Editing Leipzig (section)

==Culture, sights and cityscape==
In the 2010s, Leipzig was often referred to as ''Hypezig'', as overblown comparisons were made to 1990s and early 2000s Berlin. The affordability, diversity and openness of the city have attracted many young people from across Europe, leading to a trendsetting alternative atmosphere, resulting in an innovative music, dance and art scene.<ref name="Warum Leipzig der beste Ort für kreative Experimente ist-2019">{{Cite web |url=https://i-d.vice.com/de/article/j5yx87/leipzig-kreative-balance-club-culture |title=Warum Leipzig der beste Ort für kreative Experimente ist |date=13 August 2019 |access-date=20 June 2021 |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628005657/https://i-d.vice.com/de/article/j5yx87/leipzig-kreative-balance-club-culture |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Architecture===
{{see also|Architecture of Leipzig|List of arcade galleries in Leipzig}}
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The historic central area of Leipzig features a [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance-style]] ensemble of buildings from the sixteenth century, including the old city hall in the marketplace. There are also several [[Baroque architecture|baroque period]] trading houses and former residences of rich merchants. As Leipzig grew considerably during the economic boom of the late-nineteenth century, the town has many buildings in the [[Historicism (art)|historicist style]] representative of the {{Lang|de|[[Gründerzeit]]}} era. Approximately 35% of Leipzig's flats are in buildings of this type. The [[New Town Hall (Leipzig)|new city hall]], completed in 1905, is built in the same style.

Some 90,000 apartments in Leipzig were built in {{Lang|de|[[Plattenbau]]}} buildings during Communist rule in East Germany.<ref>* {{cite book | last=Tesch | first=Joachim | title=Bauen in Leipzig | publication-place=Leipzig | date=2003 | isbn=3-89819-159-1 | language=de}}</ref> Although some of these have been demolished and fewer people live in this type of accommodation in recent years, a significant number still live in Plattenbau apartments. Grünau, for example, had about 43,600 people living in this sort of accommodation in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leipzig.de/gruenau/ |title=Leipzig-Grünau |work=city of Leipzig |language=de |access-date=27 May 2013 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419012621/http://www.leipzig.de/gruenau/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Paulinerkirche, Leipzig|St. Paul's Church]] was destroyed by the Communist government in 1968 to make room for a new main building for the university. After some debate, the city decided to establish a new, mainly secular building at the same location, called [[Paulinum (University of Leipzig)|Paulinum]], which was completed in 2012. Its architecture alludes to the look of the former church and it includes space for religious use by the faculty of theology, including the original altar from the old church and two newly built organs.

Many commercial buildings were built in the 1990s as a result of tax breaks after German reunification.

===Tallest buildings and structures===
{{main|List of tallest buildings in Leipzig}}
The tallest structure in Leipzig is the chimney of the Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH with a height of {{cvt|205|m|ft|abbr=off}}. With {{cvt|142|m|ft|abbr=off}}, the tallest building in Leipzig is the [[City-Hochhaus Leipzig]]. From 1972 to 1973 it was [[List of tallest buildings in Germany|Germany's tallest building]].

