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One of the many traces of the Napoleonic wars in and around Leipzig: a memorial church to the honours of Russian soldiers who died during the Napoleonic wars.
The Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius is a Russian Orthodox church in Leipzig, Germany. It was inaugurated and dedicated from October 17–18, 1913, one hundred years after the Battle of Leipzig. The memorial commemorates the 127,000 Russian troops who served in the Battle, including the 22,000 who died freeing the Germans. In 1813, the German-speaking Austrians and Prussians had been united with the Russians in their battle against Napoleon and the French. Less than a year after the dedication of this centenary memorial, a different set of alliances resulted in World War I.
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The national library of Germany collects works published in Germany or in the German language. It consists of three buildings from different epochs: the original main building opened in 1916 with two later extensions integrated, a windowless depot tower from the late 1970s/early 1980s, and book-shaped fourth extension. The centre of the main building is a large reading room worth a visit just for its atmosphere. If you wish to use the library or just move around freely you will have to pay a fee and provide government-issued photo ID. If you ask the security guards nicely, they may accompany you to the entrance of the reading room and let you glimpse into it. No photography.
It's the oldest one in Germany and one of the first in the world.
Germany's oldest preserved railway station, built in 1842, only 7 years after the first train line of Germany had been opened. The station is no longer in use but one can still view the portal. In the course of the construction of the city tunnel the entire portal was moved away and later relocated to its original place. A new underground station is used by all S-Bahn-trains.
Huge panoramic picture surrounding the viewer. The theme changes from time to time. It was built as a gas storage tank.
Includes the Museum of Applied Arts , the Museum of Musical Instruments, and Museum of Ethnology.
Former home of composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Regular concerts are held every Sunday at 11:00.