Castle · Weimar · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Stadtschloss is a castle in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany. This place has a story in the app. 49 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 590 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet, a water point and a bike pump.
Story · Stadtschloss
You're standing at the City Palace of Weimar, at the northern end of the park along the river Ilm. Start with the tower. Its lower part is medieval, but in 1728 it was crowned with a Baroque dome. Centuries of history, stacked right on top of each other.
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The Stadtschloss in Weimar is a castle that now serves as a museum. The building is part of Klassiek Weimar, a site on the list of world heritage sites. The dukes of Saksen-Weimar lived here until 1918. Inside, you will find works by Lucas Cranach and rooms that honour poets such as Goethe. You can find the Stadtschloss in Weimar on Burgplatz, close to the park along the Ilm and near the memorials to Louis Fürnberg, Adam-Mickiewicz-Denkmal and Albert-Schweitzer-Denkmal.
The castle stands on the north side of the park along the Ilm. Its tower has a medieval base and a dome dating from 1728. Inside the museum, you will find an imposing staircase and a ballroom from the time of Goethe. The poets' rooms in the west wing commemorate Goethe, Schiller, Herder and Wieland. On the ground floor hang religious works by Lucas Cranach, father and son. Upstairs you will find paintings from the time of Goethe, works by the Weimar school of painting and contemporary art.
On this spot, a castle with a moat already stood at the end of the tenth century. The building burned down in 1424, 1618 and 1774. After the fire of 1618, architects built a new palace. The palace church was finished in 1630, and between 1708 and 1717 it echoed with music by Johann Sebastian Bach. The chapel was nicknamed Himmelsburg, but it disappeared after the fire of 1774. Duchess Anna Amalia turned her court into a centre for the arts, with a permanent court theatre. After the fire of 1774, Goethe led the committee for the reconstruction. As a result, the castle gained its classicist look in neoclassical architecture, designed by architect Johann Adolph Richter. Since 1923, the Stadtschloss in Weimar has been a museum.
There are plenty of places to rest near the palace. You will find 134 benches within 500 metres of the Stadtschloss in Weimar. The nearest bench is 99 metres away, at Ilmpark. For a public toilet near the Stadtschloss in Weimar, you walk 171 metres to Kollegiengasse. Within 500 metres there are 7 public toilets in total. There is also drinking water near the Stadtschloss in Weimar. The nearest water point is 383 metres away, at Seifengasse, and there are 2 water points within 500 metres. A bike pump is 590 metres away, at Die Pumpe.
Several places are within easy reach of the castle, so you can make a short walk of it. The Louis Fürnberg memorial stands 85 metres away. A little further on, at 94 metres, you will find the Adam-Mickiewicz-Denkmal, and at 148 metres the Albert-Schweitzer-Denkmal. The Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek is 226 metres from the castle. If you keep walking to a distance of 905 metres, you reach Haus am Horn.
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50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 49 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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The Stadtschloss is located at Burgplatz 4 in Weimar.
In the museum you can see, among other things, a stately staircase, a banqueting hall from the time of Goethe, poets' rooms and works by Lucas Cranach.
The nearest public toilet is 171 metres away, at Kollegiengasse.
Yes, there is a drinking water point 383 metres away, at Seifengasse.
The nearest bench is 99 metres away, at the Ilmpark.
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