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Things to do in Leipzig

Leipzig, also known as City of Heroes, is the largest city in the German state of Saxony. It is located about 150 kilometers from Berlin. 5 sites that you must visit in Leipzig are:

1. The Church of St Thomas (Thomaskirche)

The Church of St Thomas (Thomaskirche)

Church of St. Thomas is the inevitable attraction of Leipzig. The Lutheran Church is known as the place where the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach worked for 27 years and where he was eventually buried. Bah was the choir director of the 1723 until his death in 1750, and the church is right next to his statue, erected in 1908. Mendelson Felix is another famous composer who lived in Leipzig and whose statue is located near the church, erected on the 200th anniversary of his birth 2008.

3. Runde Ecke

Runde Ecke

Here you will find entertainment and art, but certainly one of the most important and historically significant places in the building is Runde Ecke. This was the seat of one of the most notorious headquarters of the State Security . The building in which the Stasi had its headquarters for the district of Leipzig. Today, IT has been converted into a memorial museum . Rustic atmosphere with bars on the windows, linoleum floors, old doors and windows is preserved in order to create an authentic atmosphere. An interesting exhibition documenting the history , structure and methods of intelligence secret police, the Stasi, and their consequences.

5. zoo in Leipzig

zoo in Leipzig

One of the largest and the best zoos in Germany and in Europe is the zoo in Leipzig, which was founded in 1878. It stretches over 26 hectares, of which more than 2 acres are on water surface. The garden is divided into six themed worlds: Founder's Garden, Gondwanaland, Asia, Pongoland, Africa and South America. About 850 species live in habitats that are almost identical to their natural .

2. Auerbach's cellar

Auerbach's cellar

Residents of Leipzig are particularly proud of Auerbach's cellar, one of the oldest restaurant in Germany, which was opened in 1525. Perhaps the glory of it was contributed by guest who had often visited while studying in Leipzig, Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Goethe later described this place in the first part of Faust as a place where Mephistopheles brought Faust. Tavern has four huge rooms, and on the first floor is Mephisto Bar.

4. National Monument Battle (Völkerschlachtdenkmal)

National Monument Battle (Völkerschlachtdenkmal)

The biggest battle ever in the First World War was played exactly in Leipzig 1813 and it was attended by half a million soldiers. During this battle, Napoleon Bonaparte suffered one of the worst defeats after which he returned to France the following year and was forced to abdicate after which he was sent into exile on the island of Elba in 1815. From there, the battle of Leipzig trademark of Leipzig , a Völkerschlachtdenkmal is greatest monument erected in Europe . The monument is 90 m high , to the top of spectacular view.

Leipzig is excellent city to visit. The very name of the city is derived from the word Lipsk that sounds really romantic in translation - ''settlement where linden growth linden''.

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