St Thomas Church in Leipzig, Bach’s church, in evening light

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Leipzig: Our Favourites

St Thomas Church, the Bach Museum and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, a fast train ride from Berlin.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Leipzig: the back story

    Leipzig·In depth

    Bach’s city: St Thomas Church, the Bach Museum and the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

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What to see

  1. Bach’s church

    St Thomas Church (Thomaskirche)

    Leipzig·Church

    The church where Bach was Thomaskantor, and where he is buried.

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  2. On the Thomaskirchhof

    Bach Museum Leipzig

    Leipzig·Museum

    The museum of Bach’s life and music, opposite St Thomas Church.

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  3. On the Augustusplatz

    Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Leipzig·Concert hall

    One of the world’s oldest civic orchestras, at the Gewandhaus on the Augustusplatz.

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