German officials visit the Rococo room of the historical Duchess Anna Amalia library in Weimar
Hellmut Seemann, President of the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik, Dieter Althaus, Premier of eastern state of Thuringia, German President Horst Koehler, State Culture Minister Bernd Neumann, Weimar's Lord Mayor Stefan Wolf and library director Michael Knoche (L-R), visit the Rococo room of the historical Duchess Anna Amalia library in Weimar, October 24, 2007. One of Germany's most historic libraries was badly damaged by a fire on September 2, 2004. The library, which housed about one million works, including 2,000 rare medieval manuscripts, a collection of bibles from the 16th century, a papal edict issued against Martin Luther, is re-opened today. REUTERS/Martin Schutt/Pool