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; background:#fefef6; width:50%;"
|-
! Buildings and structures
!class="unsortable"|Image
! Height in metres
! Year
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|align=left|Chimney of Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH
|[[File:Knautnaundorf schornstein.jpg|80px]]
|205
|1984
|
|-
|align=left|Funkturm Leipzig
|[[File:FT Leipzig Antennenmontage 6.jpg|80px]]
|191
|2015
|
|-
|align=left|DVB-T-Sendeturm
|[[File:DVB-T-Turm-C-M.jpg|80px]]
|190
|1986
|Demolished in 2023 after loss of function.
|-
|align=left|4 x Wind turbine Nordex N100
| [[File:20140315 xl Windkraftanlage-WKA-in-der-Naehe-der-neuen-Messe-Leipzig-6035.jpg|80px]]
| 190
|2013
|
|-
|align=left|[[City-Hochhaus Leipzig]]
|[[File:Leipzig - Augustusplatz + City-Hochhaus 03 ies.jpg|80px]]
|142
|1972
|Total height 155&nbsp;m, headquarters of [[European Energy Exchange]].
|-
|align=left|[[Deutsche Telekom|Fernmeldeturm Leipzig]]
|[[File:Leipzig Fernmeldeturm Holzhausen 2.JPG|80px]]
|132
|1995
|
|-
|align=left|Tower of [[New Town Hall (Leipzig)|New Town Hall]]
|[[File:Leipzig Neues Rathaus 01.JPG|80px]]
|115
|1905
|Tallest town hall in Germany
|-
|align=left|[[Wintergartenhochhaus]]
|[[File:Leipzig.Wintergartenstraße 12.03.2014 17-26-49.JPG|80px]]
|106.8
|1972
|Used as residential tower
|-
|align=left|[[The Westin Leipzig]]
|[[File:Leipzig (City-Hochhaus) 42 ies.jpg|80px]]
|96
|1981
|Hotel with skybar and restaurant
|-
|align=left|[[Monument to the Battle of the Nations]]
|[[File:Völkerschlachtdenkmal Leipzig beim Nacht.jpg|80px]]
|91
|1913
|Tallest monument in Europe.
|-
|align=left|[[St. Peter, Leipzig|St. Peters']]
|[[File:Peterskirche8405.JPG|80px]]
|88.5
|1885
|Leipzig's tallest church.
|-
|align=left|[[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk|MDR-Hochhaus]]
|[[File:131008-MDR-Leipzig.JPG|80px]]
|65
|2000
|MDR is one of Germany's public broadcasters.
|-
|align=left|Hochhaus Löhr's Carree
|[[File:Löhrs Carré Leipzig.JPG|80px]]
|65
|1997
|Headquarters of [[Landesbank Baden-Württemberg|Sachsen Bank]] and [[Sparkasse Leipzig]].
|-
|align=left|Center Torgauer Platz
|[[File:Leipzig Torgauer Platz Center.jpg|80px]]
|63
|1995
|
|-
|align=left|[[Europahaus (Leipzig)|Europahaus]]
|[[File:Europahaus-Leipzig.jpg|80px]]
|56
|1929
|Headquarters of Stadtwerke Leipzig
|}

