Tourist attractions in Leipzig

university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (1409-)

historical monument in Leipzig, Germany

recurring event

thumb|The Gewandhaus at the Augustusplatz in [[Leipzig-Mitte with the Mendebrunnen at night (2016).]] thumb|Current Gewandhaus Gewandhaus () is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics.

zoological garden northwest of downtown Leipzig

operator of the Leipzig fairgrounds

opera house in Leipzig, Germany

The ' (WGT'; German for "Wave Gothic Meeting") is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, EBM, industrial, noise, darkwave, neo-folk, neo-classical and medieval music being examples) play at several venues throughout the city over four days on Whitsuntide. The festival also features multiple all-night dance club parties, several fairs with medieval, gothic, and related merchandise, a variety of cultural exhibitions and performances, large themed picnics, and a number of unofficial fringe eve

building in Leipzig, Germany

former gas storage tank turned into museum

annual film festival held in Leipzig, Germany

thumb|Moritzbastei in 1785 thumb|Interior of Moritzbastei (2024) The Moritzbastei (translation: Moritz bastion) is the only remaining part of the ancient town fortifications of Leipzig. It is located on Kurt-Masur-Platz in the southeast of the city center. From 1979 to 1993 it was operated by Leipzig University as a student club. Since 1993 it has been managed as a cultural center by a private limited liability company on behalf of the Moritzbastei Leipzig Foundation.

monument in Leipzig

Artificial lake near Leipzig, Germany

botanical garden

covered passageway in Leipzig, Germany

memorial in Leipzig

lake in Markranstädt, Saxony, Germany

cemetery in Leipzig

building in Leipzig, Germany

building in Leipzig, Germany

building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

The Bosehaus is a historic house in the Thomaskirchhof, Leipzig, Germany. The building is of 16th century origin, but was updated in baroque style by Georg Heinrich Bose. It currently houses the Bach-Archiv Leipzig and its Bach Museum along with the Neue Bachgesellschaft. thumbnail|The Bosehaus in Leipzig The building was known to Johann Sebastian Bach and it was decided in the 1980s that it would be an appropriate site for a Bach Museum. (Bach's own residence in Leipzig at the Thomasschule was destroyed at the beginning of the 20th century). The Bosehaus was restored from 2008 to 2010 to com

building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany