Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau

Bauhaus Dessau
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The Bauhaus school of architecture developed between 1919 and 1933. It was first based in Weimar, and then in Dessau. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar as a merger between the Grand Ducal School of Art and Crafts and the Weimar Academy of Art.

The Bauhaus School revolutionized concepts of architecture and aesthetics as was being practised at that time. The school's professors and founders launched the Modern Movement which shaped architecture that we know of in much of the 20th century.

Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 20th session of the World Heritage Committee which met in Merida, Mexico, on 2-7 December, 1996.

World Heritage Site Inscription Details

Location: N 50 58 29.2 E 11 19 46.2
Inscription Year: 1996
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X

Visiting Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau

Weimar is a small town in Thuringia. It can be reached by train from Berlin, Leipzig and Erfurt.

Dessau, now Dessau-Roßlau, is the third largest city in Saxony-Anhalt. The nearest airport is in Leipzig. You can also reach it by road on the A9 Autobahn.

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