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Weimar City Palace

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  • Aerial view from the south - City Palace - Weimar
    Aerial view from the south - City Palace - Weimar
    Photo: Paul Hentschel, CC BY-SA, Lutherweg - Thüringer Tourismus GmbH
Die ehemalige Residenz der Herzöge von Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach bildete über mehrere Jahrhunderte das kulturelle Herz der Stadt.
A tour of the Weimar City Palace is a treat for all art fans. View the historical chambers, some including the original furnishings from the former grand-ducal art collection with pieces ranging from the Middle Ages to around 1900. The highlight of the themed exhibition is the Cranach gallery as well as works by Caspar David Friedrich, Auguste Rodin and Max Beckmann. Sculptures and artworks from around 1800, including pieces from the dowry of the Tsar’s daughter Maria Pavlovna, are displayed on the piano nobile. Another area shows works from the Weimar Art School.

Amongst the works from the Wittenberg workshop on display in the Palace’s Cranach Gallery is the 1522 portrait ‘Martin Luther as Squire George’.

The City Palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site ‘Classical Weimar’, a unique reminder of the cultural Weimar Classical Period that reflects the significant role that Weimar played as a spiritual hub during the late 18th and early 19th century.

You can find out about other UNESCO World Heritage sites in Thuringia at www.visit-thuringia.com/travel-hotel-holiday-tour/unesco-world-heritage-sites-127956.html

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Opening times

Closed today
Open at Dec 31, 2026 from Thu 10:00–14:00 .
Summer season (24 March 2016 – 29 October 2016): Tues–Sun: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Winter season (30 October 2016 – 23 March 2017): Tues–Sun: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Special hours apply on bank holidays.

Price:

Adults: €7.50 | Reduced rate: €6.00 | Students (aged 16–20) €2.50

Children under the age of 16: free of charge

Audio guides available

Combi ticket to the National Exhibition Gotha/Weimar: Adults €16.00 | Reduced rate: €12.00 | Students (aged 16–20): €5.00

From 24 April until 28 August: free entry with the ThüringenCard to the National Exhibition ‘Die Ernestiner. Eine Dynastie prägt Europa‘ (The Ernestines. A dynasty shapes Europe‘).

Public transport

From the central station, you can get to Weimar town centre on the number 1, 5 and 6 buses. Timetables

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Directions

Coming from the A4, take exit 49 (Weimar) and continue towards Weimar. Go through Gelmeroda and continue down Berkaer Straße and Belvederer Allee to the town centre.

Parking

Please use the parking spaces on Rollplatz or on Graben. Link

Coordinates

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50.980296, 11.332137
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50°58'49.1"N 11°19'55.7"E
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32U 663705 5650222
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