Alte Waage

The Alte Waage, in English: Old Weigh House, is a building that stands on the north side of the of the German city of , on the corner with Katharinenstrasse.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Leipzig, Germany
  • Also known as: “Alte Waage Leipzig”
  • Address: Markt, Leipzig, 04109
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts and Old Stock Exchange.

Museum
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The Museum der bildenden Künste is a museum in , Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity. is situated 120 metres northeast of Alte Waage.

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The Alte Handelsbörse or Alte Börse in , , Germany, is the city's oldest assembly building of merchants, and also the oldest Baroque building.

Town hall
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The , which dominates the east side of the in 's district Mitte, is considered one of Germany's most important secular Renaissance buildings. is situated 120 metres south of Alte Waage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waldstraßenviertel and Musikviertel.

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.

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
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is a neighborhood.

Alte Waage

Latitude
51.34137° or 51° 20′ 29″ north
Longitude
12.37489° or 12° 22′ 30″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
9F3J89RF+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100119683
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q436368
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Satellite Map

Discover Alte Waage from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Alte Waage” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “老天平所 (莱比锡)”
  • Chinese: “老天平所”
  • German: “Alte Waage”
  • Italian: “Alte Waage”
  • Italian: “Pesa pubblica”
  • Russian: “Альте Вааге (Лейпциг)”
  • Russian: “Альте Вааге”
  • Turkish: “Alte Waage Leipzig”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Internationale Berufsakademie (iba) Leipzig and Milchbar Pinguin.

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