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Thomashaus Leipzig

Thomashaus Leipzig

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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3. St. Thomas Church, Leipzig – New Town Hall Leipzig loop from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Tiefgleise)

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Heinz K

August 24, 2022

The Thomashaus is a listed building at the Thomaskirchhof in Leipzig.
It was initially the seat of the Superintendency and was built in 1904 in the neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance style on the site of the old Thomas School, which was closed in 1902 (today in the Bach district), in which the Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach also lived, according to plans by the architects Georg Weidenbach and Richard Tschammer.

Clad in limestone, the building has three floors, three stepped gables and a slate-topped roof. The façade is characterized by bay windows, and on the wall facing the promenade there is an Art Nouveau interior for the minstrel Heinrich von Morungen.

In 2003, the Thomashaus was expanded: the architect Gerd Heise (HPP) built a pavilion made of glass, which functions as a Thomas shop with a focus on Johann Sebastian Bach and the St. Thomas Choir.
(Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomashaus)

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Paul

October 15, 2023

Thomas House
The current Thomashaus was built in 1903 and 1904 according to plans by the two architects Georg Weidenbach and Richard Tschader. The limestone-clad building, which was built in the neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance styles, served as the Superintendur's long-term home. The building is characterized by the box bay windows on the facade as well as the three stepped gables and the roof with slate covering. In addition to the preserved stained glass windows, the interior wall painting dated 1904 and signed by Paul Horst Schulze is also worth mentioning.
Text / Source: Leipzig Days
leipzig-days.de/thomashaus-superintendentur

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Michi LE

August 24, 2022

Architect:
Georg Weidenbach and Richard Tschammer

Construction time:
1903/04

Architectural style:
Historicism, Art Nouveau

The predecessor of the Thomashaus, built in 1903/04, was the municipal Thomasschule, built in 1731/32 according to plans by George Werner. It was the residence and workplace of Johann Sebastian Bach, who held the position of Thomaskantor from 1723 until his death in 1750. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Thomas School no longer met the requirements of the time. With the rapid growth of the city of Leipzig, the number of students rose to 369 by 1877. Due to the cramped conditions and the poor hygienic conditions in the school building and in the alumna at Thomaskirchhof, the construction of a new school became unavoidable. On October 10, 1881, the Thomanerchor moved into its new home on Hillerstraße. The student workshop was housed in the building of the old Thomas School for a few years until it was demolished in 1902.
The designs for the Thomashaus, which was completed in 1904 and was the seat of the superintendent for many years, came from the Leipzig architects Georg Weidenbach and Richard Tschammer.
The three-storey building with the facade made of embossed sandstone blocks has stylistic references to the local Renaissance and late Gothic. The three stepped gables to the east, south and west of the slated roof with ridge turrets are striking. The round-arched entrance portal is designed in the Renaissance style and is located on the eastern facade facing the Thomaskirchhof. The differently designed bay windows are superimposed on the facade. On the west side of the garden, towards the promenade, the single-storey porch is designed as a solid, three-axis veranda on the ground floor, with an exit at the top. A staircase leads from the veranda into the garden. Also worth mentioning is the single-storey bay window with exit.
The interior design shows influences of Art Nouveau. The surviving stained glass windows and the wall painting by Paul Horst Schulze, dated and signed in 1904, are impressive.

Source: leipzigdiscoveren.de/thomashaus

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