Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe

Functional Housing Prototype at Johannes Tower

Funktionsmusterbau am Johannesturm

— Erected 1983 - 1985 errichtet —

Functional Housing Prototype at Johannes Tower Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

1. Functional Housing Prototype at Johannes Tower Marker

Inscription.

Musterbau der flächenhaften Stadterneuerung im Rahmen einer differenzierten architektonischen und städtebaulichen Gestaltung im industriellen Wohnungsbau. Auftakt zur Umgestaltung der nördlichen innerstadtbereiche in den letzten Jahren der DDR.

Zu hause in Erfurt
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Prototyping of urban renewal area in the context of a differentiated architectural and urban design in industrial housing. Prelude to the transformation of the northern inner-city areas in the last years of the GDR.

At home in Erfurt

Erected by KoWo.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 50° 58.941′ N, 11° 1.876′ E. Marker is in Erfurt, Thüringen (Thuringia). Marker is at the intersection of Johannesstraße and Augustinerstraße, on the left when traveling east on Johannesstraße. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Johannesstraße 139, Erfurt TH 99084, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Johanneskirchturm / Johannes Church Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Haus zum schwarzen Mohren / Home of the black Moors (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Augustinian Monastery

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(about 150 meters away); Luther Trail Points of Interest / Sehenswertes am Lutherweg (about 150 meters away); General Medical Insurance Building (AOK) (about 150 meters away); Childhood Home of Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl (about 180 meters away); Martin Luther (about 180 meters away); Ratsgymnasium / Council Secondary School (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erfurt.

Regarding Functional Housing Prototype at Johannes Tower. Erfurt's light rail/tram system runs along Johannesstraße.

Also see . . . KoWo - At Home in Erfurt. (Submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

2. Functional Housing Prototype at Johannes Tower & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.