Commander's Garden

The Commander's Garden is located on the Kilian bastion as part of the baroque Petersberg fortress complex in Erfurt.

The basic features and modeling of the cavaliers date from the Electorate of Mainz-Prussia fortress period of the Petersberg. The commanders were of noble origin and needed a representative garden embedded in the fortification. Major remodeling and redesigning took place in the previous fifty years. The last legible layer is the era of use as a pioneer house. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Commandant's House served as a children's and youth recreation center.

The current use of the Kommandantengarten refers to the renovated Kommandantenhaus with the new visitor center. It houses the permanent exhibition "The Petersberg- An Exciting Journey through Time" about the history of the Petersberg. In addition, the Kommandantengarten serves as access for the new bridge to the Martin Bastion. The garden offers space for tour groups to get their bearings or wait patiently for tourist tours. In this idyllic place it is possible to have a panoramic view over the city of Erfurt. Benches and recliners give exclusivity to this place.

For children and as a supplement to the exhibition pedagogy, various optical devices are set up. Here, at selected locations, one can view, zoom, mirror or explore the Petersberg in its various facets.

In the rear part of the garden is the main access to the bridge to the Bastion Martin.