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10 Instagram spots around Leipzig
Leipzig’s photo stops move between grand civic buildings, music landmarks, a green park and old industrial waterways. These ideas use public streets, squares and paths around the city.
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations
The 91 metre Monument to the Battle of the Nations commemorates the 1813 battle and rises above a monumental stone forecourt. Step back on the public approach to fit the full front in frame and emphasize its central axis.
Search Google MapsNew Town Hall
Leipzig’s New Town Hall stands on the former Pleißenburg site, with a castle like historicist façade and a 114.7 metre tower. Photograph from Burgplatz across the road, keeping the tower centred above the wide frontage.
Search Google MapsFederal Administrative Court
The Federal Administrative Court occupies the former Imperial Court building, a monumental nineteenth century structure crowned by a dome and a bronze figure of Truth. From Simsonplatz, frame the dome symmetrically above the broad façade.
Search Google MapsSt Nicholas Church and the Nikolai Column
The late Gothic Nikolaikirche stands beside the palm topped Nikolai Column at Nikolaikirchhof. Photograph from the square with the column and coloured glass paving in front, then let the church façade fill the background.
Search Google MapsSt Thomas Church and Bach Monument
The Thomaskirche is closely tied to Bach and the Thomanerchor. Stand near the Bach monument in Thomaskirchhof and compose toward the church façade, placing the statue to one side so both musical landmarks read clearly.
Search Google MapsAugustusplatz Opera and Gewandhaus
Augustusplatz brings the Opera Leipzig and Gewandhaus into one open urban scene. From the square’s edge, put the Mendebrunnen in the foreground and turn slightly so the contrasting façades frame the public space.
Search Google MapsClara Zetkin Park
Clara Zetkin Park brings several historic green spaces together near the city centre. Photograph along an avenue toward the music pavilion or frame its columns through the tree canopy, leaving a path or lawn in view.
Search Google MapsFockeberg
Fockeberg is a rubble hill and a green public viewpoint in Südvorstadt. At the crest, shoot north across the canopy toward the city skyline, leaving foreground trees in the frame to give the panorama depth.
Search Google MapsKarl Heine Canal and Stelzenhaus
The Karl Heine Canal runs through Leipzig’s industrial west, where the Stelzenhaus stands on massive supports beside a bend. From the waterside path, use the curve of the canal to draw the eye toward the raised structure.
Search Google MapsLeipzig Central Station
The sandstone façade of Leipzig Central Station opens onto Willy Brandt Platz, where trams and buses connect with the city centre. Stand across the forecourt and include the broad curved frontage, using transit lines to show its scale.
Search Google MapsSources for these photo spots
- Leipzig Travel: Völkerschlachtdenkmal
- Leipzig Travel: New Town Hall
- Leipzig Travel: Federal Administrative Court
- Leipzig Travel: Nikolaikirche
- Leipzig Travel: Thomaskirche
- Leipzig Travel: Footage
- Leipzig Travel: Music in Leipzig
- Leipzig Travel: Clara-Zetkin-Park
- Leipzig Travel: Fockeberg
- Leipzig Travel: Photo spots in Leipzig
- Leipzig Travel: Water city Leipzig
- Leipzig Travel: Arrival, transport and parking
- Leipzig Travel: Architecture in Leipzig