Germany Luthers House and courtyard / UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Luther House was built in 1504 as an Augustinian monastery. At that time, it was known under the name "Schwarzes Kloster" (Black Monastery), which referred to the color of the Augustinian monks' robes. Martin Luther also lived here as a monk starting in 1508. During the Reformation, the monastery was dissolved. Luther was granted the house in 1532, and he lived there with his family and his wife Katharina von Bora. The front building, which was constructed in the mid-1580s, was named Augusteum in memory of the benefactor of the university, Augustus I of Saxony. In 1844, the Luther House was fundamentally renovated by Friedrich August Stüler over a period of 30 years. Until 1937, there was a Luther school in the ground floor of the house, and in 1883, the first rooms were used for museum purposes. Today, the Augusteum of the Leucorea serves as a central place for the Luther Museums for the presentation of special exhibitions. Since 1996, the Luther House has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage.

The courtyard is open to public.

Please find more information on how to get to Lutherstadt Wittenberg here: https://lutherstadt-wittenberg.de/en/directions/