Nietzsche Archiv


Belgian architect, designer and painter, Henry van de Velde added some art-nouveau touches to this house, where the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche spent his final years in illness. No longer the actual site of the Nietzsche Archive, it's considered one of van de Velde's most beautiful interiors.


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