Editing Wittenberg (section)

==== Other buildings ====
[[File:Wittenberg Lutherhaus.JPG|thumb|Lutherhaus]]

===== Augusteum and Luther House =====
The representative showcase building Augusteum was once an extension of the University of Wittenberg "Leucorea". In the inner courtyard of the Augusteum is the former home of Martin Luther. Today, the building houses the Reformation History Museum with its collections of pictures, writings and contemporary exhibits from the [[Reformation]] era

===== Melanchthon House =====
The architectural style of the Melanchthon House in Collegienstraße, which expresses the self-confident modernity of the [[Renaissance]], is an architectural sight. In this house the [[Protestant Reformers|reformer]] Philipp Melanchthon lived and died. It houses an exhibition. In 2013, the house received an extension according to plans by the architects Dietsch & Weber from [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]] made of grey brick.<ref>Susanne Kippenberger: ''Alte Meister, neue Geister''. in: ''[[Der Tagesspiegel]]'', Sunday supplement, 23 January 2022, p. S8.</ref>

===== University ''Leucorea'' Wittenberg =====
Founded in 1502, the [[Reformation]] Martin Luther and Melanchthon spent time at the University of Leucorea in Collegienstraße. 

===== Hamlethaus =====
[[File:Lutherstadt Wittenberg 09-2016 photo04.jpg|thumb|Hamlethaus]]
The Hamlethaus in Collegienstraße blends into the ensemble of the town.{{clarify|date=April 2022}}

===== Bugenhagenhaus =====
The Bugenhagen House next to the town church is the oldest Protestant vicarage in the world and is one of the most significant memorials to the Reformation. Until 1997, it was the residence and place of work of the Wittenberg superintendents without interruption since the Reformation. [[Johannes Bugenhagen]] was the first pastor to live here until his death in 1558. Between 2004 and 2007, the building was thoroughly renovated and now serves as a spiritual community and meeting centre.

===== Stadthaus =====
[[File:Wittenberg - Stadthaus.jpg|thumb|Stadthaus]]
The Stadthaus is a modern building complex on Arsenalplatz that includes several historic buildings. Their origins date back to the 13th century. The town house contains significant remains of the medieval building fabric of the former [[monastery church]] of the [[Franciscan Order|Franciscans]], which in turn was used as the burial place of the [[Ascanians]]. As early as 1536, the building was converted into a granary by [[Conrad Theiß]] and heavily remodelled by adding several levels. The medieval windows were closed and pouring openings were installed. During the [[Seven Years' War]], the building was severely damaged and rebuilt with a lower building height. Several building activities in the following period have greatly changed the appearance of the building. At the end of the 19th century, for example, one storey was added and large window openings were broken in on the south side. Between 1945 and 1992, Arsenal Square with the town house was occupied by the [[Red Army]] and therefore inaccessible. On the site of the former Franciscan monastery, the city's Central Visitors' Reception was opened in 2014/2015. It includes the event centre Stadthaus, the [[Historical City Information]], the Council Archive and the Tourist and City Information Centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wittenberg.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=1462&topmenu=1076&keepmenu=inactive |title=Central Visitor Reception ... ... am Arsenalplatz |trans-title=Central visitor reception ... ... at Arsenalplatz|website=wittenberg.de |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408040820/http://www.wittenberg.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=1462&topmenu=1076&keepmenu=inactive |archive-date=2016-04-08 |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref>

===== Altes Rathaus and Marktplatz =====
[[File:Lutherstadt Wittenberg 09-2016 photo03.jpg|thumb|Town hall]]
In the centre of the old town is the market square, where a ensemble of town houses has grown up over the centuries. On it are the Renaissance town hall, the monuments to [[Luther Monument (Lutherstadt Wittenberg)|Martin Luther]] (designed by [[Johann Gottfried Schadow|Schadow]]) and Philipp Melanchthon (by [[Friedrich Drake|Drake]]), as well as the [[Market Fountain (Lutherstadt Wittenberg)|Marktbrunnen]]. Since the town administration has been located in the former Tauentzien barracks in Lutherstraße beginning in 2000 (New Town Hall), the town hall on the market square has been called the Old Town Hall and has since served more representative purposes.{{fact|date=April 2025}}

===== Cranach-Höfe =====
The Cranach Courts attest to the work of [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]], [[Lucas Cranach the Younger]], [[Hans Cranach]], [[Augustin Cranach]], and [[Lucas Cranach III]] in Wittenberg. The building at Markt 4 and the pharmacy with the courtyard at Schlossstraße 1 show points of contact with Lucas Cranach and his descendants.

Lucas Cranach the Elder set up his own print shop in the once-famous printing town of Wittenberg. Among other things, the [[95 Theses]], the first part of the Luther Bible, [[Martin Luther|Luther's]] Table Talks, and numerous woodcuts were printed here. After the reconstruction of the Cranach courtyards, a historic print shop was re-established in Schlossstrasse, where texts (e.g. Luther's table speeches) and illustrations (in linocut) are now produced as privately printed matter using the letterpress process. The historical Gutenberg press in the [[Cranach-Höfe|Cranachhof]] at Markt 4 demonstrates how printing was done in the Middle Ages.

===== Wittenberg Castle =====
Wittenberg Castle is the former residence of the [[Electorate of Saxony|Saxon Electors]]. After being destroyed in 1760 and 1814, it was used as a barracks as part of the defensive fortifications. Since the [[First World War]], the castle has served civilian purposes.