Walpurgis Hall

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The Walpurgis Hall is a hall on the Witches' Dance Floor near Thale in the Harz mountains, Germany, built in the Old Germanic style by Hermann Hendrich and Bernhard Sehring. The hall was opened in 1901 and is a museum today. Whilst Sehring designed the architecture of the building to Hendrich's guidelines, Hendrich himself was responsible for the five large paintings in the interior of the hall. These portray scenes of the Walpurgis Night from Goethe's Faust known as the: Will-o'-the-Wisp Dance, Mammon's Cave, Witches' Dance, Bride of the Wind und Gretchen's Appearance. ()

Local name: Walpurgishalle Coordinates: 51°43'58"N, 11°1'34"E

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Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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Walpurgis Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bode Gorge, Roßtrappe, Schurre, Homburg Watchtower.

0.8 miW
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Bode Gorge
22 min walk • Nestled in the Harz Mountains of Germany, the Bode Gorge (Bodetal) is a breathtaking natural wonder that draws visitors from around the globe. This dramatic canyon, carved by the Bode River over millennia, is renowned for its steep rock walls and lush vegetation...
0.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Roßtrappe, Thale
10 min walk • The Roßtrappe is a 403-metre-high granite crag in the Harz mountains of central Germany. The Roßtrappe rises over the Bode Gorge in the Harz. It may be reached from Thale by road, on foot or on via the Rosstrappe Chair Lift. On the rocks is a mountain hotel with an observation terrace as well as the upper station for the chair lift.
0.5 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Schurre
14 min walk • Nestled in the verdant embrace of Germany's countryside, Schurre is a hidden gem for hiking enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. This serene locale offers a picturesque hiking trail that invites adventurers to immerse themselves in the tranquil beauty of the German...
0.5 miNE
Tower
Homburg Watchtower, Thale
12 min walk • The Homburg Watchtower is an observation tower on the site of a Germanic refuge castle near the Hexentanzplatz above the town of Thale in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.
0.8 miN
51°44'41"N • 11°1'40"E
Hüttenmuseum, Thale
22 min walk • Museum
1.1 miN
51°44'56"N • 11°1'57"E
DDR Museum, Thale
30 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.9 miN
51°44'45"N • 11°1'53"E
Obscurum Thale, Thale
24 min walk • Museum
0.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Bülowhöhe
14 min walk • The Bülowshöhe is a cliff in the Harz Mountains near Thale in Saxony-Anhalt. The Harz Cliff is located on the President's Trail leading from the Rosstrappe Mountain Hotel into the valley to Thale just a little below the Rosstrappen Hotel.
~1870 ftW
Bridge
Jungfernbrücke
10 min walk • The Jungfernbrücke in the Harz Mountains is a pedestrian bridge in the Bode Valley leading over the Bode River near the Thaler estate Königsruhe in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
~440 ftNW
Zoo, Historical place, View point
Hexentanzplatz, Thale
3 min walk • The Hexentanzplatz in the Harz mountains is a plateau that lies high above the Bode Gorge, opposite the Rosstrappe in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
0.8 miN
Church
Church of the Sacred Heart, Thale
21 min walk • The Church of the Sacred Heart is the Roman Catholic church of the town of Thale in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.