===Museums and the arts===
One of the highlights of the city's contemporary arts was the [[Neo Rauch]] retrospective opening in April 2010 at the [[Museum der bildenden Künste|Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts]]. This is a show devoted to the father of the [[New Leipzig School]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/magazine/08leipzig.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print |title=The New Leipzig School |last=Lubow |first=Arthur |work=The New York Times |date=8 January 2006 |access-date=5 April 2010}}</ref> of artists. According to ''The New York Times'',<ref name="The New York Times-2010">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th |title=The 31 Places to Go in 2010 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=10 January 2010 |access-date=22 February 2017 |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522103152/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th |url-status=live }}</ref> this scene "has been the toast of the contemporary art world" for the past decade. In addition, there are eleven galleries in the so-called [[Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei|Spinnerei]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spinnerei.de/ |title=Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei – From Cotton to Culture |access-date=21 September 2019 |language=en |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629211356/https://www.spinnerei.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Grassi Museum]] complex contains three more of Leipzig's major collections:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grassimuseum.de/grassi_en.html |title=Museen at Grassi |language=de |publisher=grassimuseum.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510230345/http://www.grassimuseum.de/grassi_en.html |archive-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> the [[Leipzig Museum of Ethnography|Ethnography Museum]], [[Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts|Applied Arts Museum]] and [[Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig|Musical Instrument Museum]] (the last of which is run by the University of Leipzig). The university also runs the [[Museum of Antiquities of the University of Leipzig|Museum of Antiquities]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uni-leipzig.de/antik/index.php?id=9 |title=Institut für Klassische Archäologie und Antikenmuseum |date=26 June 2023 |language=de |access-date=18 October 2010 |archive-date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214023742/http://www.uni-leipzig.de/antik/index.php?id=9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Founded in March 2015, the [[G2 Kunsthalle]] houses the Hildebrand Collection.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bmw-art-guide.com/idx/collections/g2-kunsthalle |title=G2 Kunsthalle |website=www.bmw-art-guide.com |access-date=16 March 2016 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420145114/https://bmw-art-guide.com/idx/collections/g2-kunsthalle |url-status=live }}</ref> This private collection focuses on the so-called [[New Leipzig School]]. Leipzig's first private museum dedicated to contemporary art in Leipzig after the turn of the millennium is located in the city centre close to the famous [[St. Thomas Church, Leipzig|St. Thomas Church]] on the third floor of the former GDR processing centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://g2-leipzig.de/en/ |title=G2 Leipzig |website=g2-leipzig.de |access-date=16 March 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304063344/http://g2-leipzig.de/en/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also dedicated to the contemporary art is the [[Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.e-flux.com/directory/72550/galerie-fr-zeitgenssische-kunst-leipzig-gfzk/ |title=Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig in the e-flux Directory |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226201027/https://www.e-flux.com/directory/72550/galerie-fr-zeitgenssische-kunst-leipzig-gfzk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other museums in Leipzig include the following:
*The [[German Museum of Books and Writing]] is the world's oldest museum of its kind, founded in 1884.
*The [[Bach Museum Leipzig|Bach Museum]] at the [[St. Thomas Church Square]].
*The Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig located in the [[Kroch High-rise]] comprises a collection of about 7,000 artefacts from several millennia.
*The [[Friedrich Schiller|Schillerhaus]] is the house where Schiller lived in summer 1785.
*The [[Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig]] (Forum of Contemporary History) shows the history of the German division and the everyday life in the socialist German Democratic Republic.
*[[Naturkundemuseum Leipzig]] is the city's natural history museum.
*The [[Leipzig Panometer]] is a visual panorama displayed inside a former gasometer, accompanied by a thematic exhibition.
*The "Museum in der Runden Ecke" is the best known museum in the city. It deals with the operation of the [[Stasi]] State Security of former East Germany.
*[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] lived from 1723 until his death in Leipzig. The [[Bach Archive]] is an institution for the documentation and research of his life and work.
*[[Mendelssohn House, Leipzig|Mendelssohn House]], home of Felix Mendelssohn from 1845 until his death in 1847.
*[[Schumann House, Leipzig|Schumann House]], home of Robert and Clara Schumann from 1840 to 1844.
* The [[Saxon Psychiatric Museum]] is a small museum dealing with the history of lunatic asylums and psychiatry.

<gallery>
File:DNB2012.JPG|German Museum of Books and Writing
File:Ägyptisches Museum Leipzig 099.jpg|Exhibits of the Egyptian Museum
File:Leipzig-Grassi-Museen.jpg|Grassi Museum
File:LE-Connewitz Gasometer I Arena-02.jpg|Inside Gasometer, next to the Panometer
File:Runde Ecke Leipzig.jpg|Museum in der Runden Ecke
File:Museum der bildenden Künste.JPG|Museum of Fine Arts
File:Baumwollspinnerei.jpg|Baumwollspinnerei
File:Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst.jpg|Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst
</gallery>

