Richard Wagner Memorial

The Richard Wagner Memorial in Leipzig was unveiled in 2013 to mark the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner. It was created by the German sculptor Stephan Balkenhol using the base designed 100 years ago by Max Klinger.

Photo: Geisler Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: monument in Leipzig
Also known as: “Richard-Wagner-Denkmal”, “Richard-Wagner-Denkmal (Leipzig)”, and “Richard-Wagner-Denkmal, Leipzig”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include School Museum and St. Thomas Church.

School Museum

Museum

Photo: Geisler Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Thomas Church

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The St. Thomas Church is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany, located at the western part of the inner city ring road in Leipzig's central district. Martin Luther preached in the church in 1539. St. Thomas Church is situated 390 metres southeast of Richard Wagner Memorial.

Gedenkstätte Museum in der ‘Runden Ecke’

Museum

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waldstraßenviertel and Musikviertel.

Waldstraßenviertel

Neighborhood

Waldstraßenviertel is a neighbourhood in the north west of Leipzig's borough Mitte in Saxony, Germany. It is considered one of the largest complete areas of Gründerzeit buildings in Europe and is therefore considered of important cultural and heritage status.

Musikviertel

Neighborhood

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Musikviertel is a neighbourhood in Leipzig, Germany. The Musikviertel is part of the locality Zentrum-Süd in the borough of Leipzig-Mitte.The name goes back to the first music institutions built in the neighbourhood, the second Gewandhaus and the new building of the Royal Conservatory of Music.