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Integration und Neuordnung. Die Residenzstadt als höfisches Erbe in der Weimarer Republik

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Philipps-Universität Marburg

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After the end of the monarchy in Germany in November 1918, the question arose after the possession of the former ruling princely houses. The question of the 'courtly heritage' was discussed in the Weimar Republic not only juridically but also politically and culturally. To be sure, the castles and collections in princely possession had been classified as 'national cultural property' during the November Revolution. But the possibility and necessity of integrating the representational objects of an overpowered political authority into the narrative of a supra-political 'German nation of culture' remained the subject of parliamentary, professional and journalistic debates. The work traces the semantic shift of meaning that princely representational objects have experienced in the Weimar Republic; this as an active and conscious cultural-political process, which was partly negotiated violently between interest groups. Objects of investigation here are the royal palaces in Berlin, Darmstadt and Karlsruhe, as well as the princely collections there. In addition to these 'courtly objects', the process of 'courtly spaces' is understood; that is, the structures of the monarchy that are manifest in architecture and urban planning. The object of investigation here are the German residential cities of Berlin, Darmstadt and Karlsruhe, whose structure was significantly influenced by the presence of the court. Here, the question arose as to how a 'republican' or 'democratic' urban construction was related to the spatial creations and spatial markings of the monarchy.

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Rompf, Andre Maximilian: Integration und Neuordnung. Die Residenzstadt als höfisches Erbe in der Weimarer Republik. : Philipps-Universität Marburg 2019-05-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17192/z2019.0222.