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Zentralmessepalast, Leipzig

Zentral-Messepalast

Leipzig

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Where
Leipzig

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Zentralmessepalast stands in Leipzig (Leipzig), in Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 20th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Zentralmessepalast stands at the corner of Grimmaische Straße and Neumarkt in central Leipzig. Built in the early 20th century, this commercial building long served as a trade fair house for the city before undergoing a complete interior reconstruction in the late 1990s. Only the historic façade survives, decorated with elaborate sculpture and topped by a scrolled gable bearing a lion, the heraldic animal of Leipzig. The building now houses the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum, a museum devoted to contemporary German history.

What to know

  • Only the outer façade is protected as a Kulturdenkmal, since the interior was completely rebuilt in the late 1990s.
  • The building sits in the very centre of Leipzig, on the corner of Grimmaische Straße and Neumarkt, easy to combine with a walk through the old town.
  • What can actually be visited today is the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum housed inside, rather than any historic interior.
  • The gable decorated with a lion and a putto can be seen from the street without needing to enter the building.

Where this château is

Leipzig · Leipzig · Sachsen

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Address

Neumarkt 2, 04109 Leipzig

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
Period of construction
20th century

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Frequently asked

Can you go inside the Zentralmessepalast?
The original interior no longer exists, having been completely rebuilt in the late 1990s; today visitors can enter the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum museum housed in the building.
What survives from Emil Franz Hänsel's original building?
Only the outer façade, with its sculpted decoration and scrolled gable, remains as built in 1912 to 1914.
Where is the Zentralmessepalast located in Leipzig?
It stands at the corner of Grimmaische Straße and Neumarkt, in the heart of the historic city centre.
Why is the building protected?
Its façade is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany, for its early 20th century architecture and decoration.

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