===Main sights===
*[[Leipzig Zoological Garden]] is one of the most modern zoos in Europe, with approximately 850 different animal species. It houses the world's largest zoological facilities for [[primate]]s (Pongoland). Gondwanaland is the world's largest indoor rainforest hall.
*[[Monument to the Battle of the Nations]] (''Völkerschlachtdenkmal'') ([[Battle of Leipzig|Battle of the Nations]] Monument): one of the largest monuments in Europe, built to commemorate the victorious battle against Napoleonic troops.
*[[Federal Administrative Court of Germany|Bundesverwaltungsgericht]]: Germany's federal administrative court was the site of the [[Reichsgericht]], the highest state court between 1888 and 1945.
*[[New Town Hall (Leipzig)|New Town Hall]]: the city's administrative building was built upon the remains of the ''[[Pleissenburg]]'', a castle that was the site of the [[Leipzig Debate|1519 debate]] between [[Johann Eck]] and [[Martin Luther]]. It is also Germany's tallest town hall.
* [[Old Town Hall (Leipzig)|Old Town Hall]] on the [[Markt (Leipzig)|Market square]]: the old city hall was built in 1556 and houses a museum of the city's history.
*[[City-Hochhaus Leipzig]]: built in 1972, the city's tallest habitable building is one of the top 25 [[Tallest building in Germany|tallest buildings in Germany]].
*The [[Augusteum (Leipzig)|Augusteum]] and [[Paulinum (University of Leipzig)|Paulinum]] at [[Augustusplatz]] form the new main campus of the [[University of Leipzig]].
*[[Leipzig Trade Fair]] centre in the north of the city is home to the world's largest levitated glass hall.<ref>[http://exhibition.av-solutions.info/leipzig Leipzig] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409082016/http://exhibition.av-solutions.info/leipzig|date=9 April 2013 }}</ref>
*[[Leipzig Hauptbahnhof]] is the world's largest railway station by floor area and a shopping destination.
*[[Auerbachs Keller|Auerbach's Cellar]]: a young [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]] imbibed in this basement-level restaurant while studying in Leipzig; it features as the location of a scene from his play ''[[Goethe's Faust|Faust]]''.
*The [[Alte Handelsbörse|Old Leipzig bourse]] at [[Naschmarkt (Leipzig)|Naschmarkt]] with a monument of [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]].
*[[Südfriedhof (Leipzig)|South Cemetery]] (Südfriedhof) is, with an area of 82 hectares, the largest cemetery in Leipzig.
*The [[German National Library]] has two locations, one of them in Leipzig.
*[[Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof]] is Germany's oldest preserved railway station.
*[[Gohlis Palace]] (Gohliser Schlösschen)
*[[Leipzig Synagogue]] was destroyed by the Nazis in 1938. Now a memorial of 140 bronze chairs stands where the pews once were.

<gallery>
File:Panoràmma de Leipzig.jpg|[[Augustusplatz]]
File:Leipzig - Zoo - Gondwanaland in 14 ies.jpg|Inside Gondwanaland at Leipzig Zoological Garden
File:VölkerschlachtdenkmalLeipzig1.jpg|Monument to the Battle of the Nations
File:Leipzig (Rathausturm, Neues Rathaus) 18 ies.jpg|[[Federal Administrative Court of Germany]]
File:Neues Rathaus Leipzig jpg8.jpg|New city hall
File:Old city hall of Leipzig (5).jpg|Old city hall at market square
File:Rainbowflash 2013 Leipzig (4).jpg|City-Hochhaus
File:Uni Leipzig Paulinum Universitätskirche St. Pauli 216-cvh.jpg|New Augusteum of the University of Leipzig
File:Messe Pano DRI.jpg|Leipzig Trade Fair
File:Bahnhof Leipzig von Panorama Tower 2013.jpg|Leipzig main station
File:Schilder an Auerbachs Keller 2013.jpg|''Auerbachs Keller'' in the Mädlerpassage
File:Ehemaliges Messehaus.jpg|Riquethaus (former Tradehouse)
File:Goethe Statue Naschmarkt Leipzig.jpg|Old Leipzig bourse
File:Suedfriedhof Leipzig.jpg|Südfriedhof
File:BibLeipzigaussen.JPG|German National Library
File:City-Tunnel Leipzig - Station Bayerischer Bahnhof 01 (Zugang 1).JPG|Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
File:Leipzig Gohliser Schloesschen.jpg|[[Gohlis Palace]] (Gohliser Schlösschen)
File:Synagogue Memorial (Leipzig) (3).jpg|Leipzig Synagogue Memorial
File:Yadegar Asisi Panorama EVEREST.jpg|'Everest' at [[Leipzig Panometer]]
</gallery>

