Attraction · Dessau-Roßlau · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Meisterhäuser in Dessau-Roßlau

Meisterhäuser is an attraction in Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt. This place has a story in the app. 12 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 930 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.

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Story · Meisterhäuser

You're standing at the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, for many people the ultimate icon of modern architecture. Take a look around. This complex has no real front. Walter Gropius designed it in 1925 as five parts, each with its own job, joined into one whole. So you can simply walk around it, and every side shows you a different building.

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Meisterhäuser in Dessau-Roßlau: homes of Bauhaus artists

The Meisterhäuser in Dessau-Roßlau are a group of residential houses designed by architect Walter Gropius. Some of the houses are now museums, where you can see how the artists lived at the time. Kandinsky and Klee were among those who lived in these houses. You will find them in Dessau-Roßlau, close to the Bauhaus building. Meisterhaus Muche/Schlemmer is 25 metres away and Meisterhaus Moholy-Nagy/Feininger is 26 metres away. The Direktorenhaus Gropius is 71 metres away. They are all museums.

Toilets, drinking water and benches nearby

Benches are close by at Meisterhäuser Dessau-Roßlau. The nearest one is 115 metres away, on Siegmundstraße, and there are 9 benches within 500 metres, so you can easily stop for a rest. A public toilet is further away. There is none within 500 metres. The nearest one is 925 metres away, on Querallee. This toilet is free to use and wheelchair accessible. According to our map, there is no drinking water at Meisterhäuser Dessau-Roßlau, and there is no water tap within 1 km. Take enough water with you.

Walking and more to see nearby

If you want to keep walking after your visit, you don't have to go far. At 78 metres there is another museum: Meisterhaus Kandinsky/Klee. This way you can see all the houses in one round. After that, continue on to the attractions nearby. At 329 metres lies the Dreifußaltar, and at 416 metres you will find the Ionischer Tempel. Both are close to the houses, so you reach them in a few minutes on foot. The distances are short, which makes it easy to combine the places into a relaxed walk. You don't need to set aside any extra time for it. Even if you only have an hour, you will see more than just the houses themselves.