Martin Luther's Birth House
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Location of Martin Luther's Birth House in Germany
Martin Luther's Birth House (Saxony-Anhalt)
Show map of Saxony-AnhaltMartin Luther's Birth House (German: Martin Luthers Geburtshaus) is a building and museum in Eisleben, Germany. The German religious reformer Martin Luther was born there in 1483.[1] However, the actual house in which Luther was born no longer exists, it having been burnt completely to the ground in 1689. A new building was built on the original site and was opened to the public in 1693, although it did not adhere to the original floor plan and size of the former house.[2] An excavation was carried out in 2006, revealing pottery shards and a clay floor from the original house.[2]
In 1996, Luther's birth house became a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the house where he died and other sites associated with Luther in Wittenberg because of their religious significance and their testimony to one of the most influential figures in medieval Europe.[3] In 2005-2007 an expansion was added for visitors (project: Springer Architekten, Berlin); the ensemble has since received five architectural awards.[4]
References
- ^ "Luther's Birthplace Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ a b Ausgrabung durch das Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Grabungsleitung Ch. Matthes
- ^ "Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Martin Luther Birthplace Museum Retrieved 18 April 2024
External links
- Die Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt
- Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
- Lutherstiftung
- 3D-Modell Luther's Birth House
- Chronological catalog of Luther's life events, letters, and works with citations, 478 pages, 5.45 MB LettersLuther4.doc
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World Heritage Sites in Germany
For official site names, see each article or the List of World Heritage Sites in Germany.
- ADGB Trade Union School
- Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
- Bremen Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace
- Fagus Factory in Alfeld
- Hedeby and the Danevirke Archaeological Border Complex
- St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
- Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
- Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
- Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
Dresden Elbe Valley(delisted in 2009)- Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region1
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
- Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski2
- Naumburg Cathedral
- Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
- Wartburg Castle
- Classical Weimar
- Aachen Cathedral
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
- Cologne Cathedral
- Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
- Speyer Cathedral
- ShUM cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz
- Great Spa Towns of Europe8
- Völklingen Ironworks
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- Augsburg Water Management System
- Town of Bamberg
- Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
- Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Bavaria7
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire:3 Upper Germanic & Rhaetian Limes
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex
- Margravial Opera House
- Monastic Island of Reichenau
- Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies
- Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps4
- Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
- 1 Shared with the Czech Republic
- 2 Shared with Poland
- 3 Shared with the United Kingdom
- 4 Shared with Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland
- 5 Shared with Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine
- 6 Shared with the Netherlands and Denmark
- 7 Shared with Austria and Slovakia
- 8 Shared with France, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Italy, UK
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