Sunset over Erfurt

Rose

Martin Luther's birth house in Eisleben

Guide

 

One of the guides at Martin Luther's birth house (geburtshaus) standing in front of a model of Eisleben and pointing out the places that figured so prominently in the reformer's early life.

House

 

"The actual house in which Luther was born no longer exists, it having been burnt completely to the ground in 1689. A new building was built on the original site and was opened to the public in 1693, although it did not adhere to the original floor plan and size of the former house. An excavation was carried out in 2006, revealing pottery shards and a clay floor from the original house." -- Wikipedia