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24-513: The Bachviertel was built in the mid to late 19th century in the historic architectural style as an urban extension between Ferdinand-Lasalle-Strasse and Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse and is considered to be particularly well preserved with its block development and its villas next to the Waldstraßenviertel . In particular, Leipzig's church music history is closely linked to the Bachviertel; it

48-536: Is home to the educational campus Forum Thomanum . The main reasons for the development of the Leipzig west and south vorstadts were flood protection measures within the framework of the Pleiße flood canal and the drainage of floodplain areas in the middle of the 19th century. In 1870, a "southwestern Bebauungsplan" (land-use plan) and in 1877 an overall plan was presented, according to which two new urban areas, namely

72-588: The First World War , the privately owned companies were dissolved and replaced by a municipal undertaking, which operated under the old name Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt). This was renamed Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB, "Leipzig Transport Company") from 1938, incorporating motorbus , trolleybus and taxi services. In 1949, following establishment of the DDR , LVB was integrated with other (formerly private) enterprises taken into state ownership. It became part of

96-838: The Leipzig Transport Authority , operates the tramway and bus transport services in Leipzig , Germany . The LVB network is a part of the regional public transport association, the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV). The LVB was formed by the merger, from 1 January 1917, of two predecessor undertakings, the Großen Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt, "Greater Leipzig Tramway Company") and the Leipziger Elektrischen Straßenbahn (LESt, "Leipzig Electric Tramway Company"). The merged undertaking

120-640: The Leipziger Pferdeeisenbahn (LPE, "Leipzig Horse Railway) opened service. The Reudnitz tram depot was the first in Leipzig and the location of the LPE head office. Twenty-five years after opening, the LPE owned 1,013 horses, 172 tramcars and five depots. A competing tramway enterprise, the Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt, "Leipzig Electric Tramway Company") started construction of an electric tramway network in 1895. This prompted

144-652: The Protestant Luther Church and the Anglican All Saints' Church , were planned as public facilities. The neighbourhood has a rectangular outline and stretches from the Alte Elster in the northwest across Ferdinand-Lassalle-Strasse (formerly Bismarckstrasse) in the southeast and Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse (formerly Weststrasse) in the northeast to the Elster flood basin in the southwest. A close coverage development

168-537: The history of art , after Neoclassicism which in the Romantic era could itself be considered a historicist movement, the 19th century included a new historicist phase characterized by an interpretation not only of Greek and Roman classicism , but also of succeeding stylistic eras, which were increasingly respected. In particular in architecture and in the genre of history painting , in which historical subjects were treated with great attention to accurate period detail,

192-415: The (nationalized) transport undertakings operated as Volkseigener Betrieb Kombinate ("People's Collective Enterprises") in 1970. Following the fall of the DDR , LVB was reorganized as a company with limited liability ( GmbH ), owned by the Leipzig local authority and the district ( Landkreis ) of Leipzig. A detailed overview of the development of the Leipzig tramway, segment by segment, may be found in

216-928: The 20th century. The Arts and Crafts style managed to combine a looser vernacular historicism with elements of Art Nouveau and other contemporary styles. The influence of historicism remained strong until the 1950s in many countries. When postmodern architecture became widely popular during the 1980s, a Neohistorism style followed, that is still prominent and can be found around the world, especially in representative and upper-class buildings. International British Empire France Austria and Germany Greece and Balkans Italy Mexico Netherlands Portugal Romania Russian Empire and USSR Scandinavia Spain United States Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe Georgiring 3 • 04103 Leipzig The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe ( LVB ), literally translated into English as

240-616: The Bach and the Music Quarter, were to be created. These were realized at the end of the 19th century in the parks Johannapark and King Albert (today part of the Clara-Zetkin-Park ). The Bachviertel was built as a residential area with perimeter blocks , with occasional commercial space in the courtyards. Two schools, namely the St. Thomas School and the ″IV. Bürgerschule″, and two churches, namely

264-607: The Bachviertel were chosen after the Thomaskantors Johann Sebastian Bach , Moritz Hauptmann and Johann Adam Hiller . As was common in the 19th century, the street network was given a grid system . The All Saints' Church was destroyed by the bombing of Leipzig in World War II . During the flood in July 1954, the Bachviertel was under water. The defective Palmengarten weir (completed in 1917) caused water to enter

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288-460: The LPE to begin electrification . The Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt, "Greater Leipzig Tramway Company") organized as the legal successor to the LPE, managed to open the first electric tramway in Leipzig on 17 April 1896. The LESt opened service soon thereafter, on 20 May 1896. To the regret of many residents, the last horse tramway service operated on 16 April 1897. Suburban lines were developed from 1900, and motorbus services from 1913. After

