Belvedere Castle, the Baroque French-style summer residence of Duke Ernst August of Saxe-Weimar and his successors, was built over a period of twenty years in the early to mid-18th-century. Today the Castle-complex, its parks and gardens, form part of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Classical Weimar” and is managed by the Klassik Stiftung Weimar (Weimar Classical Foundation).
Category: Gardens, parks & cemeteries
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What future for the market place?
The market place has changed a lot since medieval times. What are the challenges it is faced with nowadays? Naumburg and Weimar provide us with insight and some... food for thought...
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The Two Towers of Humboldthain
The towering bunkers of Volkspark Humboldthain are a glaring reminder of Berlin's war-ridden past, but these landscaped lawns pose a fine balance between beauty and beastly.
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Gardening the History
Flowers and trees are part of the human history, and many times they influenced us more than we know.
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The Urban Lapidarium of Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, a rich architectural and sculptural heritage exhibited in the decelerating atmosphere of a Renaissance style garden is to be discovered.