Located in downtown Leipzig, Augustusplatz is one of the largest city squares in Germany and an important traffic junction of the city.
Before it was destroyed by air raids during the Second World War, the square was home to the New Theatre, the Picture Museum, the Old Augusteum, the Main Post Office and the Pauliner Church. During the GDR era, the former Karl-Marx-Platz underwent a number of urban redevelopment measures. Only the Mendebrunnen, dating from the late 19th century, has survived to the present day. It stands in front of the New Gewandhaus and together with the Opera House, the Augusteum and Paulinum of the University and the City Tower forms the new square ensemble. Since 2009, the democratic bell at the entrance to Grimmaische Strasse has been a reminder of the Monday demonstrations in October 1989, which marked the beginning of the peaceful revolution and the end of the SED dictatorship.
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