Leipzig has been an important influence in European commercial and intellectual life for centuries, and its sights are all part of the Leipzig experience.
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Historical shopping arcades, lovingly restored, are typical of the architecture in the city centre. There are great shops, a vibrant cultural scene and lively bars that stay open very late, all within a relatively small area.
The
Renaissance Old Town Hall is where
Johann Sebastian Bach signed his employment contract as cantor of nearby St. Thomas's Church.
St. Nicholas's Church became known throughout the world in 1989 as the starting point of the peaceful revolution which paved the way for the
reunification of Germany. Visitors can follow in
Goethe's footsteps at Auerbachs Keller restaurant.
St. Thomas's is a late-Gothic hall church. The famous St. Thomas's Choir traditionally perform here and it is also where
Johann Sebastian Bach is buried. St. Nicholas's, Leipzig's largest and oldest church, is where the peace prayers were said in 1989. Along with St. Thomas's, it is another place where
J.S. Bach did a great deal of work. It has a large, four-manual organ. Many of Bach's important compositions were first performed here.
The Museum at the
Mendelssohn House is devoted to the memory of
Felix Mendelssohn, who was kapellmeister of the Gewandhaus. The university's Musical Instrument Museum, the Museum of Arts and Crafts and the Museum of Ethnology can all be found at the Grassi Museum complex on
Johannisplatz.
The Museum of Fine Arts presents a comprehensive collection of European art from the 15th to the 20th century in a spectacular new building.
The Mendelssohn House, where the composer lived and died, is an almost complete recreation of how the house would have been at the time of Felix Mendelssohn.
