Wahnfried

Also known as Haus Wahnfried, Villa Wahnfried

Wahnfried was the name given by Richard Wagner to his villa in Bayreuth. The name is a German compound of (delusion, madness) and (peace, freedom).

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Museum.name: Wahnfried
Museum.image: Haus Wahnfried, Richard Wagner villa in Bayreuth. Germany.jpg
Museum.mapframe zoom: 14
Museum.location: Bayreuth, Germany
Museum.founder: Richard Wagner Foundation
Museum.leader_type: Secretary
Museum.leader: Doris Wiezorek
Museum.director: Dr Sven Friedrich
Museum.curator: Oliver Zeidler
Museum.architect: Carl Wölfel after Wilhelm Neumann
Museum.owner: City of Bayreuth
Museum.publictransit: Bus: Number 302 and 307, "Haus Wahnfried" bus stop

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Wahnfried was the name given by Richard Wagner to his villa in Bayreuth. The name is a German compound of (delusion, madness) and (peace, freedom).

==History== Financed by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the house was constructed from 1872 to 1874 under Bayreuth Carl Wölfel's supervision after plans from Berlin architect Wilhelm Neumann, the plans being altered according to some ideas of Wagner. He and his family moved in on 28 April 1874, while the house was still under construction. Engraved across the portal is Wagner's motto: ("Here where my delusions have found peace, let this place be named Wahnfried"), which initially caused some amusement among local townsfolk.