines is one of those techniques which are explained at the Porcelain Worlds of Leuchtenburg Castle.

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