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Kant’s House, Königsberg 

‘Mr Loudon visited the house in which Immanuel Kant had lived and died. He knew something of the great philosopher’s work. Kant, he supposed, would have seen the war as evidence for the necessity of establishing a league of democratic nations.’ This is a quote from The Claudians: gardens, landscapes, reason and faith: John Claudius Loudon and Claudius Buchanan, Tom Turner (Kindle, 2024).

The Legacy of Immanuel Kant: From Königsberg to Global Philosophy

Kant lived at 87-88 Prinzessinstraße,in Königsberg (present-day Kaliningrad, Russia). Kant purchased the house in 1783 and lived there until his death in 1804.The house had eight rooms, including a lecture hall, his library, study, and living quarters.

The house was his home, his workplace, and an intellectual hub where he hosted meetings and discussions. Sadly, the house was demolished in the 1890s and replaced by a commercial building. There is a 3D reconstruction of the building. https://kant-online.ru/en/kantian-rationality-lab/1579-2/