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September 25, 2023

Weimar, good and gruesome history


The good: Weimar Constitution. Workplace of Schiller, Goethe, Cranach and Bauhaus. Cultural center and university town. And lots of culinary options. Although we really appreciate Thuringian sausages or game goulash with dumplings, at some point one wants to present one's palate a little variety. We stroll through the pedestrian zone and notice that everything here is marketed with the city's popular names. It starts at the Schiller department store and ends at Goethe's chocolate shop.

Schiller's home

Cranach's home

Goethe's home










But Weimar also has a black spot in its history: Buchenwald

Blood road

Memorial

Final destination

Caracho road

Entrance

Each to his own

Inside the camp

Many baracks stood here.

Crematory

Storage facility for inmates' property

Inmate uniforms




2 comments:

  1. Da komme ich schwer ins Nachdenken, die Bilder bringen eine authentische, aber auch ganz traurige Stimmung rüber.
    Gruss vom Werner

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    1. Uns war ganz traurig zumute. Wir verstehen auch immer noch nicht, wie so etwas grausames passieren konnte. Gedenkstätten dieser Art gibt es überall in Deutschland, und das ist gut und notwendig.

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