Schloss Weimar

Weimar, Germany

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Wheelchair access: Partly accessible

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Schloss Weimar, also known as Stadtschloss, stands at the north end of Weimar's Park an der Ilm in Thuringia, Germany. Originally a 16th-century ducal residence, the palace served as the seat of the Dukes of Saxe-Weimar and, after 1741, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, which became a Grand Duchy in 1809 until the German revolution of 1918–1919. A Baroque structure that housed the Schlosskirche—where Bach premiered works—burned in 1774 and was replaced by the present Neoclassical building designed by Johann Adolf Richter and Johann Moritz Richter. Four rooms commemorate the poets Goethe, Herder, Schiller, and Wieland who were integral to Weimar's cultural significance. Since 1923, it has operated as the Schlossmuseum, displaying paintings from the 15th and 16th centuries alongside artworks related to the city's heritage. The palace forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Classical Weimar" and holds the status of Kulturdenkmal (cultural monument).