Bike Touring Highlight
This garden house was Goethe's first own residence in Weimar. In 1886 the house was opened as a memorial. Today you can visit the restored summer house, where you get a glimpse of the dining room, kitchen, living room, study and bedroom.
You can find the exact opening times and prices here: klassik-stiftung.de/einrichtungen/museen/goethes-gartenhaus
May 9, 2018
The “stone of good luck” is located in the garden. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe had this built. It is located next to his summer house in the Park an der Ilm. The monument consists of a cube and a stationary sphere. The solid cube embodies stability and constancy and the sphere on it embodies the inconstant. The work is considered to be one of the first non-figurative monuments in Germany.
Depending on the park's forest cover and the angle of view, Charlotte was able to see the stone of good luck from her room.
Thus, this memorial is also referred to as a declaration of love for Charlotte von Stein. (Weimar reading)
Goethe's garden house was Goethe's first own residence in Weimar in 1776. In old age the house became an important retreat for Goethe.
April 2, 2019
If you follow the Ilmtal Radweg (bicycle path), continuing in the direction of Bad Sulza, you can see the copy of the Goethe summer house there.
November 26, 2018
Goethe's garden house in the park on the Ilm to Weimar was a living and working place of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Since 1998 it belongs as part of the ensemble "Classical Weimar" to the UNESCO world cultural heritage (Wikipedia).
February 10, 2019
In fine weather, the Ilmpark can be very crowded. Attention with the bicycle because of the pedestrians.
August 11, 2017
Goethe's garden house right on the Ilmtal bike path in the Weimar Ilmpark invites you to linger.
April 22, 2020
Goethe's garden house is probably the most photographed object here in the park on the Ilm
April 24, 2022
When Goethe came to Weimar in 1775, he showed great interest in the property for sale on the eastern Ilmhang. The house is possibly a winegrower's house from the 16th century - a time when viticulture still played a major role in Weimar. In its time, the slope was more of an orchard or vegetable growing area. A representation by Georg Melchior Kraus from 1777 shows this condition.
December 28, 2020
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