Editing Erfurt (section)

=== Cityscape ===
[[File:Brühlervorstadt.JPG|thumb|Architecture from the ''{{lang|de|[[Gründerzeit]]}}'' in Brühlervorstadt district.]]
Erfurt's cityscape features a medieval core of narrow, curved alleys in the centre surrounded by a belt of ''{{lang|de|[[Gründerzeit]]}}'' architecture, created between 1873 and 1914. In 1873, the city's fortifications were demolished and it became possible to build houses in the area in front of the former city walls. In the following years, Erfurt saw a construction boom. In the northern area (districts Andreasvorstadt, Johannesvorstadt and Ilversgehofen) [[tenement]]s for the factory workers were built whilst the eastern area (Krämpfervorstadt and Daberstedt) featured apartments for white-collar workers and clerks and the southwestern part (Löbervorstadt and Brühlervorstadt) with its beautiful valley landscape saw the construction of villas and mansions of rich factory owners and notables.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

During the interwar period, some settlements in [[Bauhaus]] style were realized, often as housing cooperatives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-19 |title=Bauhaus100 – Baudenkmale der Moderne |trans-title=Bauhaus100 – Architectural Monuments of Modernism |url=https://www.erfurt.de/ef/de/erleben/besuch/bauhaus100/baudenkmale/index.html |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Erfurt.de |language=de}}</ref>

After World War II and over the whole GDR period, housing shortages remained a problem even though the government started a big apartment construction programme. Between 1970 and 1990 large {{lang|de|[[Plattenbau]]}} settlements with high-rise blocks on the northern (for 50,000 inhabitants) and southeastern (for 40,000 inhabitants) periphery were constructed. After reunification the renovation of old houses in city centre and the ''{{lang|de|Gründerzeit}}'' areas was a big issue. The federal government granted substantial subsidies, so that many houses could be restored.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Compared to many other German cities, little of Erfurt was destroyed in World War II. This is one reason why the centre today offers a mixture of medieval, Baroque and [[Neoclassical architecture]] as well as buildings from the last 150 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Kiniry |first2=Laura |title=Could Erfurt Be Germany's Most Magical Christmas Town? |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/could-erfurt-be-germanys-most-magical-christmas-town-180971095/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

Public green spaces are located along Gera river and in several parks like the ''{{lang|de|Stadtpark}}'', the ''{{lang|de|Nordpark}}'' and the ''{{lang|de|Südpark}}''. The largest green area is the {{Interlanguage link multi|Egapark|de}}, a horticultural exhibition park and botanic garden established in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=egapark Erfurt - Erfurt Tourismus |url=https://www.erfurt-tourismus.de/en/all-about-erfurt/places-of-interest/egapark-erfurt |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.erfurt-tourismus.de}}</ref>