Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Ruin Sight Seeing Tour Leipzig

On one of my free weekends back in April 2015 I decided to visit the German city of Leipzig. The city has a rich industrial history and is known as … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Jute Spinning Factory

  The spinning and weaving mill factory was built in 1896. Besides packaging materials, high-pressure sutures and coated fabrics were  produced here. Surviving the war and the GDR the company … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Lindenauer Harbor

The Lindenauer Harbor was supposed to be an inland harbor but because economic necessities changed during the construction process the waterway connections to surrounding canals were never completed. The construction … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Leipzig Barracks

From the year 1875 on a huge Barracks district was built in the north of Leipzig. Between the city district’s Gohlis and Möckern over the following years several new barracks … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Coal Power Plant

The Stöhr&Co. Kammgarn Spinning Mill was founded 1880 and grew over the years to Leipzig biggest industrial plant with over 3000 employees on its peek in 1913. Partially destroyed in … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Arclamp Factory

Körting & Mathiesen was founded on the first of August in 1889 by Max Körting and Wilhelm Mathiesen as an OHG for electrotechnical systems. The company mainly produced arc lamps … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Postbahnhof Leipzig

On February 1, 1912 Leipzig’s postal station was put into operation. The main building is 200 m long; The area of the entire complex covers 16,000 m². The eight-aisle hall …