Leipzig - Augustusplatz
Augustusplatz originally lay outside the Leipzig town walls, and until 1831 one of the old town gates, the Grimma Gate, stood here.
In the Augustusplatz are several attractions, including an Egyptian Museum, the University, the railroad station and many others.
In the Augustusplatz are several attractions, including an Egyptian Museum, the University, the railroad station and many others.
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Grassi Museum
East of Leipzig's Augustusplatz, in Johannisplatz, is the Grassi Museum (1925-27), built of red Rochlitz porphyry (ethnography, applied and decorative art, musical instruments).
Neues Gewandhaus
Immediately east of the University in Leipzig is the new Gewandhaus (by R. Skoda, 1981), a magnificent new home for the world-famed Gewandhaus Orchestra. The three-story hall, with the amphitheater-like Grosser Saal (Schuke organ) and Kleiner Saal, is decorated with numerous paintings by modern artists.
Railroad Station
From Augustusplatz in Leipzig Goethestrasse and the Georgiring lead north to the monumental railroad station (1902-15), the largest railroad terminal in Europe.
Egyptian Museum
At Schillerstrasse 6 in Leipzig can be found the interesting Egyptian Museum.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 13:00 |
Moritzbastei
Adjoining the University in Leipzig's Augustusplatz is the old Moritzbastei (Bastion; 1515), the only relic of the town's old fortifications.
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