Founded as a medieval fortress in 1341, Dessau flourished under Princess Henrietta Katharina von Oranien in the 18th century. Famous residents include Moses Mendelssohn, a great German-Jewish philosopher and a fervent proponent of religious tolerance in the 19th century, and composer/playwright Kurt Weill, whose works encouraged artistic resistance against Nazism. Today, Dessau draws international visitors to its two UNESCO world treasures: the Bauhaus experiment in Modernist architecture, and the stunning gardens of Schloß Georgium.
Rent Bikes: Mobilitätszentrale kiosk, left of the train station’s main exit. (☎ 0340 21 33 66. €7 per day. Open M-F 6:30am-5pm; Sa-Su 9am-1pm. Drop-off until 9pm.), Tourist office: Zerbster ...more
Street market on Zerbstr., north of the Rathaus. (Open Tu and Th 7am-5pm.) Klub im Bauhaus, (☎ 0340 650 84 44; www.klubimbauhaus.de), This tragically hip club in the Bauhaus school basement offers ...more
BAUHAUS MEISTERHÄUSER. The six masters of the Bauhaus school lived with their families side by side in in a tranquil pine grove on Elbertallee. As expected, the artists lived according to Bauhaus principles ...more
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