312-740: The Villa Gebhardt ( Arwed Roßbach 1880), the Villa Meyer and the Pommer House (Max Pommer 1886), the present-day Thomas School (Lüders 1879) – Viehweger's building from 1877 was destroyed in the World War II – and the Thomas Alumnat (August Friedrich Viehweger 1881), the present-day Villa Thomana (Max Pommer 1883) and the Luther Church (Julius Zeißig 1886) are particularly noteworthy. Among others,

336-488: The busy Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse (formerly Plagwitzer Strasse), which connects Leipzig-Mitte with Lindenau and Plagwitz . That construction phase was completed in 1875. The southern part of the district is considered to be “particularly impressive in terms of urban development”, as it was the site of a closed Gründerzeit development of middle-class residential buildings between 1881 and 1888, with magnificently designed facades and enclosed front gardens . Architecturally,

360-879: The city of Leipzig. Tram lines 1, 2 and 14 follow the Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse over its entire length. The tram stop is Marschnerstrasse . The continuation of the Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse over the Klinger bridge in the west is called Karl-Heine-Strasse . For pedestrians and cyclists coming from north, there is access to the Moschelesstrasse over the Saints Bridge . 51°20′07″N 12°21′29″E  /  51.335405°N 12.357991°E  / 51.335405; 12.357991 Historicism (art) Historicism or historism comprises artistic styles that draw their inspiration from recreating historic styles or imitating

384-402: The following undertakings: These subsidiaries were organized to facilitate tendering of public transport and reduction of public subsidies. They serve outside clients in addition to LVB. Bus route letters were replaced by route numbers with the timetable change effective 5 October 1997. In addition, the tramway service network was again revised from 2001 and a marketing campaign began under

408-462: The following wealthy personalities, first and foremost publishers, who had villas built in the Bachviertel in the 19th century, are worth mentioning; from the 1990s onwards, the villas were often renovated with consideration for cultural heritage management : Individual buildings around the Thomasschule and Alumnat are part of the international music education center Forum Thomanum . Street names in

432-471: The global influence of historicism was especially strong from the 1850s onwards. The change is often related to the rise of the bourgeoisie during and after the Industrial Revolution . By the end of the century, in the fin de siècle , Symbolism and Art Nouveau followed by Expressionism and Modernism acted to make Historicism look outdated, although many large public commissions continued in

456-622: The name Das Neue Netz ("The New Network"). Thus the following numbering scheme applies currently in Leipzig: The Leipzig tramway network is the second-largest in Germany (after Berlin ) and has a radial lattice structure. In contrast to a tangential network, here all lines form the shape of a star. With the exception of line 2 , all lines operate on the Inner City Ring via Leipzig Central Station ( Hauptbahnhof ) and serve at least one of

480-743: The north. Some services are short workings and are designated with a letter "E" adjacent to the line number. These operate to and from intermediate terminal points. Line 4 works through at Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) to or from Line 12 . Lines 12 and 4 operate to their respective central terminals during peak periods (Technisches Rathaus or Riebeck-/Stötteritzer Straße), where line numbers are changed. External link : Linienfahrzeuge (Straßenbahn) "Public transport vehicles (Tram)" (in German) External link : Linienfahrzeuge (Bus) "Public transport vehicles (Bus)" (in German) On 18 May 1872,

504-444: The three stops on Goerdelerring , Augustusplatz or Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz. With the exception of line 14 , the tramway services provide a basic 10-minute interval (15-minute interval during evening and weekend service hours). As the result of overlay of lines, central segments are served as frequently as 2–3 minutes. Line 3 provides a 10-minute interval between Knautkleeberg and Heiterblick, branching to serve different terminals in

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528-418: The work of historic artists and artisans. This is especially common in architecture, where there are many different styles of Revival architecture , which dominated large buildings in the 19th century. Through a combination of different styles or the implementation of new elements, historicism can create completely different aesthetics than former styles. Thus, it offers a great variety of possible designs. In

552-516: Was also known as GLSt until it was reorganized and renamed as the LVB, from 29 July 1938. The company is organized as a holding company . LVB owns infrastructure such as track, depots and land, and all vehicles. It holds the concession ("license") for public transport in Leipzig, and is responsible for organization, planning and management of public transport. It provides these services through its various subsidiary undertakings. The LVB Group [1] consists of

576-431: Was chosen, with representative apartment buildings of four and five storeys. Sebastian-Bach-Strasse forms a central main axis. Side streets lead from this into an open villa structure. The original development of the neighbourhood took place in 1855 first at Gustav-Mahler-Strasse 2, near Schreberstrasse. In the 1870s, the areas of Moscheles and Hauptmannstrasse were developed. The first villas were built from 1870 onwards on

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