Monument sights in Leipzig
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Panometer
The happy marriage of a pan orama (a giant painting) and a gas ometer (a giant gas tank) is a panometer. The unusual concept is the brainchild of artist Yadegar Asisi, who creates a new image every three or four years. Past examples have included scenes from the Himalayas and ancient Rome. Take tram 16 to Richard-Lehmann-Strasse/Zwickauer Strasse.
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Specks Hof
A shopping arcade. Nearby, you'll pass a water basin that functions as an upside-down bell; ring it by wetting your hands with the water and running them back and forth over two pommels. If you hit it right, the water starts to fizz. Specks Hof itself contains a beautiful series of tile and stained-glass reliefs by Halle artist Moritz Götze.
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Bach Memorial
Outside the Thomaskirche is the 1908 Bach Memorial showing the composer standing against an organ, with his left-hand jacket pocket turned inside-out (with 20 children from two marriages, the great man always claimed to be broke).
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Statue of Richard Wagner
The behemoth, functional Opernhaus (opera house; 1956-60) is backed by a little park with a pond and a statue of Richard Wagner.
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Statue of Goethe
In front of the Naschmarkt is a 1903 statue of Goethe, showing him as a young law student at Leipzig University.
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