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===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>
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