Parks and gardens in Weimar

Parks and Gardens of Weimar

Weimar’s green spaces are defined by the Classical Weimar UNESCO World Heritage designation. This collection features the sprawling Park an der Ilm, a landscape garden shaped by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and the Baroque grounds of Schloss Belvedere with its ornate orangeries and hedge theater. These sites reflect 18th-century Enlightenment ideals, blending formal French styles with naturalistic English landscape traditions across historic palace gardens and riverside parks.

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Castle, Orangery and Castle Park Belvedere

The Baroque palace Schloss Belvedere on the outskirts of Weimar, is a pleasure-house built for house-parties, built in 1724–1732 to designs…

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Goethe's Garden

The Park an der Ilm is a large Landschaftspark in Weimar, Thuringia. It was created in the 18th century, influenced by Johann Wolfgang von…

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Castle and Castle Park Tiefurt

Tiefurt House is a small stately home on the Ilm river in the Tiefurt quarter of Weimar, about 4 km east of the city centre.

Poseckscher Garten

This historic green space surrounds the Museum of Prehistory and Early History. Originally designed in the late 18th century, it serves as a landscape transition between the city center and the Park an der Ilm.

Russischer Garten

Located within the Belvedere palace grounds, this garden was laid out in 1811 for Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna. Its design was inspired by the gardens of Pavlovsk Palace near St. Petersburg.

Grünes Theater

An 18th-century open-air hedge theater situated in the Belvedere Castle Park. It was historically used by the Weimar court for theatrical performances and musical entertainment.

Gutspark Holzdorf

A 10-hectare landscape park belonging to the Holzdorf manor. It features historic sculptures and a linden alley, representing the early 20th-century estate of industrialist and art collector Otto Krebs.