on anthroposophy

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staircase of The Goetheanum interior of The Goetheanum

 

 

interior of The Goetheanum

sculpture by Rudolf Steiner in the foyer of The Goetheanum side view of The Goethanum main door of the glass house the boiler house

 

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by DANIEL PINCHBECK

photography by LUKAS WASSMANN at The Goethanum

The Goetheanum, located in Dornach, Switzerland, serves as the world center for the anthroposophical movement. Rudolf Steiner, its founder, designed the main building between 1908 and 1925. He also created 17 additional structures, including a school, chapel, water tower, and several homes for the community, which adheres to spiritual principles and biodynamic farming.

One of my great intellectual heroes is the Austrian visionary philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), who founded Waldorf education and…