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The 12 top sights in Leipzig

"Whether Leipzig is called Little Paris or the city of Bach, books or trade fairs, the fact is that the Saxon metropolis is becoming more and more popular and its center is praised as one of the most beautiful in Germany.

If you haven't been there yet, you should make up for it quickly, because there are really many good reasons for a holiday in Leipzig. We'll tell you which sights, squares and attractions are definitely worth visiting and what you should definitely do during your trip to Leipzig.

### 1. The Thomas Church

The church is the home of the world-famous Thomanerchor and the domain of its former cantor, Johann Sebastian Bach. A monument created in 1908 in front of the south portal commemorates Bach.

Be sure to check the church's events calendar, because when the Thomaner aren't on tour or during the school holidays, they sing motets and cantatas on Fridays and Saturdays.

### 2. The Old Stock Exchange with Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was something like the first public relations worker for Leipzig, because he made "Auerbachs Keller" popular with his "Faust" and attracted attention with his legendary "My Leipzig, I praise it, it's a little Paris and educates its people". he still remained in ignorance to Saxony. It goes without saying that he received a monument as a thank you. It resides in front of the Old Stock Exchange, one of the oldest baroque buildings in the city.

The Old Stock Exchange in Leipzig - Pixabay

### 3. Museum of Fine Arts

With more than 4,600 paintings, 1,800 sculptures, medals and plaquettes as well as over 5,000 photographs, the museum at Sachsenplatz is one of the most extensive art collections in Germany. Old masters like Frans Hals and Lucas Cranach the Younger. J., the romantic Caspar David Friedrich and the Leipzig artists Max Beckmann and Max Klinger meet the highly interesting art of the GDR.

### 4. The Leipzig Music Trail

Because Leipzig was the home of many important composers, you can get to know 23 places of music history on the five-kilometer "Leipzig Music Trail". Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Clara and Robert Schumann found their first home together there and Johann Sebastian Bach shaped the city's musical life like no other.

### 5. Bach Museum in the Bosehaus

From 1723 until his death in 1750, Johann Sebastian Bach was Thomaskantor and wrote around 60 cantatas a year. He also composed the Christmas Oratorio, the St. Mark, St. Matthew and St. John Passions in Leipzig.

He often made music in the house of his friends, the Bose family, in the summer hall, where concerts are still held today. This house has become the award-winning Bach Museum in Leipzig, which brings the Thomaskantor and his music to life using touchscreens. Many of his original manuscripts can be viewed in the treasury.

Place in Leipzig - Pixabay

### 6. The Gewandhaus

The new Gewandhaus on Augustusplatz, a successor to the classical building destroyed in World War II, was inaugurated in 1981. The first new concert hall in the GDR impresses with its acoustics and the large Schuke organ. With the always acclaimed concerts, the Konzerthaus continues the long-standing international reputation of Leipzig as a city of music.

### 7. The Mädler Passage

The Mädler-Passage is one of the passages that make the historic trade fair buildings in Leipzig's city center so special and convey how trade was once conducted.

Great architecture, exquisite design and a lot of history make up the flair of these shopping streets. Of course, strollers will also be offered a lot of culinary delights.

### 8th New Mass

As beautiful as the old trade fair buildings in the city center are, they became too small for the growing trade. That's why the new trade fair center in the north of Leipzig was opened in 1996. With five exhibition halls, 70,000 square meters of outdoor space and the Congress Center Leipzig, it is one of the most modern congress and conference centers in Europe. The focal point is a 238 meter long glass hall, the largest all-glass hall in Europe, in which spectacular events take place.

One fair follows another, but one of the most important and traditional is the Leipzig Book Fair with its many readings under the motto "Leipzig reads".

### 9. The Leipzig Zoo

Although Leipzig has "only" 600,000 inhabitants, it has the world's largest ape enclosure. International researchers are studying the behavior of primates in the 30,000 square meter "Pongoland" at Leipzig Zoo. Overall, the zoo is a 26-hectare park in the Rosental, which is one of the most species-rich in Europe.

You can "follow nature" in six worlds of experience: in the historic founder's garden, in Gondwana country with three continents under one roof, on the Asia expedition with fascinating flora and fauna, in the vastness of Africa, in the south South America and in the mentioned Pongoland.

### 10. The cotton mill

The most famous old industrial area, which made room for art and culture with studios, galleries, pubs and cafés after reunification, is the cotton spinning mill in Plagwitz. Several artists have their studios there, including Neo Rauch, and changing exhibitions allow you to take part in the new creations. Traditionally, the master students of the Academy of Visual Arts also exhibit their works every year.

### 11. Clara Zetkin Park

The Clara-Zetkin-Park or "Clara" for short is a beautiful, large park near the city center and yet in the middle of a landscape conservation area.

With a pavilion, ponds, fountains, playgrounds, sunbathing areas and cafés, the park offers you everything you need to relax in a big city. Of course, culture is not neglected either, because the open-air theater regularly invites you to cinema evenings and concerts in summer.

The Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig - Pixabay

### 12. Monument to the Battle of the Nations

This gigantic monument has been a constant magnet for visitors since its inauguration in 1913. When the Monument to the Battle of the Nations was opened to the public 100 years after the European allies had routed Napoleon and his troops in the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig, even the emperors did not want to miss the event.

If you are lucky enough to experience a concert in the monumental dome hall, you will be very impressed by the special acoustics. At the foot of the memorial, one of the battles is recreated in the FORUM 1813 museum with 3,500 pewter figures, and the 350 original exhibits, from uniforms to coins, also bring the historical events closer. From the viewing platform you can see Leipzig from a height of 91 meters.

### Successful city tour

If you have heeded our tips, you will surely be so enthusiastic about Leipzig that you will want to stay longer and get to know more. All you need to stay is the right hotel in Leipzig. And how about these 11 cool things to do in Leipzig? Have fun!

Cover picture: Thomaskirche in Leipzig - Pixabay"