It was in the lifetime of Duchess Anna Amalia (1739-1809) that Weimar’s Classical period began. Criterion (iii): The high artistic quality of the public and private buildings and parks in and around the town testify to the remarkable cultural flowering of the Weimar Classical Period. IntegrityClassical Weimar includes all elements necessary to express the Outstanding Universal Value of one of the most influential cultural centres in Europe. The City Church and Herder House are church property, belonging to the Evangelical-Lutheran Congregation of Weimar (Evangelisch-lutherische Kirchgemeinde Weimar). This body, like the Foundation Klassik Stiftung Weimar, which is the owner of the remaining components of the property, is a foundation under public law responsible for the management of public goods.