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exploring the state of terrain just i'll be headed to weimar anti then asked to see the legendary vac book castle. and my colleague lucas staker will be exploring the city of air. but let's go with that's the bad book capital up there. what a view and super intrigue, to see what it's like, a bear to let go. tourists aren't allowed to drive all the way up to the castle. so the veto gets the we break the rad ward capital in the 2 engine forest. it funded mental in germany's history,

which is why it's often referred to as the castle of the german. ah, ah ah, there's even an ancient drawbridge, which paid off in the past. although hard for a castle was often under siege. it was never conquered. ah ha. and the gates are now open, but i'm still the only visitor. ah, because i'm here so early means i've got the whole place to myself. ah, did you know the book is almost as i was in years old. unbelievable. ah, it's also a unesco world heritage site. imposing edifice has inspired many famous people,

including poet johan wolf, gone, goose, and composer. richard wagner. many terrorists have now found their way to the castle and the 1st guided tour, starting with me today. i'm getting a private tour from my uncle camp instead of joining a group, which would be tricky since we're shooting footage for d. w and could hold everyone up. this is our medieval palace building, built in the 12th century, and it is the only residence from the late romanesque era that still exists in that good condition for major part original. wow, impressive. maya tells me the legend behind the foundation of thought book castle a 1000 years ago by it look big the jumper. ah, and right here you feel you take the jumper. you've got the jumper because he was imprisoned in a tower and jump out of it into a riveted escape. literally,

the damper is known as the founder of the castle in the year 1067. and the legend, the styling that he came to this hill, and he was so impressed by the landscape that he exclaimed, route, back to voicemail, and then wait mountain, you shall be my capital. ah, that book passed though, gained great significance in the middle ages. and again, in the 1900 century when it was completely restored. ah, ah, this is gorgeous. it is thumbed for a 1000000 moves aches a door in the walls of lady elizabeth chamber. they tell the story of this hungarian princess who is sent to the castle as a little girl. so she could become the wife of lou fixed before they married when she was just 14. elizabeth would later declared a st for helping the poor and sick look at those chandeliers or more in the next

room in the hall of minstrel of this is where according to legend, the contrast of minstrels was howard in the 13th century. this chamber also inspired one of germany's greatest composers in the 19th century, which walk nor very famous composite at that time was riding through the forest of the range. yes, seeing capital on the hill. and he was imagining how good it was, how, how impressive it was to compose an oprah. and so he combined this minstrel, the legend of the minstrel war with a time high, the legend story about a night in the middle ages. and so the opera time, what is the end? the minstrels go? capital title came alive the. this is the capital great hall. it's known for it. fabulous acoustics. and it could go with it decor, renovated in the 19th century. it has now become

a ger tourist attraction. ah, see that flag over there? it's a reminder of the 1817 back book summit. when students from all over germany gathered here, the students came here to fight for unified nation unified termination. you have to imagine that germany was separated into more than $200.00 smaller states at that time. and so they were fighting for infant nation with democratic rights for everyone could constitutional rights then have that. so they came here to fight against aristo chrissy. ok, so that must be why this is the castle of the germans. then for that reason, in the next down, the tours highlight long. and if i'm not wrong, we're about to enter maybe the most famous study in germany. right. it is yes.

ah, you've probably guessed it. this is where in 1512 protestant reform or martin luther translated the bible, or more specifically the new testament into german luther fled to that book castle to hide from his enemies. at his time it was, it was so important for the people to to have an accessible bible in their own language. and that's what martin luther tried to that problem. he tried to solve, he was using such a pictorial language that everyone could understand it. and he was developing the german language, the actually was no juma language. at his times, we're talking about so many dialect that martin booted with a try to combine and to develop one understandable language nationwide. actually impressive work it was, it was. and so important for the people as it was trying to, to liberate them,

to free them from the restrictions of the catholic church. ah, my day advice book castle is coming to an end. but before we leave, let's head up the castle tower. to enjoy this spectacular view. that book castle holds a special place in german history. this is where luther translated the bible and wagner drew inspiration for one of his major al perez. this is also in some sense, the birthplace of a modern united germany. no wonder they call it the most german of all castles. it's 8 pm closing time. ah, ah,

surely i'll be dreaming of nights and minstrels to night. i hope you had just as much fun up here and the bad book as i did. ah, ah. my beatle and i are done for the day. so my colleague lickers steger will be exploring the city of air for it. he's visiting a very special building there. ah ah ah ah ah, do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to live in the middle ages?

