Walter Gropius and Anna Mahler in front of Weimar's fanciest hotel

Weimar

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January 24th 2010
Last weekend I took a trip with my German class to the city of Weimar, in the German state of Thuringia, and I just now got the pictures uploaded. Weimar is a relatively small town--65,000 people--but it's had a lot to do with German history; Goethe and Schiller lived there in the 18th century, and the Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius there in 1919. My experience was especially inte ... read more

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more