Leipzig, Saxony, Germany ( Aerial photography 4K)

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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany ( Aerial photography 4K), Leipzig Travel Vlog, Leipzig tourism & vacations Travel Vlog 4K https://goo.gl/HzFhA4 Leipzig is the largest city in the German federal state of Saxony, with a population of approximately 560.000. It is the industrial center of the region and a major cultural center, offering interesting sights, shopping possibilities and lively nightlife. See in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany ============================== Old Town Hall. built in 1556 in the Renaissance style and remains one of Germany's largest. The position of the tower follows the ancient ideal of "golden mean". Located on the pretty main square of the city, it is a good orientation point. The Old City Hall was built 1556 by Hieronymus Lotter on basements of two Patrician houses. It is a beautiful Renaissance style building, 90 meters long with arcades (1906 - 09), six gables and a tower. In the 18th century the tower was enlarged and it received a Baroque spire. Until 1904 the Old City Hall was home of the city administration. Then it became home of the city museum. Most impressive is the huge Banquetting Hall with Renaissance interior (open fireplaces). Many fine works of medieval religious art: altars, paintings, wood-carved sculptures etc. Most of them were saved from churches which were deconstructed in Leipzig's surrounding. Very impressive are the rooms with interior from old Patrician houses. Also interesting: the treasure chamber (steep and narrow staircase!). This Renaissance building was erected in just nine months in 1556/57 under the direction of the architect Hieronymus Lotter. The municipal government moved into the New Town Hall in the year 1909. If you have a bit of luck you are allowed to visit the cellar of the building. Here you find the chamber of torture and the jail. Leipzig's Renaissance City hall contains a museum of city history which possesses the original of the only confirmed painting of Bach produced in his lifetime. It also contains interesting information regarding the public executions that previously took place in the market in front of the city hall. The most famous execution was that of Woyzeck later made famous by the Büchner play and the opera of Alban Berg. The interior of the Old City Hall (built in 1556) is far more interesting than the outside view. Inside there's an interesting museum covering the history of Leipzig from the very beginnings (in 12th century) till our days. One of the most touristy places of the whole city. Entrance fee: €2.50. Zeitgeschichtliches Forum, (in the center), Tuesday-Sunday 10am–6pm. Opened in 1999, this is a museum about the GDR. There is one permanent exhibition about the life in the GDR and the fall of the GDR; the other exhibition changes aprox. every two month and has similar topics. Free. Museum at the Round Corner, Daily 10am–6pm. Housed in the former Stasi headquarters, this is an interesting museum documenting the Stasi (DDR secret police) and its methods of controlling and manipulating the people. Displays are in German - there is not much English inside. English audio guides are available for €3. Free. Bach-Museum, Thomaskirchof 16 (Opposite the Thomas Church), Tue-Sun 10am–6pm. €8. Museum Der Bildenden Kunste (Museum of Fine Arts), [10]. Housed in a glass cube, this museum features paintings from the 15th century through today. Highlights include paintings by local artists Max Beckman and Max Klinger, as well as Caspar David Friedrich, Lucas Cranach the Younger, and Claude Monet. Adult: €5. Grassi Museum Includes the Museum of Applied Arts, the Musik Museum, and Museum of Ethnology. €4–5 per museum. Naturkundemuseum, Lortzingstraße 3 (tram 12 to Lortzingstraße or tram 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 to Gördelerring), The nature museum, filled with all kinds of taxidermy creatures. As of January 2011, city officials are pondering plans of closing the museum soon and reopening it in a different location later with a redesigned exhibition. €2. Torhaus Dölitz, Helenenstrasse 24, 04279 (tram 11 to Leinestraße), ☎ (0341) 33 89 10 7, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10am–4pm - subject to change, please call before. Exhibition of pewter figures in historically-themed dioramas. The location, the gatehouse and only remainder of an old manor, was one of the hotspots in the battles of the Napoleonic wars. 3 €. Deutsches Kleingärtnermuseum (German Allotment Gardener`s Museum), Aachener Str. 7, 04109 (Tram 1, 2, 14 to Marschnerstraße, Tram 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 15 to Waldplatz), Tue–Thu 10am–4pm. 2€. Universitätsbibliothek Bibliotheca Albertina, Beethovenstr.6, 04107 (bus 89 to Wächterstraße or Mozartstraße), The university's library. Sächsisches Psychiatriemuseum, Mainzer Straße 7 (tram 1, 2, or 14 to Marschnerstraße), Wed-Sat 1–6pm. History of psychiatry. Sächsisches Apothekenmuseum, Thomaskirchhof 12, 04109. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 11am–5pm; Thu 2–8pm. Pharmacy museum