Goetheanum

Goetheanum
Goetheanum
	Goetheanum
General information
Town or city	Dornach
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	47°29′10″N 7°37′13″E / 47.48611°N 7.62028°E

The Goetheanum, located in Dornach, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, is the world center for the anthroposophical movement. The term refers to two structures, the first was in use 1919 to 1922 and destroyed by fire; the second was completed in 1928 and is in use since.

The building was designed by Rudolf Steiner and named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.^[1] It includes two performance halls (1500 seats), gallery and lecture spaces, a library, a bookstore, and administrative spaces for the Anthroposophical Society; neighboring buildings house the society's research and educational facilities. Conferences focusing on themes of general interest or directed toward teachers, farmers, doctors, therapists, and other professionals are held at the center throughout the year.

The Goetheanum is open for visitors seven days a week and offers tours several times daily.

^ Sokolina, Anna P. "Biology in Architecture: the Goetheanum Case Study." In: The Routledge Companion to Biology in Art and Architecture, edited by Charissa Terranova and Meredith Tromble, 52-70. New York and London: Routledge, 2016; 2019. 546p.

[1] Sokolina, Anna P. "Biology in Architecture: the Goetheanum Case Study." In: The Routledge Companion to Biology in Art and Architecture, edited by Charissa Terranova and Meredith Tromble, 52-70. New York and London: Routledge, 2016; 2019. 546p.

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