Location Second Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn-Ufer
The Great Hall, which could seat 1,500 people, was highly praised for its architecture and acoustics. The Chamber Music Hall had a contingent of around 500 seats. In 1892, a monument to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was unveiled in front of the second Gewandhaus. During the Second World War, the building was burnt down in bomb attacks. It remained a ruin, which was blown up in 1968.
In 1947, Walter Arnold created a new Mendelssohn monument, which is now only a few meters from its original location - on the so-called Mendelssohn bank of the renewed Pleißemühlgraben. The five steps symbolize five staves on which the first notes of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor are represented by wooden cubes.
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- Public transportation: The nearest stop is Leipzig, Mozartstr. (Ferdinand-Rhode-Str.) (line 89). The destination is about 270 m on foot from there. Other stops in the immediate vicinity: Leipzig, Münzgasse/LVZ (lines 10, 11), 400 m on foot.
By car: The location Zweites Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn-Ufer is located in the southern center of Leipzig and can be reached via Tröndlinring/B87 and Dittrichring. Organization
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