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

With the  owns a world-class orchestra. Its venue is the  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  is dedicated to him.

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Accessibility

**Saxony Barrier-Free**

**Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:**

- Lift: control panels 127-133 cm
- Toilet for wheelchair users (with EURO key): Door 82 cm wide; 150x150 cm in front of the restroom; 84 cm to the left and 92 cm to the right of the toilet; toilet height 51 cm.
- Guide dogs allowed.
- Induction loops available.

Parking

- indicated disabled parking space available

Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility

- Door width min. 80 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. 80 cm
- Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp
- Movement area in front of toilet bowl min. 130x130 cm
- Area left or right of the toilet bowl min. 80 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

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Author

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47

01099 Dresden

Organization

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH

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Contact

Augustusplatz 8

04109 Leipzig