College of Fine Arts
Architecture based on plans by Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Built Year 1911. See also School of Arts and Crafts. Now Bauhaus University. The history of the Bauhaus-Universität goes back to 1860 when Grand Duke Carl Alexander (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) founded the Grand Ducal Saxon Art School. Although it became a public institution in 1902, its ties with the ducal […]
Hotel Elephant
Hotel Elephant (Elefant) Markt 19. Walter Gropius (1883-1969), Alma Mahler (1879-1964) and their daughter Manon Gropius (1916-1935) lived in Hotel Elephant in Weimar from 1919 until 03-1920. The Hotel was founded in 1696. Demolished in 1937 and replaced by a new Elephant hotel in nazi-style. After his devorce Walter Gropius (1883-1969) moved to Steubenstraße 32. This house was build […]