===Churches===
*[[St. Thomas Church, Leipzig|St. Thomas's Church]] (Thomaskirche): most famous as the place where [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] worked as a [[Cantor (church)|cantor]] and home to the renowned boys choir ''[[Thomanerchor]]''. A monument to [[Felix Mendelssohn]] stands in front of this church. Destroyed by the Nazis in 1936, the statue was re-erected on 18 October 2008.
*[[St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig|St.&nbsp;Nicholas's Church]] (Nikolaikirche), for which Bach was also responsible. The weekly ''Montagsgebet'' (Monday prayer) held here became the starting point of peaceful [[Monday demonstrations in East Germany|Monday demonstrations]] against the [[East Germany|DDR]] regime in the 1980s.
*[[St. Peter, Leipzig|St. Peter's]] has the highest tower of any church in Leipzig, at {{cvt|87|m|ft|abbr=off}}.
*The new [[Propsteikirche, Leipzig|Propsteikirche]], opened in 2015.
*The Continental Reformed Church of Leipzig (''Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche'') is one of the most prominent buildings on the Leipzig Innercity ring.
*The [[Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius (Leipzig)|Russian Memorial Church of Leipzig]]
*St. Michael's Church is one of the landmarks of Gohlis district.

<gallery>
File:Nicolaikirche Leipzig.jpg|St. Nicholas Church
File:Saint Thomas church in Leipzig (18).jpg|St. Thomas Church
File:Peterskirche Leipzig easyHDR.jpg|St. Peter's Church
File:Neue Propsteikirche St. Trinitatis Leipzig.jpg|[[Propsteikirche, Leipzig|Propsteikirche]] in May 2015; New Town Hall in the background
File:Evangel.-Reform. Kirche (3668182160).jpg|Continental Reformed church of Leipzig
File:Leipzig Russische Gedaechtniskirche.jpg|Russian Church of Leipzig
File:Michaelis-SWL.jpg|St. Michael's Church with the headquarters of ''Stadtwerke Leipzig'' to the right
</gallery>

===Parks and lakes===
Leipzig is well known for its large parks. The ''Leipziger Auwald'' ([[riparian forest]]) lies mostly within the city limits. [[Neuseenland]] is an area south of Leipzig where old open-cast mines are being converted into a huge lake district. It is planned to be finished in 2060.
*[[Leipzig Botanical Garden]] is the oldest of its kind in Germany. It contains a total of some 7,000 plant species, of which nearly 3,000 species comprise ten special collections.
* [[Johannapark]] and [[Clara-Zetkin-Park (Leipzig)|Clara-Zetkin-Park]] are the most prominent parks in the Leipzig city centre ([[Leipzig-Mitte]]).
*''[[Leipzig Riverside Forest|Leipziger Auwald]]'' covers a total area of approx. 2,500 hectares. The Rosental is a park in the north of the forest and borders Leipzig Zoo.
*The [[Leipzig Wildlife Park]] in [[Connewitz]], showing 25 species.

<gallery>
File:SDC11449 - Epipedobates anthonyi.JPG|Inside Leipzig Botanical Garden
File:Johannapark Leipzig.JPG|Johannapark
File:Leipziger Auenwald April 2014 005.JPG|''Leipziger Auwald''
File:Sonnenaufgang Rosental Leipzig.jpg|[[Rosental]] in the morning
File:Leipzig Friedenspark.jpg|Friedenspark
File:Markkleeberger See Strand.jpg|[[Markkleeberger See]]
File:Cospudener See (1) 2005-09-09.JPG|[[Cospudener See]]
</gallery>

===Music===
====Baroque to Modern====
[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] spent the longest phase of his career in Leipzig, from 1723 until his death in 1750, conducting the [[Thomanerchor]] (St. Thomas Church Choir), at the [[St. Thomas Church, Leipzig|St. Thomas Church]], the [[St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig|St. Nicholas Church]] and the [[Paulinerkirche, Leipzig|Paulinerkirche]], the university church of Leipzig (destroyed in 1968). The composer [[Richard Wagner]] was born in Leipzig in 1813, in the [[Brühl (Leipzig)|Brühl]]. [[Robert Schumann]] was also active in Leipzig music, having been invited by [[Felix Mendelssohn]] when the latter established Germany's first musical [[conservatoire]] in the city in 1843. [[Gustav Mahler]] was second conductor (working under [[Artur Nikisch]]) at the [[Oper Leipzig|Leipzig Opera]] from June 1886 until May 1888, and achieved his first significant recognition while there by completing and publishing [[Carl Maria von Weber]]'s opera [[Die Drei Pintos]]. Mahler also completed his own [[Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)|1st Symphony]] while living in Leipzig.

