Nikolaisäule auf dem Nikolaikirchhof

This decorative column can be found in the center of Leipzig, on the north-east corner of the Nikolaikirche.

The Nikolaisäule, which is 16.5 meters high, was built by the Leipzig sculptor Marcus glasses in 1999 and is located directly on the Nikolaikirche on the Kirchenhof.

The column was erected on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the peaceful revolution on the Nikolaikirchhof on October 9, 1999. It is modeled on the columns from the nave of the Nikolaikirche.

Place at the end of the GDR

Starting with the prayers for peace in the Nikolaikirche, the protest conquered public space in 1989. A pillar from the nave, topped with palm fronds, has been recreated in the square. The project by the Leipzig artist Andreas Stötzner symbolically carries the idea of departure out of the church. Two thirds of the funds required for construction were provided by donations from citizens, companies and institutions.
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The 16.5 meter high column is located near the Nikolikirche

A monument to commemorate the turn. The column is an image of the columns in the Nikolaikirche, where prayers for peace preceded the demonstrations.

Commemoration of the prayers for peace in the 1980s

One of the newer sights in Leipzig