Melanchthonhaus (Wittenberg)
Museum
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The Melanchthonhaus is a writer's house museum in the German town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg. It is a Renaissance building with late Gothic arched windows and the broad-tiered gables. It includes the study of the influential Protestant Reformer Philipp Melanchthon, who lived there with his family. In 1954 the house became a museum on Melanchthon's life and work displaying paintings, prints and manuscripts by him and his contemporaries. In 1996, the building became a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with sites associated with Melanchthon's contemporary Martin Luther in Witternberg and Eisleben because of their religious significance and the lasting, global influence of Protestantism.[1]
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 The Melanchthonhaus | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Official name | Melanchthonhaus |
| Location | Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany |
| Part of | Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv)(vi) |
| Reference | 783-001 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Area | 0.12 ha (0.30 acres) |
| Coordinates | 51°51′53″N 12°39′03″E |