Culture flourished in Weimar Germany between 1924-1929, known as the Golden Age. Berlin replaced Paris as the world center of modern art due to influential artistic movements like Expressionism. Notable artists included Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, and George Grosz. Literature also blossomed, with Thomas Mann winning the Nobel Prize, while books like All Quiet on the Western Front captured the impact of World War I. Architectural designs modernized under the influential Bauhaus School, focusing on functionalism. Provocative theatre and cabaret grew popular alongside plays challenging bourgeois values. German cinema dominated Europe, producing masterpieces under directors like Fritz Lang and Ernst Lubitsch.