Nikolaikirchhof
The prayers for peace, which still take place every Monday at 5 pm in St. Nicholas Church, made St. Nicholas Church and the Nikolaikirchhof the starting point of the Peaceful Revolution in 1989 and thus a symbol of German reunification. The light installation "public light - öffentliches Licht" in the Nikolaikirchhof consists of 144 colored glass cubes set into the pavement. It is a metaphor for the active will of the citizens of Leipzig and reflects the process of the situational flare-up of political awareness. The Nikolai Column, erected in front of the church and crowned with palm fronds, with its classicist column motif from inside the church, is also intended as a reminder of those participants who could no longer find a place in the overcrowded Nikolai Church in the fall of '89.
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- Entrance Free
Directions & Parking facilities
- Public transportation: The nearest stop is Leipzig, Markt (S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S5X, S6 and bus line 89). Other stops in the immediate vicinity are Augustusplatz, Thomaskirche and Goerdelerring.
By car: The nearest parking facilities are the inner-city parking garages "Q-Park Augustusplatz", "Q-Park Marktgalerie" and "B+B Parkhaus am Brühl". Organization
Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
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Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
