Old Bach Monument

The Old Bach Monument stands near in , , . It is the world's oldest monument to Johann Sebastian Bach. Donated by Felix Mendelssohn, it was dedicated in 1843.
Wikipedia
Photo: L. Beck, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial in Leipzig
  • Also known as: “Old Bach-monument Leipzig”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Thomas Church and Leipzig Bach Museum.

Church
Photo: Zarafa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Lutheran church in , 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. is situated 100 metres northeast of Old Bach Monument.

Museum
Photo: Geisler Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a museum that deals with the life and work of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is part of the Bach Archive in the Bosehaus at the St. Thomas Church Square in , .

Public building
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Musikviertel and Waldstraßenviertel.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , . The 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 .

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the north west of borough Mitte in , . It is considered one of the largest complete areas of Gründerzeit buildings in Europe and is therefore considered of important cultural and heritage status.

Suburb
is a locality in the south borough of , . The is crossed from north to south by the Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. Due to its proximity to the city centre, but also to larger green spaces, it is a popular residential area with old buildings of the Gründerzeit period.

Old Bach Monument

Latitude
51.33876° or 51° 20′ 20″ north
Longitude
12.37144° or 12° 22′ 17″ east
Inception
1843
Open location code
9F3J89QC+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 417328809
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q439130
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Old Bach Monument” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Oud Bach-monument”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Bach-monumento en Lepsiko”
  • German: “Altes Bach-Denkmal in Leipzig”
  • German: “Altes Bach-Denkmal”
  • German: “Altes Bachdenkmal”
  • German: “Mendelssohn Bachdenkmal”
  • German: “Mendelssohn-Bachdenkmal”
  • Greek: “παλιό μνημείο Μπαχ στη Λειψία”
  • Japanese: “アルテス・バッハ記念碑”
  • Japanese: “ライプツィヒの旧バッハ記念碑”
  • Russian: “старый памятник Баху в Лейпциге”
  • Russian: “Старый памятник Баху”
  • Turkish: “Eski Bach Anıtı”
  • Turkish: “old Bach-monument Leipzig”
  • Ukrainian: “старий пам’ятник Баху”
  • Ukrainian: “Старий пам’ятник Баху”
  • Uzbek: “Baxning eski yodgorligi”

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