Today the conservatory is the [[University of Music and Theatre Leipzig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmt-leipzig.de/index.php?english |title=Welcome to our University of Music & Theatre |access-date=2 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119022822/http://www.hmt-leipzig.de/index.php?english |archive-date=19 January 2010}}</ref> A broad range of subjects are taught, including artistic and teacher training in all orchestral instruments, voice, interpretation, coaching, piano [[chamber music]], orchestral conducting, choir conducting and [[musical composition]] in various musical styles. The drama departments teach acting and [[dramaturgy|scriptwriting]].

The [[Bach-Archiv Leipzig]], an institution for the documentation and research of the life and work of Bach (and also of the [[Bach family]]), was founded in Leipzig in 1950 by [[Werner Neumann]]. The Bach-Archiv organizes the prestigious [[International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition]], initiated in 1950 as part of a music festival marking the bicentennial of Bach's death. The competition is now held every two years in three changing categories. The Bach-Archiv also organizes performances, especially the international festival [[Bachfest Leipzig]] and runs the Bach-Museum.

The city's musical tradition is also reflected in the worldwide fame of the [[Gewandhausorchester|Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra]], under its chief conductor [[Andris Nelsons]], and the Thomanerchor.

The [[MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra]] is Leipzig's second largest symphony orchestra. Its current chief conductor is [[Kristjan Järvi]]. Both the Gewandhausorchester and the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra make use of in the [[Gewandhaus]] concert hall.

For over sixty years Leipzig has been offering a "school concert"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musikschule-leipzig.de/r-schulkonzerte.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716230914/http://www.musikschule-leipzig.de/r-schulkonzerte.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2009 |title=Schulkonzerte |publisher=musikschule-leipzig.de}}</ref> programme for children in Germany, with over 140 concerts every year in venues such as the Gewandhaus and over 40,000 children attending.

====Contemporary====
Leipzig is known for its independent music scene and subcultural events. Leipzig has for thirty years been home to the {{lang|de|[[Wave-Gotik-Treffen]]|italic=no}} (WGT), which is currently the world's largest Gothic festival, where thousands of fans of [[goth music]] gather in the early summer. The first Wave Gotik Treffen was held at the Eiskeller club, today known as [[Conne Island]], in the [[Connewitz]] district. [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]'s notorious album [[Live in Leipzig]] was also recorded at the Eiskeller club. 

Leipzig Pop Up was an annual music trade fair for the independent music scene as well as a music festival taking place on [[Pentecost]] weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leipzig-popup.de/ |title=Pop Up official website |access-date=9 January 2010 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424162923/http://leipzig-popup.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Its most famous indie-labels are Moon Harbour Recordings (House) and Kann Records (House/Techno/Psychedelic). Several venues offer live music frequently, including the [[Moritzbastei]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moritzbastei.de/ |title=Moritzbastei homepage |access-date=9 May 2010 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507051355/http://www.moritzbastei.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tonelli's, and Noch Besser Leben.

''[[Die Prinzen]]'' ("The Princes") is a German band founded in Leipzig. With almost six million records sold, they are one of the most successful German bands. 

The cover photo for the [[Beirut (band)|Beirut]] band's 2005 album ''[[Gulag Orkestar]]'', according to the sleeve notes, was stolen from a Leipzig library by Zach Condon.

The city of Leipzig is also the birthplace of [[Till Lindemann]], best known as the lead vocalist of [[Rammstein]], a band formed in 1994.

