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1 Leipzig Worth noting are the beautiful sculptures by Balthasar VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Renaissance galleries built by Permoser, Antonio Canova and
Granted town status in 1165, Leipzig is not only one of Hieronymus Lotter, in 1570. The Auguste Rodin. Practical Information
Germany’s leading commercial towns, but also a centre of famous Thomanerchor choir still Road map E4. Tel (0341) 710 42
culture and learning, with a university founded in 1409. An sings at services on Friday R Russische Kirche 60. n Katharinenstraße 8 &
Augustplatz 9 (0341-710 42 60).
Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 51a.
important centre for the German publishing and book trade, evenings and Saturday Tel (0341) 878 14 53. Open 10am– _ Leipziger Buchmesse (Mar);
afternoons, and organ concerts
it is the home of the Deutsche Bücherei, the German national are held in the churches of St 5pm daily (to 4pm in winter). Leipziger Orgelsommer (Jul–
library established in 1912. During the various trade fairs, Thomas and St Nicholas during The Russian Orthodox Church of Aug); Inter nationaler Johann-
such as the Book Fair in spring, it receives a great number of the summer months. Bach is St Alexius was built in 1912–13 Sebastian-Bach Wettbewerb (Jul);
Leipziger Jazztage (Oct).
visitors, and it has much to offer in terms of entertainment, also commemorated with a to commemorate the 22,000 ∑ leipzig.travel.de
including concerts by the renowned Gewandhaus symphony monument in front of the church Russian soldiers who died in Transport
1813, in the Battle of the
(1908). Nearby, the Bosehaus, a
orchestra and the Thomanerchor boys’ choir, which boasts Baroque 17th-century building, Nations. The architect, Vladimir k Flughafen Leipzig–Halle.
Johann Sebastian Bach as a past choirmaster. is the home of the Bachmuseum, The Russische Kirche, a pastiche of the Pokrowski, based his design £ Willy-Brandt-Platz.
devoted to the composer. churches in Novgorod on the churches of Novgorod
designed by Johann Georg in Russia.
Starcke. Built in 1678–87 and E Grassimuseum This museum is devoted to the The grand Renaissance town
reconstructed almost from the Johannisplatz 5–11. Museum für history of German literature. It P Völkerschlachtdenkmal hall, built in 1556 to a design
ground after World War II, it is Völkerkunde: Tel (0341) 97 31 900. contains rare manuscripts and Straße des 18 Oktober 100. Tel (0341) by Hieronymus Lotter, is now
now a concert hall. In front of Museum für Angewandte Kunst: old prints. 241 68 70. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm the home of the municipal
the building stands a monument Tel (0341) 22 29 100. Museum für daily, Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm daily. & museum. One room is devoted
(1903) to Goethe showing him Musikinstrumente: Tel (0341) 97 30 E Museum der This giant, Teutonic-style to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
as a student. 750. Open Library and museum shop Bildenden Künste monument is the work of who conducted the symphony
In the market square, near the with workshops and lectures. Katharinenstraße 10 (Sachsenplatz). architect Bruno Schmitz. orchestra from 1835 until his
beautiful Renaissance town hall, Exhibitions: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. Tel (0341) 216 999 20. Open 10am– Completed for the centenary of death in 1847.
∑ grassimuseum.de
is the Alte Waage, the old 6pm Tue & Thu–Sun, noon–8pm Wed. the 1813 Battle of the Nations,
municipal weigh-house, a The Grassimuseum is one of This museum has an excellent which pitched the combined E Bacharchive und
Renaissance work by Hieronymus Germany’s greatest museum collection of German masters, Prussian, Austrian and Russian Bachmuseum
Lotter. It was built in 1555 and complexes, housing three including Lucas Cranach the armies against Napoleon, it now Thomaskirchhof 15–16.
reconstruc ted in 1964 following fascinating collections: the Elder, Martin Schongauer and houses a small museum. Tel (0341) 913 72 202.
damage in World War II. Museum für Völkerkunde Caspar David Friedrich, as well Open 10am–6pm daily.
The area to the south of the (ethnography) with exhibits from as other magnificent European P Altes Rathaus This museum houses archives
Impressively lofty interior of the town square is taken up by a around the world; the Museum paintings. There are canvases Markt 1. Tel (0341) 261 77 60. Museum and documents relating to the
Neo-Classical Nikolaikirche block of trade fair buildings. für Musikinstrumente (musical by Jan van Eyck, Rubens, für Geschichte der Stadt Leipzig: life and works of the composer
The most interesting are the instruments) with a magnificent Frans Hals, Tintoretto and Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. J S Bach.
