Photos: August Geyler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Johann Friedrich Bause / After Johann Sebastian Bach, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Frank Vincentz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: August Geyler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Johann Friedrich Bause / After Johann Sebastian Bach, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Frank Vincentz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Augustusplatz to the Mädlerpassage, live
Your local guide
Anja Richter
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Highlights
- Augustusplatz, opera house to concert hall
- A 1914 arcade rebuilt after the war
- Bronze figures from Goethe's Faust
- Wartime rebuilding, told on camera
- Leipzig's grandest square, explained
About this tour
This session walks from Augustusplatz into the ornate Mädlerpassage nearby. You see the square framed by the opera house and the Gewandhaus concert hall, both rebuilt after wartime damage on their original footprints. The walk finishes inside the arcade, standing over the bronze figures set into the floor above the old cellar restaurant.
We open with a short sound check on the square before moving into the arcade. I keep the pace easy between the two stops and take questions about the buildings' rebuilding as we go. Afterwards I send a short note on the arcade's shops and the Faust connection.
This suits anyone curious about Leipzig's mix of grand postwar architecture and older commercial arcades. It also works well as a first walk before a longer session elsewhere in the centre.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Leipzig before heading out.
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Augustusplatz 21 min
The camera takes in the square framed by the opera house on one side and the Gewandhaus concert hall on the other, and I explain why both were rebuilt after wartime damage in almost the same spots.
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Mädlerpassage 21 min
We step into the ornate arcade built in 1914, and I point out the bronze figures from Goethe's Faust set into the floor above the cellar restaurant below.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Leipzig: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Leipziger Allerlei (mixed vegetables and dumplings) and Plagwitz, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Leipzig, showing you Augustusplatz and Mädlerpassage live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Leipzig live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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