will i do? and that's why i am an afo to day. the old town here is typically met evil effort is the state capital of their india and lives right in the middle of germany . about halfway between berlin and munich in the middle ages, several trade routes crossed here, making our foot rich and powerful city. he can still see that in the old town today, there are many beautiful buildings, but there is one place in particular that is known far beyond our foot as a tourist, an effort. this is the 1st place i must see. the came of wicca, that came up. blanca or merchants, bridge is old. it has spent this river the giga for almost 900 years, and the bridge is lined with houses. something like this is rare from this angle. you can clearly see it's

a bridge ah, from above the came up like a looks just like any street in the old town. this spot is a major draw for tourists, though many don't take the time to stop by the small shops can face studios. that's a shame because they're such a large part of the claim public is char mm. as in the middle ages, the shopkeepers sell their products here. for example, small fine goods, such as spices, fabrics, paints, and books. there's one thing i can really appreciate while strolling across the claim, applica in other cities. they are like a 100 souvenir shops in a place like this. but not here. i stop by, but latasha thomas guillory. she works with textile art.

ah, at 1st glance, many of her works look more like paintings. but the closer look reveals that they are actually collages of different textiles. marina wool, silk and other fabrics, as she explains. the houses became a booker or coveted in order to be able to move in here. you have to present a good concept, like honestly info here, and it wasn't so easy to get a spot here. i'd applied many years ago, but nothing came of it. and then after a few years they contacted me and then come on, mariano finished. so as a musician, so you have to come up with a convincing idea before you can live at work years old. all buttoned up, jenkins indeed him was a but sorry. the idea has to win them over and it has to be a good fit. came up with a plan of look, a foundation, make sure of that, how it is, and that there's some link to the ard sir craft. in fact, it has to fit in with the atmosphere to smoke and for here and is atmosphere the night. ah, the came a book has undergone many changes over time. it burned down and was rebuilt. houses

were merged. they used to be a church at either end of the bridge, but only one has survived st. charles church. i recommend climbing the tower like i do. the way up is an experience in itself. it's $128.00 steps to the top. and how's that for a view that's the came up liquor from above me. the golden rule for our foot all town is that nothing is ever more than a 15 minute walk away. and sooner or later, you always come back to the claim. applica in the late afternoon, the bridge quite down the tourist trouts thin out and there is time to enjoy the

atmosphere in peace. i'd like to know what it's like to live in a house on the claim of work. oh, just try my luck. hello, hello. hello. like, what do you sell mc, let me get there. yeah. yeah. something. what do you have for him? would you like to come in to arrive? isabella has been selling antiques on the came up looking for 20 years. she's easy to talk to, and she lives right on the rich books here. this room has a very old ceiling, the deck, it dates back to the year 1518 equities for the renters house. so very old as elaine as songs. and what were alto dick, he does it, this painted brain motif here is typical of that time. this is an original as though we're going to live upstairs and who rhoda need. no,

i live in the 2nd house over house. can we take a look? are you sure we can do that? i'm a little curious. yeah, i can tell and condition mama. okay. as far as is that will, this is a living room and this is how we live on the clean up of jane up like i can, might we take a look at the balcony? yeah, gavin was wonderful home or how does it feel to live on the cream of liquor with down below, it's often crowded with locals and tourists. it's been loyal effort to list our end as well, but not during the week. cool. so you do have some peace and quiet, nice job aids. often after work i sit up here and read or have some friends over in did die as it does is it is a nice light on the warm summer evenings the people of our foot meet on the cream

of wicker and soak in the atmosphere. you could join them and imagine for a moment what it must have been like in the middle ages. welcome back to the tear in my e. b. tell my favorite travel companion. i am in weimar now, a city with a glorious but also dark history. there are a few other cities in germany where a high culture and assorted past lie so close together by mar represents the hey day of the classical period. it stars and the poets johan vote can fun good. her. and frederick schiller ah,

the bow house was also in by mark the school which revolutionized art, design and architecture at the beginning of the 20th century. but weimar is also associated with the terrors of the nazis. they built book invite one of the largest concentration camps in germany, nearby mar center. here in weimar, we can see the great contradiction in germany, sol between the enlightened heights of gerda and the experimentalism of pow house and some of the darkest moments in german history. so how does by mar, deal with his heritage? well, that's hopefully what i'm going to find out today. ah, let's start in a very idyllic way. my 1st stop is the park on the elm v park,

