The arcade galleries in Leipzig developed in connection with the emergence of inner-city exhibition centers of the Leipziger Messe at the turn of the 20th century and are often based on old passageways. But the tradition of building passages has also been maintained in more recent times. The Leipzig passages and courtyards thus form a unique architectural quality in Leipzig-Mitte and run through the old city center parallel to the network of existing streets and alleys like a second, private path system that is only reserved for pedestrians.
The list includes all the usable arcade galleries.
| Picture | Name | Address and access | Length and area | Built or remodeled |
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Barthels Hof | Hainstrasse 1 (51°20′28″N 12°22′24″E / 51.341158°N 12.373400°E / 51.341158; 12.373400 (Barthels Hof)) Markt 8, Barfußgäßchen, Webers Hof |
122 m (400.3 ft) 876 m (9,429.2 sq ft) including Webers Hof |
1747–1750 1870/1871 portal to the Markt 1997 fundamental renovation |
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Bauwens-Haus | Burgplatz 2 (51°20′15″N 12°22′22″E / 51.337452°N 12.372867°E / 51.337452; 12.372867 (Bauwenshaus)) Ratsfreischulstraße, Markgrafenstraße |
46 m (150.9 ft) 589 m (6,339.9 sq ft) |
1991–1994 new building |
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Blauer Hecht | Nikolaistraße 39–45 (51°20′32″N 12°22′40″E / 51.342145°N 12.377746°E / 51.342145; 12.377746 (Blauer Hecht)) Nikolaistraße, Reichsstraße |
37 m (121.4 ft) 146 m (1,571.5 sq ft) |
1911/1912 |
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Brühl-Arkade | Brühl 33 / Richard-Wagner-Straße 9 (51°20′35″N 12°22′39″E / 51.343055°N 12.377386°E / 51.343055; 12.377386 (Brühl-Arkade)) Brühl, Richard-Wagner-Straße |
86 m (282.2 ft) 477 m (5,134.4 sq ft) |
1998 new building |
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Burgplatz-Passage | Burgplatz 5, Markgrafenstraße, Burgstraße (51°20′14″N 12°22′25″E / 51.337129°N 12.373582°E / 51.337129; 12.373582 (Burgplatz-Passage)) | 28 m (91.9 ft) extension of the Petersbogen |
2017–2020 new building |
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Dresdner Hof | Neumarkt 21–27 (51°20′16″N 12°22′37″E / 51.337825°N 12.376971°E / 51.337825; 12.376971 (Dresdner Hof)) Kupfergasse, Neumarkt, Magazingasse |
80 m (262.5 ft) 624 m (6,716.7 sq ft) |
1912/1913 exhibition center 1998–2000 renovation |
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Der Große Joachimsthal | Hainstraße 10, Katharinenstraße 13 (51°20′31″N 12°22′27″E / 51.342004°N 12.374048°E / 51.342004; 12.374048 (Der Große Joachimsthal)) Hainstraße, Katharinenstraße |
49 m (160.8 ft) 215 m (2,314.2 sq ft) |
1896–1906 2000 Hainstraße side renovated |
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Hansa-Haus | Grimmaische Straße 13–15 (51°20′24″N 12°22′39″E / 51.340072°N 12.377469°E / 51.340072; 12.377469 (Hansa-Haus)) Grimmaische Strasse, Passage Specks Hof |
136 m (446.2 ft) 709 m (7,631.6 sq ft) including passage Specks Hof |
1904–1906 1993–1997 new building |
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Handwerkerpassage | Markt 10, Klostergasse 16 (51°20′26″N 12°22′25″E / 51.340656°N 12.373622°E / 51.340656; 12.373622 (Handwerkerpassage)) Markt, Klostergasse, Barfußgäßchen |
76 m (249.3 ft) 309 m (3,326.0 sq ft) |
1845–1846 GDR 1987–1989, front building renovated 1997–1998 |
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Jägerhof-Passage | Hainstraße 17–19, Große Fleischergasse 11–13 (51°20′32″N 12°22′22″E / 51.342105°N 12.372761°E / 51.342105; 12.372761 (Jägerhof-Passage)) Hainstraße, Große Fleischergasse |
123 m (403.5 ft) 1,055 m (11,355.9 sq ft) |
1911–1914 Hainstraße 1919/1920 Gr. Fleischergasse 1998 renovated |
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King Albert House | Markt 9, Barfußgäßchen 2–8 (51°20′28″N 12°22′26″E / 51.341009°N 12.373832°E / 51.341009; 12.373832 (König-Albert-Haus)) Markt, Barfußgäßchen |
71 m (232.9 ft) 244 m (2,626.4 sq ft) |
1913 renovated |
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Königshaus-Passage | Markt 17, Petersstrasse 13 (51°20′22″N 12°22′30″E / 51.339436°N 12.375111°E / 51.339436; 12.375111 (Königshaus-Passage)) Markt, Petersstraße, Mädlerpassage, Messehofpassage |
121 m (397.0 ft) 743 m (7,997.6 sq ft) |
1932 arcade passage 1961–1963 access to Messehofpassage 2004–2006 renovation |
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Kretschmanns Hof | Hainstraße 14, Katharinenstraße 17 (51°20′33″N 12°22′28″E / 51.342393°N 12.374411°E / 51.342393; 12.374411 (Kretschmanns Hof)) Hainstraße, Katharinenstraße |
89 m (292.0 ft) 479 m (5,155.9 sq ft) |
1912–1914 2009–2010 renovation |
