Musikviertel

Musikviertel is a neighbourhood in , . 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 .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and Leipzig University Library.

University
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The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig is a public university in , , Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik, it is the oldest university school of music in Germany.

Library
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, known also as Bibliotheca Albertina, is the central library of the University of Leipzig. It is one of the oldest German university libraries.

University
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The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst or Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig is one of the oldest art schools in , dating back to 1764. The academy has four colleges specializing in fine arts, graphic design, photography and new media art with around 500 students.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Südvorstadt and Waldstraßenviertel.

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.

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 western locality of in , . It is part of the borough Südwest. The former village in , located 3 km west of Leipzig's city center, was granted the status of a rural municipality in 1839 and was attached to the city of Leipzig in 1891.

Musikviertel

Latitude
51.33119° or 51° 19′ 52″ north
Longitude
12.36597° or 12° 21′ 58″ east
Open location code
9F3J89J8+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2375215148
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q1955281
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Musikviertel” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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