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Foto: Anne-Katrin Hutschenreuter / annabelle sagt Foto: Sandrino Donnhauser

Renkli (13) 2016 von • by Fatih Demirbas Villa Hasenholz (17) 1873 / 2009 von • by Ottomar Jummel / Marion Salzmann

T hree years ago, when we deliberated about where installation by the artist Tilo Schulz which consists through the many bars bordering the street which is 2.5
we wanted to settle with our studio, only Leipzig
of 144 glass cubes in various colours embedded in
kilometres long.
was really eligible. Leipzig is currently undergoing an the ground.
exciting change. Like in Berlin, much is being invested 11.30 a.m. – We walk on in the direction of Sunday: Something alternative culture
and renovated, sold, destroyed and reconstructed. An Augustusplatz where the Leipzig Opera (6) built in 1960
eldorado for young creative minds who are looking for is located. Opposite it, Rudolf Skoda together with 9 a.m. – Today, we go by car to the Schleußig district
room to develop and for all those who appreciate a life Eberhard Göschel, Volker Sieg and Winfried Sziegoleit located west of the inner city. Here we stop at Jimmy
with art and culture. completed the Gewandhaus (7) in 1981. For the foyers Orpheus where delicious coffee specialities are served
spread across several levels, the artist Sighard Gille and we fortify ourselves for the athletic part of the
Saturday: Exploring the city’s history created the 714 square-metre ceiling painting “Gesang weekend.
vom Leben” which can be seen from the square. For 10.30 a.m. – On to the boat rental at Klingerweg (14)
9 a.m. – For spending the night, we recommend the better orientation, we now climb the City-Hochhaus (8) on the river bank of a Saale tributary, the Weiße Elster.
Hotel Fregehaus (1). Hostess Sabine Fuchshuber is an from 1972. At a height of 120 metres, we enjoy the view That is because we will now explore Leipzig from the
architect herself and, together with the Fuchshuber from the observation deck. water and row west on the Weiße Elster the Karl Heine
Architekten office, in 2014 revived the historic mer- 12.30 p.m. – Continuing on towards Roßplatz, we get to Kanal. On our tour, among other buildings we pass the
chant’s house. Through a gate, you arrive in a hidden, the Ringbebauung (9) of 1955 – a typical example of former Buntgarnwerken which were converted into resi-
greened courtyard. The enchanting saltoflorale store next GDR architecture in the style of socialist classicism. This dential lofts in 1999.
door sells beautiful flower arrangements and bouquets. is where the terra rossa gallery for contemporary cera- 12.30 p.m. – Back on firm ground again, we have lunch
After breakfast with regional delicacies in the hotel, we mics is hidden. After the many impressions, we enjoy in the Stelzenhaus restaurant (15) we already rowed
treat ourselves to an ice cream at the Milchbar Pinguin lunch in the charming Café Cantona (10). past. For those who prefer a more casual setting, we
(2) diagonally across from the hotel and amble on to the 2.30 p.m. – Newly invigorated, we have a visit to the recommend the nearby Kaiserbad restaurant.
market square. The Stadtgeschichte Museum has been exhibition in the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst GfzK 2 p.m. – In the Kunstkraftwerk (16) – likewise located
located in the old city hall since 1909. The Alte (11) on our schedule. But prior to that, we gather even at the Kanal – we visit the exhibition. The former hea-
Handelsbörse (3) behind it is the oldest assembly buil- more energy in the Clara Zetkin Park. On the way there, ting plant in the Lindenau district was in operation until
ding in Leipzig. Across Naschmarkt, we arrive at the we pass the main building of the Bibliotheca Albertina 1992. Since 2016, changing exhibitions and events take
magnificent Mädler Passage (4) from 1914. On the lower university library. In the museum café, which is periodi- place in the premises converted by the architect Ulrich
floor is the Auerbachs Keller restaurant, where Goethe cally redesigned by artists, we let the exhibition sink in Maldinger.
already often liked spend time while studying in Leipzig. and then leisurely stroll back into the city centre. 3.30 p.m. – We have our afternoon coffee in the listed
10.30 a.m. – We walk on to Nikolaikirche (5). In 6 p.m. – For the evening, we recommend reserving a Villa Hasenholz (17), idyllically located on the edge of
autumn 1989, Leipzig’s oldest and largest church was table at the Max Enk restaurant (12). In 2013, the Leipzig Auenwald. Already at the turn of the century,
the central starting point for the Peaceful Revolution in Fuchshuber Architekten created a particularly elegant day trippers looking for recreation enjoyed the villa with
the GDR. The interior is unique: In the course of the ambience in the Städtisches Kaufhaus from 1901. Here a ballroom from the Wilhelminian era.
Enlightenment and the Revolution Architecture, city we end the day with Leipziger Allerlei, a typical mixed- 6.30 p.m. – For dinner, we drive back to Lindenau and
building master Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe converted vegetables dish. Afterwards, we once again look at the stroll through the streets where the vacant stores are
the interior into classicist style between 1784 and 1797. listed, festively illuminated Leipzig Opera as a success- currently being occupied. Just recently opened here is
In remembrance of the Peaceful Revolution of 1989, the ful example of the architecture of the 1950s. Those who the Pekar (18) as a mobile pizzeria using regional ingre-
Peace Pillar was installed in Nikolai square in 1999. This still have energy left, stop at the Renkli wine bar (13) dients. But one can also eat on site in the rooms imagi-
was followed in 2003 by a granite fountain designed by opened in 2016 at the beginning of the famous “KarLi” natively planned by the Hamburg designer Till Richter
the British architect David Chipperfield and a light (Karl-Liebknecht-Straße) and afterwards continue on and enjoy a relaxed ending to the eventful weekend.

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