Melanchthonhaus (Wittenberg)
- Not to be confused with the Melanchthonhaus (Bretten).
The Melanchthonhaus
The Melanchthonhaus on a German stamp
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 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. It became a World Heritage Site in 1996.
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Coordinates: 51°51′53″N 12°39′03″E / 51.86472°N 12.65083°E
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