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Erfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁfʊʁt] ⓘ) [3] is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000.It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities (Thüringer Städtekette), stretching from ...
Medieval collection: Erfurt and Thuringian Art of the Middle Ages, Sculpture, Painting, Craft Art; The collection of medieval art includes works from the heyday of Erfurt art in the second half of the 14th century, including four altarpieces from the St. Augustine's Monastery (Erfurt) and sandstone–sculptures from the workshop of the master of the Severisarcophagus.
Architecture museums in insular areas of the United States (1 P) Pages in category "Architecture museums in the United States" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Altes Museum (Old museum) on Museum Island in Berlin. The most important architect of this style in Germany was undoubtedly Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Schinkel's style, in his most productive period, is defined by its appeal to Greek rather than Roman architecture, avoiding the style that was linked to the recent French occupiers.
An arch of the Krämerbrücke, with wooden Sprengwerk in front of it. From end to end, the Krämerbrücke is 125 m (410 ft 1 in; 136 yd 2 ft) long in total. The stone bridge was constructed from limestone and sandstone in 1325, with six visible barrel arches ranging from 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) to 8 m (26 ft 3 in) wide. [3]
The Natural History Museum of Erfurt (‹See Tfd› German: Naturkundemuseum Erfurt) is a natural history museum in Erfurt, Germany. The museum has a permanent exhibition relating the natural history of the forests, fields, city and the geological history of Thuringia. There is also a special exhibitions programme. The museum has collections of ...
The Old Synagogue was opened as a museum on 27 October 2009. [3] The museum permanently houses the Erfurt Treasure, a hoard of 3141 silver coins, weighing 24 kilograms (53 lb), and over 700 pieces of goldsmiths' work and jewellery that is thought to have belonged to Jews who hid them at the time of the Erfurt massacre in 1349. [4]
State Philharmonic Hall, Kaunas (Edmundas Alfonsas Frykas, 1929), neoclassical style building with bright Art Deco architectural elements; Vytautas the Great War Museum and M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum palace, Kaunas (Vladimir Dubenecki, 1936) Vytautas the Great War Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania (Vladimir Dubenecki, 1936)