<gallery>
File:Opernhaus Leipzig Abend Nacht.jpg|[[Leipzig Opera]]
File:AUGUSTUSPLATZ-014.jpg|View over [[Augustusplatz]] with the Gewandhaus
File:Leipzig - Universitätsstraße - Moritzbastei 05 ies.jpg|[[Moritzbastei]] is the largest student club in Germany and is famous for its atmosphere and large number of cultural and music events.
File:Johann Sebastian Bach Denkmal Leipzig.jpg|Monument of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]
File:Wahren3.jpg|[[Haus Auensee]], a concert hall
</gallery>

===Annual events===
*Auto Mobil International (AMI) [[motor show]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ami-leipzig.de/ |title=AMI – Auto Mobil International, Leipziger Messe |access-date=2 December 2010 |archive-date=29 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929011920/http://www.ami-leipzig.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*AMITEC, trade fair for vehicle maintenance, care, servicing and repairs in Germany and Central Europe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amitec-leipzig.de/ |title=AMITEC – Fachmesse für Fahrzeugteile, Werkstatt und Service, Leipziger Messe |access-date=2 December 2010 |archive-date=22 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322123045/http://amitec-leipzig.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[A cappella]]'': vocal music festival, organized by the [[Amarcord (ensemble)|ensemble amarcord]]
*''[[Bachfest_Leipzig|Bachfest]]'': [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] festival
* [[Leipzig Christmas Market]] (since 1458)
*''[[Dok Leipzig]]'': international festival for documentary and animated film
*Jazztage,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jazzclub-leipzig.de/ |title=Jazzclug-leipzig.de homepage |access-date=30 July 2009 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423014303/https://www.jazzclub-leipzig.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref> contemporary jazz festival
*Ladyfest Leipzig<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ladyfest.leipzigerinnen.de/ |title=Ladyfest Leipzigerinnen homepage |access-date=14 August 2007 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527122345/http://ladyfest.leipzigerinnen.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (August) [[wikt:emancipatoric|Emancipatoric]], feminist punk and electro festival
*[[Leipzig Book Fair]]: the second largest German book fair after Frankfurt
*{{Interlanguage link multi|Lichtfest Leipzig|de}}, festival celebrating the demonstrations leading up to the collapse of the East German regime
*OPER unplugged with Music Dance Theatre by [[Heike Hennig]] & Co<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oper-unplugged.de/ |title=Oper Unplugger – Musik Tanz Theater |language=de |access-date=2 December 2010 |archive-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912103318/http://oper-unplugged.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''Stadtfest'': city festival
*{{lang|de|[[Wave-Gotik-Treffen]]}} at [[Pentecost]]: world's largest goth or "dark culture" festival
*Leipzig Pop Up<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leipzig-popup.de/ |title=Leipzig Pop Up independent music trade fair and festival |access-date=2 December 2010 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424162923/http://leipzig-popup.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Chaos Communication Congress]]

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File:Leipzig Messe Kongresszentrum Glashalle.jpg|Leipzig Trade Fair
File:Leipziger Buchmesse 2015.jpg|Leipzig Book Fair 2015
File:2016 WGT 002 Belantis.jpg|Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2016; [[Belantis]] park in the background
File:Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt Eingang.jpg|Leipzig Christmas market entrance
File:Dokwoche.jpg|DOK Leipzig
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===Food and drink===
*An all-season local dish is [[Leipziger Allerlei]], a stew consisting of seasonal vegetables and [[crayfish]].
*[[Leipziger Lerche]] is a [[shortcrust pastry]] dish filled with crushed almonds, nuts and strawberry jam; the name ("Leipzig lark") comes from a lark pâté which was a Leipzig speciality until the banning of songbird hunting in Saxony in 1876.
*[[Gose]] is a locally brewed top-fermenting [[sour beer]] that originated in the [[Goslar]] region and became popular in 18th-century Leipzig.

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File:Leipziger Lerchen.jpg|Leipziger Lerchen
File:Goseflasche Pressglas.jpg|Historical Gose bottle ({{Circa|1900}})
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