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Weimar - Platz der Demokratie

To the south of the Schloss in Weimar lies the Platz der Demokratie.

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Platz der Demokratie

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Green Castle
On the east side of the Platz der Demokratie in Weimar stands the Grünes Schloss (Green Castle), a Renaissance building of 1563 which was rebuilt in simplified form in the 18th C, with a magnificent library hall. It is now occupied by the Central Library of the German Classical Period (Zentralbibliothek der deutschen Klassik).
Fürstenhaus
On the south side of the Platz der Demokratie in Weimar is the Fürstenhaus (1774), a three-story Baroque building with a colonnade added in 1889. It is now occupied by the Academy of Music (Hochschule für Musik). In front of the building is an equestrian statue of Grand Duke Carl August (by A. von Donndorf, 1875).
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Red Castle
On the west side of the Platz der Demokratie in Weimar is the Rotes Schloss (Red Castle; 1574-76), with a Renaissance doorway. Nearby is the Gelbes Schloss (Yellow Castle), a two-story Baroque building begun in 1702. In the courtyard is an amusing figure (by G. Elster) of the "Aktenmännchen" (civil servant).
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