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Mädler Arcade Gallery (Mädlerpassage) | Grimmaische Straße 2–4, Neumarkt 14 (51°20′21″N 12°22′32″E / 51.339081°N 12.375450°E / 51.339081; 12.375450 (Mädlerpassage)) Grimmaische Straße, Neumarkt, Königshaus-Passage |
140 m (459.3 ft) 840 m (9,041.7 sq ft) |
1912–1914 1995–1997 renovation |
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Marktgalerie | Markt 11, 12, Klostergasse 12 (51°20′25″N 12°22′25″E / 51.340324°N 12.373606°E / 51.340324; 12.373606 (Marktgalerie)) Markt, Klostergasse |
80 m (262.5 ft) 624 m (6,716.7 sq ft) |
2002–2005 renovation |
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Messehofpassage | Petersstraße 15, Neumarkt 16–18 (51°20′20″N 12°22′32″E / 51.338819°N 12.375525°E / 51.338819; 12.375525 (Messehofpassage)) Petersstraße, Neumarkt, Preußergäßchen, Königshaus-Passage |
140 m (459.3 ft) 870 m (9,364.6 sq ft) |
1949/1950 2004–2006 renovation |
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Oelßners Hof | Nikolaistraße 20–26, Ritterstraße 23–29 (51°20′30″N 12°22′44″E / 51.341785°N 12.378822°E / 51.341785; 12.378822 (Oelßners Hof)) Nikolaistraße, Ritterstraße |
1907/1908 2012–2015 renovation | |
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Petersbogen | Petersstraße 36–44, Burgstraße 27 (51°20′15″N 12°22′27″E / 51.337577°N 12.374152°E / 51.337577; 12.374152 (Petersbogen)) Petersstraße, Burgstraße, Schloßgasse |
116 m (380.6 ft) 1,557 m (16,759.4 sq ft) |
1999–2001 new building |
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Specks Hof | Reichsstraße 4, Schuhmachergäßchen 2, Nikolaistraße 3–9 (51°20′25″N 12°22′39″E / 51.340313°N 12.3774570°E / 51.340313; 12.3774570 (Specks Hof)) Reichsstraße, Schuhmachergäßchen, Nikolaistraße, Hansa-Haus |
136 m (446.2 ft) 709 m (7,631.6 sq ft) including Hansa-Haus |
1908/1909, 1911, 1928/1929 construction in stages 1993–1997 renovation |
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Städtisches Kaufhaus | Neumarkt 9–19, Universitätsstraße 16 (51°20′19″N 12°22′37″E / 51.338492°N 12.376978°E / 51.338492; 12.376978 (Städtisches Kaufhaus)) Neumarkt, Universitätsstraße, Gewandgäßchen, Kupfergasse |
144 m (472.4 ft) 690 m (7,427.1 sq ft) |
1893–1901 1993–1994 renovation |
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Steibs Hof/ Dussmann-Passage |
Nikolaistraße 28–32, Brühl 64–66 (51°20′31″N 12°22′43″E / 51.342038°N 12.378504°E / 51.342038; 12.378504 (Steibs Hof)) Nikolaistraße, Brühl |
83 m (272.3 ft) 412 m (4,434.7 sq ft) |
1906/1907 1994–1996 renovation |
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Stentzlers Hof | Petersstraße 39–41 (51°20′31″N 12°22′43″E / 51.342038°N 12.378504°E / 51.342038; 12.378504 (Stentzlers Hof)) Petersstraße, Peterskirchhof. |
1914–1916 1994/1995 renovation | |
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Strohsack-Passage | Nikolaistraße 10 / Ritterstraße 7 (51°20′27″N 12°22′43″E / 51.340904°N 12.378522°E / 51.340904; 12.378522 (Strohsack-Passage)) Nikolaistraße, Ritterstraße |
88 m (288.7 ft) 6,050 m (65,121.7 sq ft) |
1995–1997 new building |
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Theaterpassage | Goethestraße 2, Ritterstraße 6 (51°20′24″N 12°22′47″E / 51.339958°N 12.379781°E / 51.339958; 12.379781 (Theaterpassage)) Goethestraße, Ritterstraße |
43 m (141.1 ft) 165 m (1,776.0 sq ft) |
1927/1928 |
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Webers Hof | Hainstraße 3 (51°20′29″N 12°22′26″E / 51.341317°N 12.373783°E / 51.341317; 12.373783 (Webers Hof)) Hainstraße, Barthels Hof |
122 m (400.3 ft) 876 m (9,429.2 sq ft) including Barthels Hof |
1662 1845–47, 1872 remodeled 1995–1997 renovation, restoration to the structural condition of 1662 |
See also
Literature
- Hocquél, Wolfgang (2011). Die Leipziger Passagen und Höfe. Architektur von europäischem Rang [The Leipzig passages and courtyards. Architecture of European standing] (in German). Markkleeberg: Sax-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86729-087-6.
- Geist, Johann Friedrich (1982). Passagen. Ein Bautyp des 19. Jahrhunderts (in German) (4 ed.). Munich: Prestel-Verlag. ISBN 3-7913-0487-9.
Footnotes
- Ringel, Sebastian (2015). Leipzig! One Thousand Years of History. Leipzig: Author and Edition Leipzig in the Seemann Henschel GmbH Co. KG. pp. 109–115. ISBN 978-3-361-00710-9.
External links
- "Leipziger Passagen" [Leipziger Volkszeitung series about Leipzig arcade passages]. Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-01-26.
- "Das Leipziger Passagen- und Hofsystem" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF; 3,2 MB) on 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
