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The Gewandhaus at the Augustusplatz in Leipzig-Mitte with the Mendebrunnen at night (2016). Current Gewandhaus. Gewandhaus (German: [ɡəˈvanthaʊs] ⓘ) is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics.
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is based, the Gewandhaus ("Garment House").
Leipzig's tallest skyscrapers: from left to right – The Westin Leipzig (96 m), Löhrs Carré (65 m), Wintergartenhochhaus (96 m) and City-Hochhaus (142.5 m) Augustusplatz in Leipzig (Germany): from left to right – Gewandhaus (Concert hall), City-Hochhaus, Augusteum & Paulinum (University), Kroch-Hochhaus, Opera Monument to the Battle of the Nations (91 m), tallest monument in Europe
Hence, the Gewandhaus orchestra in 1884 moved to the newly built Neues Concerthaus (new concert house), home to the orchestra until 1943, when it was destroyed by bombing. After an interim in the congress hall, the Gewandhaus Orchestra's permanent home today is the (third) Gewandhaus, located ON the Augustusplatz.
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium ... Germany. Location Venue Room ... Gewandhaus: 1981 1,900
The Mendebrunnen is located at Augustusplatz in front of the Gewandhaus (Concert Hall) (). It is the largest fountain in Leipzig and cost 189,000 gold marks to construct. It was built by Adolf Gnauth in 1883–86.
Philharmonic Hall also known as Philharmonie refers to concert halls that have an in-house orchestra: Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany; Gewandhaus Philharmonie, Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Germany; Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany; Philharmonic Hall, Cologne, Germany
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