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In our videobus you can take a look behind the scenes of this fascinating city! We bring history to life, glimpse into the future, and provide an insider view of the present. Journey back in time to the medieval trading town on the River Pleiße that became known as ‘Little Paris’ in the 18th century and where the most crucial battles of the Napoleonic Wars were fought. And be surprised by Leipzig’s abundance of beautiful architecture – both old and new – that has given the city its distinctive face. Today Leipzig is booming again both economically and culturally. The city is home to Europe’s biggest railway terminus and it is here that the ‘Peaceful Revolution’ of 1989 began.

Join us on an unusual trip back in time with the Videobus and get to know Leipzig through impressive photographic images and film footage.

On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall fell! What happened in Berlin – and moved the world – began in Leipzig.

Who were the people that brought a dictatorship to its knees with a peaceful protest? What were the causes of the end of the first ‘workers’ and farmers’ state on German soil’ – what was it in fact? A breathtaking voyage of discovery in images takes you through the history of Leipzig from 1945 till 1990 and shows everyday life in a city in the GDR. Military parades and state-celebrated trade fairs, crumbling apartment buildings and environmental catastrophes brushed under the carpet, world-renowned music and popular culture: at the original locations of historic events we follow in the footsteps of the demonstrators on their way to the Peaceful Revolution of 1989.