Bauhaus Building

The Bauhaus Building is one of the most famous architectural monument of modern architecture. Designed by Walter Gropius it was erected in only thirteen months to provide ideal working space for the Bauhaus, that had to move from Weimar to Dessau. The Building itself is a manifestation of the Bauhaus design philosophy. Three different wings are determined for school, workshop, students housing and administration purposes. The buildings´curtain wall glass façades and the fact that the façades show no front/ back hierarchy were a revelation at the very beginning of modern architecture. In 1945 the building has been damaged by bombs and was reconstructed 1975/76. Since 1996 the Bauhaus building in Dessau is registered as a World Heritage site.