July 4, 2023 - Germany
Leipzig City
We left Wittenberg and drove over to Leipzig to check it out.
Johann Sebastian Bach, considered one of the most influential composers of all time, was leader of the boys' choir here at the St. Thomas Church during his adult years from 1723 until 1750.
Johann stands outside the St. Thomas Church. Behind him is a pipe organ, his favorite instrument. He's holding a rolled-up sheet of music, which he used as a baton.
The main alter comes from another church which was demolished by the communist regime in 19678.
In the foreground is Bach's tomb. They are not really sure if Bach is really buried here. "Largely unappreciated in his own time and forgotten shortly after his death, Bach was buried in a humble graveyard. But after his music regained popularity in the 19th century, aficionados tracked down what they thought were his remains. ... Rick Steves
The church rose to national fame in 1989 with the Monday Demonstrations when it became the centre of peaceful revolt against communist rule.
From 1989 to 1991, people gathered at St. Nicholas on Monday evenings, leading to spontaneous peaceful protests against the government. Cabaret artist Bernd-Lutz Lange 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."