so to speak. this is where the story of classical weimar begins in the enlightenment period of the 18th century. weimar attracted numerous artists in 1776. the already famous poet johan vote con. good to moved into this house, which was given to him by duke kyle august with the help of good to august gradually turned this rather small residential time into a cultural stronghold. ah, this little house actually has unesco, world's heritage status. that's because as good as garden hires his 1st home and buy one mm for 6 years johan vote can go to lived and worked in this house until he later moved to a larger apartment in the center of weimar. to

what brought gucia to weimar in the 1st place. good, who had studied the law and he had a position m as it well at a at a cheaper and but he was born there. so he started writing because he really wanted attention and he wrote the sorrows of young vito, which became very popular because he kind of broke the rules in this book. he wrote very enthusiastically about emotions. and in the unfair title, don't know how familiar you are with a better kills himself. and suicide, of course, is a taboo under him when book becomes a so obviously, right. and our young duke was just 18 at the time. he read that and he was fascinated, and he of a was wondering if he could meet the author. and of course, he was a duke. so it was arranged and term they talk. and the duke realizes that grew to is a person, he likes his young, his smart, he's educated, he's a lawyer,

right. so and he decides to invite good, who weimar? and for the 1st couple of months, they basically party. but then the duke says, okay, i'm going to put him to work and to make good in order to make a good and stay. he gives him this house the garden house as a present. and also the duke offers grew to a job in his cabinet. and now to the 2nd cultural achievement that weimar is famous for at the beginning of the 20th century, i take copious found in the bow house design school here. this is the birthplace of bow house. everything that you touch from your i volunteer sofa was influenced by the mines that met in this very building. with in the main building of the bow house university weimar, you'll find a bow house down staircase. and the office of vertical b as the founder of the bow house, who actually was scrupulous,

but i will pierce wasn't architect. he combines the arts and crafts school and the school for fine arts, and he forms a school that is based on workshops. so they work in the workshops in the morning, but in the afternoon it's the theory lessons that may all the difference. those are taught by most famous painters of a day on the line of finding a poke, leave a silly kind in skeets, the really big names, and they all come to vimal. be chris, the idea of the one school where you can become a craftsman, an artist, or an architect that is appealing to everyone. what would you say? oh, how stands for it is very difficult really. i mean, i said something already the bow horse at that time as a school tries to develop prototypes for new products for new technologies, that in its simplest form its simplest. yeah, well, form follows function. i mean,

they're not the 1st to say that, but this is what is really important to them. and if you look at, for example, the chair or of the desk, it is really very simple and functioning. is the main thing. it's not about designed necessarily. it's about being practical, being affordable. all right, now it's time for the last and admittedly most difficult part of my trip to buy mar, just i said, the city center is the book on bad memorial. her oh the concentration camp operated for almost 8 years until its liberation in april 1945, a total of 266000 people were imprisoned here. although conveyed wasn't an extermination camp. many prisoners were still murdered by the

ass ass or died from the inhumane working and living conditions. services were the barracks, but i feel this isn't an example food. you see the outline and they were all the barracks where the prisoners lived in the camp where demolished, but they could have left markers for us kind of as a memorial. yes. yeah, and i think also, so you can, when you visit the site, you can imagine what it looked like or try to imagine what it looked like. so some a better visual on impact really oh, for me, one of the most haunting places in the memorial is the crematorium. it's estimated that 56000 people lost their lives and book via to this room certainly has a strange atmosphere to it. yes. so this is where the people were created, i mean, um, some were killed, some just died off exhaust or some had diseases and generally they were not very

well known, reached and sold. a lot of people died here, but be through so also i have to work on very heart and then they would be brought to this place and you can see how efficient they try to deal with this math of bodies really, on the his carts on this railed so they would put the body up there, and then they could push it into the into the oven. shortly after the liberation of the concentration camp, the americans forced many, by my residence to visit it. will convert has been a memorial site since 1958 last year, 250000 people visited, confronting this dark part of german history. ah.

the tension between the positive and negative aspects of history is foamed again and again and by mar. good to himself stayed here at the venerable hotel elephant, but sorted out of hitler. he liked to stay here frequently with now it's time to grab some food. hey. hey, i'd love to try to call to engines also with yeah, that's pretty good. kind of spicy good. of course, there is no easy way to explain. hi weimar reckons with his heritage. perhaps the coexistence of high culture. i'm not through history is actually a reason to look further into the time. weimar doesn't try to cover up it's past.

in fact, it encourages visitors to learn about some of the darkest moments in german history with barbara castle, the city of air for it, and weimar here, the state of to india is beautiful and also has a really interesting history. personally, i think the state has a lot to offer and i would definitely recommend it till next time. ah, with ah, [000:00:00;00]

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