Im Fokus

Installed south of Weimar after 1728 by Duke Ernst August around 1820 Belvedere Park became known far beyond the state's borders on account of its rich variety of flora. Goethe and Duke Carl August conducted botanic studies in the park and orangery. The book relates the story of what was originally a baroque garden that was expanded through the addition of elements of the English landscaped garden with park architecture and ornamental places up until the present day. Since 1998 Belvedere has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A tour of the park begins at the summer residence, the park's architectural center that houses a museum devoted to arts and crafts and the noble lifestyle of the 18th and early 19th century. Moreover, public exhibitions are also held in the orangery and the historic gardener's cottage.