Its medieval heart is one of the best-preserved anywhere in Germany. Even today, Erfurt's wealthy past is reflected in its lovingly restored Renaissance buildings.
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Erfurt is
Thuringia's largest city, a delightful blend of wealthy patrician townhouses and fine half-timbered buildings. One of
Erfurt's most distinctive sights is the
Merchants' Bridge, the longest bridge in Europe to have houses along its entire length.
Erfurt has a number of very special museums, including the German
Horticultural Museum, the
Thuringian Folk Museum and the
Municipal Museum. Art and crafts are the preserve of the
Angermuseum.
The
Thuringian Folk Museum is one of Germany's largest folk museums. It has a wealth of exhibits relating to rural life, including furniture, household items, tools, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewellery, religious objects and folk art and craft.
Arts and crafts from the Middle Ages to the present day are preserved at the
Angermuseum, built as a packing and weighing house between 1706 and 1712. Important 19th century landscapes by
Joseph Anton Koch and
Caspar David Friedrich, Carl Blechen and
Friedrich Nerly, Carl Rottmann, Anselm Feuerbach and
Carl Schuch are on display.
The
ElektroMuseum illustrates various aspects of the history of technology: e.g. office and computer technology, radio technology, TV technology, household appliances, measurement technology and the history of electricity in
Thuringia.
