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UNESCO Heritage Sites of Germany
Berlin Museum Island
The Berlin Museum Island is located in the heart of the city and is one of the world's most important museum complexes. It was built 1830 and 1930 and is just under a square kilometre in size. The Berlin Museum is made up of five major buildings containing 19th century art and other collections covering 6000 years of cultural history, the Pergamon Museum, the Old Museum, the Old National Gallery, the Bode Museum and the New Museum.. This special combination illustrates the evolution of the classical museum design to the modern museum.
Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau
The Bauhaus sites located in Weimar and Dessau were the first schools of design. They produced some of the leading artists and architects of its times. The Bauhaus opened in Weimar in 1919 then relocated to Dessau in 1925. The "Am Horn" house in Weimar exemplifies this unique architectural style. Designed by Georg Muches, it was built in 1923 to illustrate the key Bauhaus concepts. The masters houses in Dessau meanwhile, epitomize the Bauhaus style with their cuboid design.
Wartburg Castle in Eisenach
Wartburg Castle is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Germany. It was constructed in 1067. gradually over a couple centuries Wartburg Castle was developed into an extensive fortress. Today it remains a romantic and enchanting place to visit filled with beautiful art from the Middle Ages. St. Elisabeth's life and work, Martin Luther's translation of the New Testament, the minnesingers' contest, the German student fraternities' festival, 300 years on from the Reformation, and Wagner's romantic opera "Tannhäuser" are just a few things to explore at the castle.
Dresden Elbe Valley
The Dresden Elbe Valley is 20 kilometres in length and was developed in the 18th Century. Contained within the valley is the Ubiau Place, Pillnitz stately home and the River Elbe island, all closely located near Dresden's Old Town. Traveling though Dresden Elbe Valley is a synthesis of nature and architecture. The banks of the Elbe are lines with small villas while palaces blend into the landscape of the vineyards. In the Old town of Dresden you will find the Royal Palace, the Church of Our Lady and the Cathedral. The Opera House is a remarkable 19th Century building constructed in a lavish Renaissance style.
The palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin refers to a group of palace complexes and landscaped gardens found in Potsdam, and the German capital of Berlin. The term was used upon the designation of the cultural ensemble as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990. It was recognized for the historic unity of its landscape - a unique example of landscape design against the background of monarchic ideas of the Prussian state and common efforts of emancipation. Initially, the site encompassed 500 hectares, covering 150 construction projects, which spanned from the year 1730 to 1916. Two stages of extension to the World Heritage Site, in 1992 and 1999 led to the incorporation of a larger area to the patrimony.
Luther memorials in Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, at the Elbe River. It has a population of about 50,000. The importance of Wittenberg is due to its close connection with Martin Luther and the dawn of the Reformation; several of its buildings are associated with the events of this time. Part of the Augustinian monastery in which Luther dwelt, first as a monk and later as owner with his wife and family, is preserved and considered to be the world's premier museum dedicated to Luther.