Top sights in Leipzig:

With an area of ​​40,000 square meters, Augustusplatz on the eastern edge of the city center is one of the largest city squares in Germany and an important hub of the Leipzig tram network. Significant buildings of the trade fair city extend here. In the north the opera, in the south the New Gewandhaus and the Augusteum and Paulinum of the University of Leipzig in the west and the reconstructed main post office in the east. Opened in 1842 by the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company, the Bayerischer Bahnhof was the oldest operating terminal station in Germany until it was closed in 2001. Today, only the head building of the former station hall can be seen from the station as a monument to the history of transport. The city tunnel of the S-Bahn route network runs below it with its own S-Bahn station. The Leipzig Nikolaikirche is located in the city center not far from Augustusplatz. The oldest and largest church in Leipzig was particularly well known as the starting point for the peaceful revolution in the former GDR. The history of the Nikolaikirche can be traced back to 1165. After Luther preached here, the church became evangelical. The interior is very ornate and the palm columns are particularly impressive. The Thomaskirche, one of Leipzig's main churches, stretches along the western edge of the city centre. As the place of work of Johann Sebastian Bach and the Thomanerchor, the church gained worldwide fame. In 1950, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, his tomb was inaugurated in the choir room. The Thomanerchor performs regularly on Fridays and Saturdays in the motet and on Sundays in the service. The vaults of Leipzig's only surviving city fortification extend right next to the striking city high-rise building on the southern inner city ring road. It was first built in the 16th century. From 1979 to 1993 the Bastei was run by the University of Leipzig as a student club. Numerous events, concerts and club nights still take place there today; now as a cultural center of Moritzbastei Betriebs GmbH. One of the most famous restaurants in the world is hidden under the magnificent Mädlerpassage in downtown Leipzig. In "Faust I" Goethe created a literary monument to the second oldest restaurant in Leipzig. The restaurant serves traditional Saxon cuisine from roulades to quark balls. Guests are entertained either in the large cellar or in one of the centuries-old wine taverns where Goethe dined. Part of the most important and largest library in Germany and in the German-speaking area is located in the south-east of Leipzig on Deutscher Platz. Another location is in Frankfurt am Main. As the central archive library, all national and international media works in German that have been published since 1913 are collected here. The works are freely available to the public. The Leipzig Monument to the Battle of the Nations is located in the Probstheida district. The gigantic monument commemorates the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig and was inaugurated in 1913, 100 years after this battle. The monument is the largest in Germany and one of the largest in Europe. From the platform at a height of 91 meters there is a wonderful view of the surrounding area. Events regularly take place in the Monument to the Battle of the Nations. In the north of Leipzig's inner city ring stretches the magnificent building of Leipzig Central Station. With an area of ​​83,640 square meters, it is the largest terminal station in Europe in terms of area. With the promenades inside the station building, travelers and shopping enthusiasts will find a variety of shops, restaurants and other service providers. Around 142 shops are located on three levels. An animal highlight stretches along the eastern edge of the Rosenthal - the Leipzig Zoo. As one of the most species-rich zoological gardens in Europe, it includes different worlds of experience, which are divided according to continents. With the "Zoo of the Future" project, the zoo is dedicated to species-appropriate animal husbandry with enclosures that are adapted to the habitats of the animals. These include Pongoland, Gondwanaland and the Tiger Taiga.