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Leipzig Opera

Leipzig Opera

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Leipzig Opera

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4.6

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Running

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Gravel riding

5.0

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

December 8, 2024

Hiking

The opera in Leipzig has a tradition spanning more than three hundred years. The first opera house on Brühl was built in 1693. After the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice …

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November 10, 2021

Hiking

The opera house was built 1954-1960 in the socialist "confectioner style". At the end of the 1950s, this architectural style fell out of fashion and was replaced in many socialist countries by functionalist socialist modernity. The original design was already "defused" during the construction period and the facade decoration was reduced.

There are only around 20 years between the construction of the opera and the Gewandhaus (opposite, built in 1977-1981). Would you have thought that?

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April 27, 2017

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After the Old Opera House was destroyed by Leipzig's heaviest air raid in 1943 during World War II, the New Opera House was built from 1956-1960.

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Elevation 120 m

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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