In 1816, according to an idea of Goethe, a tower was built on the east side of the temple. In the same style of the windows, the tower received an arched entrance gate. Now the magnificent house was complete and was used as a concert hall. Many musicians, including Franz Liszt, gave their skills to the Weimar court. Liszt sometimes spent whole nights in this building, because his house was only a few meters away from the Tempelherrenhaus. For several years, the Tempelherrenhaus served as the concert hall and studio of the Bauhaus, until it was destroyed in March 1945 by a bomb attack during World War II. Only the temple built in 1816 remained standing and was restored in 1998. Some of the sandstone figures are still recognizable by the remnants of the temple house. Often the temple house is confused with the artificial ruin. (Weimar-read)