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Moritzbastei

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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1. New Town Hall Leipzig – St. Thomas Church (Thomaskirche) Leipzig loop from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof

7.62km

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2. Alte Handelsbörse Leipzig – Thomaskirche Leipzig loop from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Tiefgleise)

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3. Alte Handelsbörse Leipzig – Goethe Monument (Naschmarkt, Leipzig) loop from Südvorstadt

7.66km

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50m

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Dropsi🚴& Karlchen🚲⚡& Emily🦇

April 15, 2019

The Moritzbastei is the only surviving part of the city fortifications of Leipzig.
The Moritzbastei was built as a bastion under the leadership of Hieronymus Lotter in the years 1551-1554 after the destruction of the previous building in the Schmalkaldic War and named after the Elector Moritz of Saxony.
In 1974, the Moritzbastei was handed over to the students of the Karl Marx University Leipzig. In 150,000 unpaid working hours, around 40,000 cubic meters of rubble were removed. 30,000 students worked during the construction phase at the Moritzbastei, including the later German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Andy

September 7, 2021

As the inscription says, the stone cannonballs come from the Thirty Years' War.

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Stephan

August 3, 2018

The Café Barbakane in the Moritzbastei offers daily changing dishes, indoor and outdoor seating, and is a great alternative to the overcrowded restaurants in the center of Leipzig: moritzbastei.de/de/cafe-barbakane

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Moritzbastei

1. New Town Hall Leipzig – St. Thomas Church (Thomaskirche) Leipzig loop from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof

2. Alte Handelsbörse Leipzig – Thomaskirche Leipzig loop from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Tiefgleise)

3. Alte Handelsbörse Leipzig – Goethe Monument (Naschmarkt, Leipzig) loop from Südvorstadt

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