Architecture highlights: Discover the variety in Saxony and Thuringia!

Architecture highlights: Discover the variety in Saxony and Thuringia!

Olbrichtplatz 1, 01099 Dresden, Deutschland - The day of architecture is just around the corner! On June 28 and 29, 2025, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia invite you to discover the variety of architecture. Visitors can explore many architectural highlights in the region in the motto "Building diversity". Not only historical buildings catch the eye, but also innovative new buildings that combine history and the present.

An absolute highlight of this discovery tour is the military -historical museum in Dresden. The internationally known architect Daniel Libeskind has created a bold design here, which impressively interrupts the historical old building through a wedge -shaped cultivation. With its thematic exhibitions on military history and the bombing of bombing in World War II, the museum is the largest of its kind in Europe. Visitors can look forward to barrier -free access. The facility is open on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the museum remains closed on Wednesdays. His address: Olbrichtplatz 1, 01099 Dresden. Access to the exhibits is particularly careful: thanks to closed showcases and special lighting, the sensitive exhibits remain optimally protected, while at the same time the theme of military history is impressive. bundesbau.de reports that ...

architectural jewels in Saxony and Thuringia

But the military -historical museum is just one of many architectural jewelry. In Löbau, for example, the House of Schminke, a single -family house, stands out with its curved components and large windows. Interested architectural lovers can enjoy guided tours from Thursday to Sunday between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. The address is Kirschallee 1b, 02708 Löbau.

in Chemnitz, the Congress Hotel, in turn, is enthroned, which is the highest building in the city with its 97 meters. A combination of the hotel and event hall, which is also protected as a monument. The address? Brückenstraße 19 for the Hotel and Theaterstraße 3 for the town hall. This creates an urban center that invites you to linger.

Leipzig attracts with the Niemeyer ball designed by Oscar Niemeyer. With an impressive diameter of 12 meters, the room is used for contemporary art. The address is Niemeyerstrasse 2-5, 04179 Leipzig. Another architectural masterpiece is the Rakotzbrücke in Kromlauer Park. This romantic bridge from the 19th century creates the illusion of a perfect circle through the water reflection - a truly fairytale motif that can be admired under the address of Altes Castle 1, 02953 Gablenz.

historical insights and future prospects

The architecture has always had the ability to reflect social changes and set new impulses. Each building tells its own story, shaped by artistic concepts and various social, political and technical influences. The former Gauforum in Weimar also shows, which has never been completed and today serves as a shopping center and museum for forced labor how to be changeable and complex architecture. It is possible to visit the outside at any time, the address is Jorge-Semprún-Platz, 99423 Weimar. [fh-dortmund.de explains that…] (https://www.fh-dortmund.de/ Lehrgebiete/architekturgeschichte- theory--und-denkmalpflege.php)

For all those who want to learn more about architecture, a conference will take place at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences on December 5 and 6, 2024. Topics are the role of the school school in the architecture teaching of the 19th century and the critical consideration of historical architecture that can provide role models for the future.

So snap your friends and family and explore the architectural highlights of the region - there is a lot to discover!