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Beginning in 1919, Steiner was called upon to assist with numerous practical activities ( see below ), including the first Waldorf school, founded that year in Stuttgart, Germany.

His lecture activity expanded enormously.

At the same time, the Goetheanum developed as a wide-ranging cultural centre.

On New Year's Eve, 1922 / 1923, the building burned to the ground ; contemporary police reports indicate arson as the probable cause.

Steiner immediately began work designing a second Goetheanum building – this time made of concrete instead of wood – which was completed in 1928, three years after his death.