The Leipzig Gewandhaus

The Gewandhaus on Augustus Square is erected from glass and concrete concert hall with excellent acoustics and venue of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

With the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig owns a world-class orchestra. Its venue is the Gewandhaus at the Augustusplatz - a concert hall built of glass and concrete with excellent acoustics. The most famous Gewandhaus conductor of the past is Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The annual Mendelssohn-Festival is dedicated to him.

Good to know

Accessibility

Saxony Barrier-Free
Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:

  • Lift: Door 108 cm, space of 120x185 cm for turning a wheelchair, operating elements 138-145 cm
  • Toilet for wheelchair users (with EURO key): Door 82 cm, 150x150 cm in front and 85 cm to the left, 95 cm to the right of the toilet

  • Guide dog allowed.
  • Induction loops available.
Parking
  • indicated disabled parking space available

Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility
  • Door width min. 90 cm

  • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

Lift
  • Door width min. 90 cm

  • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

  • Floor area of lift min. 110x140 cm

Accessible toilet
  • Door width min. 90 cm

  • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

  • Movement area in front of toilet bowl min. 150x150 cm

  • Area left or right of the toilet bowl min. 90 cm

  • Hinged hand rails at the side of the toilet bowl provided

Additional aids / offers
  • Aids / offers for blind and visually impaired persons

Additional aids / offers
  • Aids / offers for deaf and hearing-impaired persons

Author

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/47
01099 Dresden

Organization

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH