Liberal Ideas and Weimar Culture as Both Remarkable and Horrendous

Germany experienced unprecedented artistic creation and scientific innovation in the crisis of the First World War and the relative peace of 14 years before Adolf Hitler's cruel dictatorship. In the early 1920s, the Weimar Republic, as an union and the first democratic government, was in an unstable starting point and its legitimacy and authority was challenged by leftist and rightist militants. However, after the worst effects of hyperinflation ceased in 1923, the Weimar Republic contributed to the atmosphere to promote freedom and intellectual experimentation.

Weimar culture is the development of prosperity of the art and science of Weimar Republic era, Adolf Hitler held power in 1918 and 1933, and in the 1920s Berlin became the center of Weimar culture. Although not part of Germany, German-speaking Austria, especially Vienna, is often cited as part of Weimar culture. Bauhaus was operated from 1919 to 1933 and is a German art school that combines crafts and art. Its goal of unifying art, craftsmanship, and technology has a global impact, especially in the building sector.

The root of Bauhaus is that Weimar is not strange. The Weimar Republic, which was announced at the German National Theater in 1919, was the first democratic country in Germany. As a new political and social center, Weimar attracted many free spirits. These new thinkers are based on this cultural heritage 200 years ago. From the 18th century to the 19th century the town of Thuringia became a place where great literature, music, artistic ideas such as John Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, John Gottfried gather. De Helder, John Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt. They used their ideas to define the era of classicalism and made Weimar the "capital of European culture". Today weimar is known for its 14 UNESCO World Heritage sites and represents the past era of classicism and Bauhaus movement.