Leipzig in Saxony
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Federal Administrative Court of Germany

The Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. It is the court of the last resort for generally all cases of administrative law, mainly disputes between citizens and the state. It hears appeals from the Oberverwaltungsgerichte, or Superior Administrative Courts, which, in turn, are the courts of appeals for decisions of the Verwaltungsgerichte (Administrative Courts).

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St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

For other churches with the same or similar name, please see St. Thomas' Church. The Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany. It is most famous as the place where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor, and as the current location of his remains.

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Auerbachs Keller

Auerbachs Keller (Auerbach's Cellar in English) is the best known and second oldest restaurant in Leipzig, dating to at least the first half of the fifteenth century. It was already one of the city’s most important wine bars by the 16th century and is described in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play Faust I as the first place Mephistopheles takes Faust on their travels.

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Städtisches Kaufhaus

The Städtisches Kaufhaus in Leipzig, designed by Rayher, Korber and Müller, was constructed from 1894 to 1901.

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Reichsgericht

The Reichsgericht (Imperial Court of Justice) was the supreme criminal and civil court in the Deutsches Reich from 1879 to 1945. It was based in Leipzig, Germany. The Supreme Court was established when the Reichsjustizgesetze (Imperial Justice Laws) came into effect and it built a widely regarded body of jurisprudence during the period of the German Empire and Weimar Republic. During the rise of the Third Reich, the Reichsgericht became deeply embroiled in the National Socialist agenda.

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Museum der bildenden Künste

The Museum der bildenden Künste is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. On 7,000 square meters of display area, 3,500 paintings, 1,000 sculptures and 60,000 graphical works are shown. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity.

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Pleissenburg

The Pleissenburg was a historical building in the city of Leipzig in Saxony which is in modern-day Germany. It was built in the 13th Century by the Margrave Dietrick and named after the river Pleisse which runs nearby. Martin Luther gave the first evangelical sermon in the castle chapel on Pentecost Sunday in 1519. After heavy damage during the siege in the Schmalkaldic War in 1547, the Elector Maurice of Saxony built a fortification with moats.

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Naturkundemuseum Leipzig

Naturkundemuseum Leipzig is a natural history museum in Leipzig, Germany. The museum contains the insect collection of Alexander Julius Reichert.

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Leipzig synagogue

The ornate Moorish Revival Leipzig synagogue in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, was built in 1855 by German Jewish architect Otto Simonson who had studied under Gottfried Semper, architect of the Semper Synagogue in Dresden. The synagogue was commissioned by the small Leipzig Jewish community and by Jewish merchants from throughout Europe who gathered for the annual Leipzig Trade Fair.

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Moorish Revival synagogues, Religious buildings completed in 1855, 19th-century synagogues, Former synagogues in Germany, Buildings and structures in Leipzig, Religion in Leipzig, Synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht

Bach-Archiv Leipzig

The Bach-Archiv Leipzig or Bach-Archiv is an institution for the documentation and research of the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach-Archiv also researches the Bach family, especially their music. Based in Leipzig, the city where Bach lived from 1723 until his death, the Archiv is recognised by the German government as a "cultural beacon" of national importance. Since 2008 the Bach-Archiv has been part of the University of Leipzig.

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Altes Theater (Leipzig)

The Altes Theater was the first theatre building in the German city of Leipzig. It was sited on Richard-Wagner-Platz.

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Leipzig Jewish community

History[edit] Leipzig has historically been a centre for Jews. Already in the 1250s there is mention of Jewish life in Leipzig. Its central location attracted Jewish traders from all over Europe to the Trade Fair. However, the Jewish community as an officially state-recognised organisation was established only in 1847 and only by then Jews were allowed to settle in Leipzig without any restrictions.

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