Exploring Leipzig beautifully restored Specks Hof collection, including the world’s
Most of the interesting sights (Reichestraße/Nikolaistraße), oldest surviving clavichord, and
Flugfhafen
can be found in the old town the oldest arcade in Leipzig the Museum für Angewandte Leipzig City Centre 15 km (9 miles) Hauptbahnhof
encircled by the ring road, with three enclosed courts Kunst (decorative arts) with its 1 Opernhaus RICHARD- T R Ö N D L I N R I N G
WAGNER-
PLATZ
which includes Europe’s biggest built between 1908 and 1929, stunning gold and ivory 2 Gewandhaus RIC HAR D - WA GN E R- STR A S S E WILLY-BRANDT-PLATZ
railway station, the Haupt­ and Mädlerpassage, built in ornaments, as well as the 3 Nikolaikirche B R ÜHL
bahnhof, built in 1902–15 to a 1912–14, a Modernist commercial valuable town treasury. GOE RD ELE RRI NG
design by William Lossow and building with a passageway 4 Alte Handelsbörse HAINSTR ASSE KAT H ARINENSTRASS E Museum der BR ÜH L
Max Hans Kühne. The heart of connecting Grimmaische Straße E Deutsches Buch- 5 Alte Waage Runde G R O SS EFLEISCHERGASSE Bildenden Künste
musical Leipzig beats in the and Naschmarkt. Beneath it is und Schriftmuseum 6 Altes Rathaus Ecke N I KOLA IST RA SSE RITTERSTRASSE G O ETHE STRA SSE
eastern part of the old town, the Auerbachs Keller, mag- Deutscher Platz 1. Tel (0341) 227 13 7 Mädlerpassage D I T T R I C H R I N G Alte Waage SACHSEN- G E ORG IR ING
around Augustusplatz. Here nificent, 16th-century vaults, 24. Open 9am–4pm Mon–Sat. 8 Thomaskirche Handelsbörse PLATZ Alte
Alte
Nikolaischule &
stands the Neues Gewandhaus immortalized by Goethe in BARFUSSGÄSSCHEN Specks Antikenmuseum
Hof
(built 1977– 81) and the Faust and featuring a room Schauspiel GASSE KLOSTER- MARKT REICHSTRASSE
Opernhaus (built 1959– 60). that bears his name. The Commerzbank Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Opernhaus
The University Tower nearby is Commerzbank (Klostergasse/ THOMASKIRCHHOF Auerbachs Handelshof
being redesigned. Thomasgasse) and the Riquet Thomaskirche Keller Mädler- GRIMMAISCHE STR. AUGUSTUSPLATZ
Passage
In Nikolaikirchhof stands the Café, a fine Viennese-style Pharmacy Museum für
Nikolaikirche (church of St coffee house, are attractive Bach- Museum Kunsthandwerk
Nicholas). The present church Art Nouveau buildings. G R O S SEFLEISCHERGASSE Museum Ägyptisches Grassimuseum
was built during the 16th Lovers of Johann Sebastian BURGSTR Museum NEUMARKT Universität ROSSPLATZ
century, although the lower Bach’s music will wish to visit SCHULSTR. SCHLOSSGASSE UNIVE RSITÄTSSTRASSE
sections of its north tower date the Thomaskirche, the magnifi- PETERSTRASSE Gewandhaus
from the 12th century. It has cent late-Gothic church of St M AR T I N-L UTH ER-RI NG MA R KGRAFST RASSE Moritzbastei
Neo-Classical furnishings. The Thomas, built in 1482–96, where Neues SC H ILL ER ST R AS S E Schillerpark
Rathaus
Alte Handelsbörse (old stock Bach was the choir master 0 metres 200
exchange) in Naschmarkt is an from 1723. It now contains The early-Baroque pavilion of the Alte LEUSCHNER- Deutsches Buch und Schriftmuseum
WILHELM-
early-Baroque building, the composer’s tomb. Handelsbörse, the old stock exchange 0 yards 200 MARTIN-LUTHER-RING PLATZ Russische Kirche
Völkerschlachtdenkmal
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp494 and pp514–16 For map symbols see back flap
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