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'Gartenhaus in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'

Marc Spiegler
Synopsis

As part of the events celebrating the 250th anniversary of Goethe's birth, the city of Weimar erected a $1 million full-size copy of the garden house in which the poet and playwright lived, near the original structure-a white two-story house with a steep, shingled roof. This being Germany, the replica duplicated details down to the wear-mark patina on the treads of the stairs...

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Publisher:

Civilization Magazine

Date:

August 1, 1999

Content Type:Articles