Walter Gropius planned this building in the years 1928/29. Its former function as an employment office can still be read by a fading inscription (“Amt für Arbeit”). The building is an impressive example of how to align architecture to a process. [German]
Tag: Saxony-Anhalt
Houses with Balcony Access in Dessau-Roßlau
The houses with balcony access (Laubenganghäuser) were built in 1929/30 according to plans by Hannes Meyer. He translated his motto Volksbedarf statt Luxusbedarf” (People’s necessities, not luxuries) into a multitude of small apartments, which are connected to the staircase via an arcade. [German]
Uta of Naumburg (Sculpture)
This sculpture is one of twelve donor portraits located in the west choir of Naumburg Cathedral. Due to the look of the depicted lady, this work is considered the most beautiful of the twelve. The name of the statue is Uta of Naumburg.
Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm is a landscape park in and around Dessau-Roßlau. Another common name is the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Roßlau. The park dates back to the Age of Enlightenment. [German]
Dessau City Museum
The Residenzschloss Dessau, a palace in the style of the Early Renaissance, lost many of its parts during World War II. The remaining wing, the Johannbau, houses the Museum für Stadtgeschichte (Dessau City Museum). [German]
City Hall of Naumburg (Saale)
On my urban walk through Naumburg (Saale), I loved to look at all the different gable dormers. The city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt offered a lot of them. For example, I saw these bonneted dormers at the Renaissance city hall.
Unstrut Viaduct in Saxony-Anhalt
While travelling from Naumburg (Saale) to the Nebra Sky Disk visitor centre by bus, I got this view of the newly built Unstrut Viaduct. Serving for the high-speed line Berlin–Munich, it crosses the spacious Unstrut Valley.
Giebichenstein Castle in Halle
Giebichenstein Castle (Burg Giebichenstein) is a member of the Romanesque Road (Straße der Romanik). It served as a royal residence of Otto I for many years. Today, parts of the castle house a campus of the Kunsthochschule Halle.
Restaurant Kornhaus (1930)
After a long walk along the Bauhaus architecture of Dessau, it was time for dinner. According to the day’s motto, we chose a building in Bauhaus style. The Restaurant Kornhaus was designed by the architect Carl Fieger in 1929/30. [German]
Cathedral Garden in Naumburg
The Cathedral Garden in Naumburg (Saale) is part of the network Gartenträume (Garden Dreams), which comprises significant parks and gardens in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Steel House (1927) in Dessau
The Bauhaus movement not only experimented with light and colours. It also tested new materials. Can we build a house made of steel? Georg Muche and Richard Paulick made a steel house in Dessau-Roßlau a reality. [German]
Library of the Francke Foundations
It was in Halle when I first heard the term Kulissenbibliothek. After I visited the Library Hall of the Francke Foundations, I understood the meaning of this word. The position of the bookshelves reminded me of the sceneries (Kulissen) in a theatre. [German]