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sculptures by Balthasar VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Permoser, Antonio Canova and
Auguste Rodin. Practical Information
Road map E4. Tel (0341) 710 42
R Russische Kirche 60. n Katharinenstraße 8 &
Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 51a. Augustplatz 9 (0341-710 42 60).
Tel (0341) 878 14 53. Open 10am– _ Leipziger Buchmesse (Mar);
5pm daily (to 4pm in winter). Leipziger Orgelsommer (Jul–
The Russian Orthodox Church of Aug); Inter nationaler Johann-
St Alexius was built in 1912–13 Sebastian-Bach Wettbewerb (Jul);
Leipziger Jazztage (Oct).
to commemorate the 22,000 ∑ leipzig.travel.de
Russian soldiers who died in
1813, in the Battle of the Transport
Nations. The architect, Vladimir k Flughafen Leipzig–Halle.
The Russische Kirche, a pastiche of the Pokrowski, based his design £ Willy-Brandt-Platz.
churches in Novgorod on the churches of Novgorod
in Russia.
This museum is devoted to the The grand Renaissance town
history of German literature. It P Völkerschlachtdenkmal hall, built in 1556 to a design
contains rare manuscripts and Straße des 18 Oktober 100. Tel (0341) by Hieronymus Lotter, is now
old prints. 241 68 70. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm the home of the municipal
daily, Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm daily. & museum. One room is devoted
E Museum der This giant, Teutonic-style to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
Bildenden Künste monument is the work of who conducted the symphony
Katharinenstraße 10 (Sachsenplatz). architect Bruno Schmitz. orchestra from 1835 until his
Tel (0341) 216 999 20. Open 10am– Completed for the centenary of death in 1847.
6pm Tue & Thu–Sun, noon–8pm Wed. the 1813 Battle of the Nations,
This museum has an excellent which pitched the combined E Bacharchive und
collection of German masters, Prussian, Austrian and Russian Bachmuseum
including Lucas Cranach the armies against Napoleon, it now Thomaskirchhof 15–16.
Elder, Martin Schongauer and houses a small museum. Tel (0341) 913 72 202.
Caspar David Friedrich, as well Open 10am–6pm daily.
as other magnificent European P Altes Rathaus This museum houses archives
paintings. There are canvases Markt 1. Tel (0341) 261 77 60. Museum and documents relating to the
by Jan van Eyck, Rubens, für Geschichte der Stadt Leipzig: life and works of the composer
Frans Hals, Tintoretto and Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. J S Bach.

Flugfhafen
Leipzig City Centre 15 km (9 miles) Hauptbahnhof
RICHARD- T R Ö N D L I N R I N G
1 Opernhaus WAGNER-
PLATZ
RIC HAR D - WA GN E R- STR A S S E WILLY-BRANDT-PLATZ
2 Gewandhaus
3 Nikolaikirche GOE RD ELE RRI NG B R ÜHL
4 Alte Handelsbörse
Museum der
5 Alte Waage G R O SS EFLEISCHERGASSE HAINSTR ASSE KAT H ARINENSTRASS E Bildenden Künste BR ÜH L
6 Altes Rathaus Runde RITTERSTRASSE G O ETHE STRA SSE
Ecke
7 Mädlerpassage SACHSEN- N I KOLA IST RA SSE G E ORG IR ING
8 Thomaskirche D I T T R I C H R I N G Alte Waage Alte PLATZ Alte
Nikolaischule &
Handelsbörse Antikenmuseum
BARFUSSGÄSSCHEN Specks
Hof
Schauspiel GASSE KLOSTER- MARKT REICHSTRASSE
Commerzbank Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Opernhaus
THOMASKIRCHHOF Auerbachs Handelshof
Thomaskirche Keller Mädler- GRIMMAISCHE STR. AUGUSTUSPLATZ
G R O S SEFLEISCHERGASSE Bach- Pharmacy Kunsthandwerk Universität Grassimuseum
Passage
Museum für
Museum
Museum
NEUMARKT
BURGSTR
ROSSPLATZ
Ägyptisches
Museum
M AR T I N-L UTH ER-RI NG SCHULSTR. SCHLOSSGASSE PETERSTRASSE SC H ILL ER ST R AS S E UNIVE RSITÄTSSTRASSE Schillerpark
Gewandhaus
Moritzbastei
MA R KGRAFST RASSE
Neues
Rathaus
0 metres 200 WILHELM-
PLATZ
Russische Kirche
0 yards 200 MARTIN-LUTHER-RING LEUSCHNER- Deutsches Buch und Schriftmuseum
Völkerschlachtdenkmal
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