Reithaus (Weimar)

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Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 45 ″  N , 11 ° 19 ′ 59.8 ″  E

The Weimarer Reithaus, a cultural monument in the park on the Ilm.

The Reithaus im Park an der Ilm is a listed building located on Platz der Demokratie 5, near Burgplatz, in Weimar, Thuringia.

Building history

The building goes back to a baroque construction by the ducal master builder Christian Richter (1655–1722) from 1715/18. It owes its current classicist shape to a renovation carried out around 1803/04 by the architect Heinrich Gentz (1766–1811).
Originally the riding house belonged to the residential palace at the Weimar Ilmpark to the north . A previous, first building at this location was destroyed during the Thuringian Flood on May 29, 1613. One of the following was demolished in 1705. A kitchen pond in front of the riding house was lined in an arch form by the castle's farm buildings, such as a blacksmith's shop, a Wagner and saddlery, a malt and brewery. Shortly after 1800 these farm buildings gave way to a parade ground, which was later converted into a meadow. A renovation inside made the Reithaus an administration building after 1920. A thorough restoration, with the completion of the current appearance, took place between 1996/99.

history

Lessing's “Minna von Barnhelm” was performed in the riding house by the Starcksche Theatergesellschaft, which performed in the city of Weimar from 1767/68 . From 1920 until after the Second World War, the riding house was mainly used by state ministries. Between 1923/25, preliminary Bauhaus courses were held in some rooms. After 1951 it became the “House of Young Pioneers” - “Pawlik Morosow” . From 1991/96 the city used the premises of the riding house as a leisure center for Weimar's students. After the last restoration, the listed Reithaus reopened on Saturday, July 10, 1999 as a seminar and event house of the “European Youth Education and Meeting Center Weimar” foundation, just in time for Weimar's Capital of Culture year.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Starcksche Theatergesellschaft Source: EJBW website;
  2. ↑ “Pawlik Morosow” Source: Website of the ND archive;

Web links

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