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23-562: Specks Hof stretches over 82 m (269.0 ft) along Schuhmachergäßchen between Reichsstrasse and Nikolaistrasse, where the building has front lengths of 40 m (131.2 ft) and 47 m (154.2 ft) respectively. To the south it borders on the Reichshof, the Hansahaus and the post-war new building with the oriel window called Fürstenerker . The postal addresses are Reichsstrasse 4 and Nikolaistrasse 3–9. Specks Hof has six floors. In

46-734: A Protestant seat since 1539 after the Protestant Reformation , but today the Catholic Church is also allowed to use it. The church saw four of the five performances (including the premiere) of the St John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach on Good Friday in 1724, 1728, 1732, and 1749, as well as many of his cantatas and oratorios performed by the Thomanerchor . From 1989 to 1991, people gathered at St. Nicholas on Monday evenings, leading to spontaneous peaceful protests against

69-400: A branch leads to Hansahaus. The passageways are interrupted by three glass-covered atriums , which begin in the west and are labelled A, B and C and have floor areas of between 40 m (430.6 sq ft) and 50 m (538.2 sq ft). Their walls are artistically designed. In atrium A, 33 white terracotta panels by Peter Makolies (* 1936) are installed. Above the fourth floor is

92-558: A frieze by the Leipzig painter Bruno Griesel (* 1960) with the theme "Psychology of Time". In courtyard B, the previous buildings in Nikolaistrasse (left) and Reichsstrasse (right) are depicted in large format on Meissen tiles based on a design by the Leipzig painter Heinz-Jürgen Böhme (* 1952). Above this, the wall frieze by Moritz Götze (* 1964) "Morning, Noon, Evening" rises over several floors on over 20,000 colored ceramic panels. Atrium C

115-580: Is also sometimes used on the ground floor. Oriel windows are seen in Arab architecture in the form of mashrabiya and in Turkish are known as şahnişin or cumba . In Islamic culture , these windows and balconies project from the street-front of a house, providing an area in which women could peer out and see the activities below while remaining invisible. According to the Oxford English Dictionary ,

138-459: Is decorated with 16 medallions depicting everyday objects, primarily shoes, in an enamel glaze technique by Johannes Grützke (1937–2017). In the stairwells of atriums A and B, original leaded glass panes designed by the painter Paul Horst-Schulze (1876–1937) are still present. While the upper floors house offices, the ground floor is entirely occupied by retail establishments, including two restaurants, many of which can also be reached, or only, via

161-572: The Düsseldorf-based architectural firm RKW, won the prize for the most beautiful refurbished office building of the year at the world's largest real estate fair MIPIM in Cannes in 1996. Oriel window An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. Supported by corbels , brackets , or similar cantilevers , an oriel window generally projects from an upper floor, but

184-413: The building. It is more simple and, instead of the two upper floors, has a three-storey tower-like structure with a pyramid roof that extends beyond the ridge line of the outbuildings. The ground floor of the building is traversed by barrel-vaulted passageways, some of which still have embossed copper ceilings. One passageway runs from Reichsstrasse to Nikolaistrasse with a branch into Schuhmachergäßchen;

207-404: The first three upper floors, the principle of post and lintel is clearly visible through the emphasis on the continuous pilasters . The upper two floors are slightly set back behind a baluster or a narrow strip of roof. In each of the three adjacent streets there is a basket-arch-like passage entrance, each of which, like the two corners of the building, is accentuated by a rounded risalit . On

230-455: The front, clad in trachyte tuff and cast stone , there is plenty of architectural decoration, both in stone and on the plinth above the ground floor and above the third floor, in copper. The figures are borrowed from the Greek gods and have no connection with the purpose of the building. The southern part of the front on Nikolaistrasse, which was built later, differs in its design from the rest of

253-559: The government. Cabaret artist Bernd-Lutz Lange  [ de ] said about the events which started in the St. Nicholas Church: "There was no head of the revolution. The head was the Nikolaikirche and the body the centre of the city. There was only one leadership: Monday, 5 pm, St. Nicholas Church." More recently, the church has been struggling to find the funds for interior restorations which have been ongoing since 1968. The church organ

