Bücherturm
Bücherturm is a building in Leipzig, Leipzig Lowlands-Central Hills, Saxony. Bücherturm is situated nearby to German Museum of Books and Writing, as well as near the memorial Baschkirenstein.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include German Museum of Books and Writing and Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius.
German Museum of Books and Writing
Museum
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The German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig, Germany, founded in 1884 as Deutsches Buchgewerbe-Museum, is the world's oldest museum of its kind, dedicated to collecting and preserving objects and documents as well as literature connected with the history of books, including paper, printing techniques, the art of illustration, and bookbinding.
Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius
Church
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The Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius is a Russian Orthodox church in Leipzig, Germany. It was inaugurated and dedicated from October 17–18, 1913, one hundred years after the Battle of Leipzig. Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius is situated 180 metres northeast of Bücherturm.
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Hospital
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The University of Leipzig Medical Center is one of the oldest university hospitals in Germany. Tracing back its origins to 1415, the medical center currently has more than 6,200 employees and approximately 1,450 beds. University of Leipzig Medical Center is situated 230 metres east of Bücherturm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thonberg and Südvorstadt.
Südvorstadt
Suburb
Photo: Martin Geisler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Südvorstadt is a locality in the south borough of Leipzig, Germany. The Südvorstadt 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.
Bücherturm
- Type: Building
- Location: Leipzig, Leipzig Lowlands-Central Hills, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.32285° or 51° 19′ 22″ northLongitude
12.39519° or 12° 23′ 43″ eastInception
1982Open location code
9F3J89FW+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 23181605OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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