Eindrucksvolle Fotografien dokumentieren die Straßenszenen Leipzigs in den frühen 1980er Jahren

   

Leipzig is the most populous city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. It is Germany's tenth most populous city and located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southwest of Berlin at the confluence of the White Elster, Pleiße and Parthe rivers at the southern end of the North German Plain.

Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii, two important medieval trade routes. Leipzig was once one of the major European centers of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing.

Leipzig in the early 1980s


Leipzig became a major urban center within the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) after the Second World War, but its cultural and economic importance declined. It has long been a major center for music, both classical as well as modern "dark alternative music" or darkwave genres. The Oper Leipzig is one of the most prominent opera houses in Germany, the third oldest opera venue in Europe after La Fenice (Venice, Italy) and the Hamburg State Opera (Hamburg, Germany)

Since the reunification of Germany, Leipzig has undergone significant change with the restoration of some historical buildings, the demolition of others, and the development of a modern transport infrastructure.



These fascinating photos were taken by Erhard K. that show street scenes of Leipzig from 1981 to 1984.

Johanna Park, 1981

 

Augustusplatz (previously Karl-Marx-Platz), 1982

 

Augustusplatz (previously Karl-Marx-Platz), 1982

 

Augustusplatz (previously Karl-Marx-Platz), 1982

 

Augustusplatz (previously Karl-Marx-Platz), 1982


At the Connewitzer cross, 1984

 

Augustusplatz (previously Karl-Marx-Platz), 1984

 

Augustusplatz (previously Karl-Marx-Platz), 1984

 

Augustusplatz (previously Karl-Marx-Platz), 1984

 

Battle Monument, 1984

 

Battle Monument, 1984

 

Brühl, 1984

 

Consumer department store (right), 1984

 

Evangelically Reformed Church and Central Station, Tröndlinring, 1984

 

Federal Administrative Court, 1984

 

Federal Administrative Court, 1984

 

Gohlis, 1984

 

Gohlis, 1984

 

Gohlis, 1984

 

Gohlis, 1984

 

Gohlis, Gohliser Schlösschen, 1984

 

Gohlis, Otto-Adam-Straße, 1984

 

Gohlis, Virchow-Lützowstraße, 1984

 

Gohlis, Virchowstraße, 1984

 

Gohlis, Virchowstraße, 1984

 

Gohlis, Virchowstraße, 1984

 

Grimmaische Straße, 1984

 

Hainstraße, 1984

 

Hainstraße, 1984

 

Hainstraße, 1984

 

Hotel Astoria, 1984

 

Hotel International (2nd house from the left), 1984

 

Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße - Martin-Luther-Ring, 1984

 

Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße, 1984

 

Leipzig Central Station, 1984

 

Leipzig Central Station, 1984

 

Leipzig Central Station, 1984

 

Leipzig Central Station, 1984

 

Leipzig Central Station, 1984

 

Leipzig Central Station, 1984

 

Leipzig Zoo, 1984

 

Leipzig Zoological Garden, 1984

 

Near Waldplatz, 1984

 

New Town Hall, 1984

 

New Town Hall, 1984

 

New Town Hall, Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße, 1984

 

Old Stock Exchange, Naschmarkt, 1984

 

Old Town Hall, Markt, 1984

 

Old Town Hall, Markt, 1984

 

Opera House, Augustusplatz, before Karl-Marx-Platz, 1984

 

Romanushaus, 1984

 

Sachsenplatz, 1984

 

Sachsenplatz, 1984

 

St. Nicholas Church, 1984

 

St. Thomas Church, 1984

 

Tröndlinring, 1984

 

Tröndlinring, 1984

 

Tröndlinring, 1984

 

Tröndlinring, 1984

 

Tröndlinring, 1984