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| A comfortable four-hour train ride brought me to the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, Leipzig Central Station. I went outside the station. It was half past noon. The sun was so bright and the sky was so blue. People walking by looked so happy. At this point I knew I would love this city! |
By the way, this station is said to be Europe's largest railway station. It was so large that I couldn't even take a photo of the whole facade with my cam. | |
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Leipzig is a compact and walkable city, but is a city of music to which classical music buffs like myself flock from around the world. The city also has a long history of printing and publishing. Indeed, the world’s first daily newspaper was published here in Leipzig in 1650. Market Square was just several minute walk away from the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof. Somehow, Leipzig's Market Square reminded me of the main square of Kraków, Poland. |
As I kept walking, I soon found the Thomaskirche, St. Thomas Church where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a Kapellmeister (music director) from 1723 until he passed away in 1750. | |
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| As I got closer to it, I could see the statue standing in the courtyard of the church and soon recognized that it was Bach's, which I had seen in music mags and travel guidebooks. | But it was a lot larger than I had thought it would be. | |
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| I'd seen various statues of classical music composers in Europe, but the Bach statue here certainly had a strong dignity and I felt that he certainly was the "Father of Music." | I attempted to take a picture with him multiple times, but the height of the statue per se stands about 2.5 meteres. Besides, he stands on a 3-meter base! So, this is the best photo of me and Bach together that I could possibly take... | |
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 I rested there awhile, looking at the Thomaskirche and the statue of Bach. |
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| Right in front was Bach Museum which I had planned o visit later. | ||