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276-579: The late 18th century. The church rose to national fame in 1989 with the Monday Demonstrations when it became the centre of peaceful revolt against communist rule. By capacity, it is one of the largest churches in Saxony . Construction of the church began about 1165. It is named after St. Nicholas , patron of travelers and merchants. It was built originally in the Romanesque style (with twin towers) but

299-540: The major churches of central Leipzig , Germany (in Leipzig's district Mitte ). Construction started in Romanesque style in 1165, but in the 16th century, the church was turned into a Gothic hall church . Baroque elements like the tower were added in the 18th century. In the 18th century, several works by Johann Sebastian Bach , who was as Thomaskantor the music director of Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche from 1723 to 1750, premiered here. The Neoclassical interior dates to

322-469: The passageways and atriums. Since around 1430, there was a large building on the corner of Reichsstrasse and Schuhmachergäßchen that served as a residence, brewpub and wine cellar . The final design of the facade was baroque , although some parts already had large modern windows. The house was bought in 1815 by Maximilian Speck von Sternburg (1776–1856) and was called Specks Hof from then on. The German word Hof means courtyard. On 16 December 1889, it

345-531: The section, which already extended beyond the rest of the building, was prevented by the objection of the St. Nicholas parish. With 10,000 m (107,639.1 sq ft) of exhibition space, Specks Hof was now the largest trade fair building in the city. During the Second World War, the building complex was badly damaged in an air raid on 4 December 1943 , and lost its roof structures. Reconstruction began in 1947 and lasted until 1960. The trade fair building

368-404: The term oriel is derived from Anglo-Norman oriell and Late Latin oriolum , both meaning "gallery" or "porch", perhaps from Classical Latin aulaeum ("curtain"). This architectural element –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig The St. Nicholas Church ( German : Nikolaikirche ) is one of

391-471: Was auctioned off for inheritance purposes , with Maximilian's son, Alexander Maximilian (1821-1911), buying it and paying off the remaining heirs. In 1890, he sold the building to Karl Gottlieb Scheller, who sold it nine years later to Dr. Johanna Petersmann. The merchant Paul Schmutzler and the architect Emil Franz Hänsel (1870-1943) bought it from her on 15 March 1908. After the Städtisches Kaufhaus

414-539: Was built according to plans. After purchasing and demolishing the buildings facing Nikolaistrasse - including the so-called "Nuremberg House" - the second construction phase was completed in 1911. In 1928, the third construction phase followed on the property at Nikolaistrasse 3, opposite St. Nicholas Church . This was built in the Art Deco style, deviating from the Art Nouveau style of the first phases. An additional floor of

437-466: Was built as the first trade fair building in 1897 during the transition of the Leipziger Messe to the type of Mustermesse (Exhibition of samples), a construction boom of such buildings and building complexes began in the city. This also affected Specks Hof. Starting on Reichsstrasse, the first construction phase of the current building with 5,000 m (53,819.6 sq ft) of exhibition space

460-487: Was built by Friedrich Ladegast in 1862 with four manuals and 83 stops. Its renovated from mechanical (tracker) action to pneumatic action in the early 20th century by Wilhem Sauer . 2004 Eule Organbuilding ( Bautzen ) rebuilt the organ to mechanical key action, reconstructed losted stops and added a 5th manual. Now the organ has 103 stops, included the 83 Ladegast-stops. It is the largest organ in Saxony. The current pastor for

483-414: Was enlarged. During this restoration, the building's original roof landscape was also restored and most of the artistic decorations of the atriums were created. Initially, the historic passages were to be removed, but resistance from the population and monument conservationists ultimately led to the compromise of preserving the passages and one atrium and enlarging two atriums. This restoration, carried out by

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506-509: Was extended and enlarged in the early 16th century in the Gothic style. The Baroque main tower was added in 1730; the portal dates from 1759. Notable philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was baptized here as an infant on 3 July 1646. From 1784 to 1797 the interior was remodeled by German architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe in the Neoclassical style. The church has been

529-430: Was now available to the leather , haberdashery and jewellery industries. In 1981/1982, the passage area was renovated. The Leipzig painters Heinz-Jürgen Böhme and Detlef Lieffertz (* 1949) recreated the trade scenes in atrium C, which were created in 1927 by Otto Josef Olbers and Theodor Illing and destroyed in the war. This work was lost during the extensive restoration of the building from 1993 to 1995, when atrium C

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