St. Thomas Church Square
The St. Thomas Church Square,, is a square in the city centre of Leipzig, Germany. At its centre is the St. Thomas Church,.Name and history
The square is named after the former cemetery around the St. Thomas Church built in 1212. In front of the south portal of the church is a 1908 statue of Johann Sebastian Bach by Carl Seffner. On Thomaskirchhof 16 is the Bach-Museum Leipzig with the Bach Archive.Description
St. Thomas Church Square surrounds the St. Thomas Church on three sides. On the outside of the square there are streets with the address Thomaskirchhof. To the west the Dittrichring as part of the Promenadenring and the Inner City Ring Road closes off the square. The streets called Klostergasse, Thomasgasse and Burgstrasse lead into St. Thomas Church Square. The square has an east–west extension of around and is around wide on the west side. In the southeast corner buildings extend into the rectangle of the square. The resulting small, intimate section, measuring around by, with the Statue of J. S. Bach south of the church is often mistakenly considered to be the entire St. Thomas Church Square. In the northern part of the square is the descent to the underground car park beneath the Marktgalerie.Tourist spot
The southern part with the entrance to the St. Thomas Church, the Bach monument, the Bach Museum and the minimalistic modern Thomas Shop is one of the most important tourist spots in Leipzig. In the summer months, the square is also used for open-air concerts. The green area between St. Thomas Church Square and the Markt is a popular recreational area in the centre of the city.