Discover Saxon Industrial History in our cityscapes

In september 2020 we invite you to come to the Promenaden inside Leipzig’s Main Station (Hauptbahnhof) to discover the architecture of the industrialisation era in Saxony.

02.-21. September 2020 – Promenaden Hauptbahnhof Leipzig

Industriepalast Leipzig | PanoramaStreetline.de

Globuswerke Leipzig | PanoramaStreetline.de

Our exhibition is a contribution to the Saxon Year of Industrial Culture 2020.

We take a novel look at the topic of industrial architecture in Germany. In multi-perspective street block views, we make it possible to experience the façade views of industrial buildings, which are often oversized and hidden in the cityscape.

Our industrial perspectives represent areas all over Saxony with a focus on the city of Leipzig. As a contribution to the Saxon year of Industrial Culture, our architectural views focus on former core industries of Leipzig, but also on creative conversions of industrial buildings throughout Saxony, as the example of the Alte Baumwolle in Flöha exemplifies. In a second section, the exhibition shows the façade fronts of Saxon railroad stations, which, due to their size, can often hardly be depicted with classical photography. In this way, we include the development of railroads that laid the foundations for industrialization. Going beyond industrial architecture, we are expanding the exhibition to include a section focusing on the urban development of Saxon cities in the course of industrialization, and can thus show how architectural styles of the Wilhelminian period, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, or Historicism have redefined our inner cities.

Buchwerk Leipzig | PanoramaStreetline.de

Industrial Museum Chemnitz | PanoramaStreetline.de

Streetline Photographer Jörg Dietrich in an Interview for the Year of Industrial Culture and the exhibition

Jörg Dietrich: Als Fotograf schaue ich natürlich in erster Linie auf die Architektur. Nehmen wir mal Leipzig: Hier finden sich mitten in der Stadt zahlreiche große Industriegebäude aus der Zeit der Industrialisierung. Besonders faszinieren mich die Buntgarnwerke in Plagwitz, die ich bereits 2012/13 aufgenommen habe. Diese Bauten haben oftmals neue Baustile in die Städte gebracht, auch in anderen Teilen Sachsens. Man denke zum Beispiel an den Backsteinexpressionismus der Stumpffabriken in Oberlungwitz oder an die kühne Architektursprache der Uhrentürme.

Jetzt sehe ich die Chance, dass wir durch dieses Themenjahr in einen Spiegel schauen und unsere industrielle Vergangenheit positiv spiegeln. Das kann dazu führen, dass wir uns neu mit unserem industriellen Erbe identifizieren und eigene Visionen entwickelt werden, wie man mit dem baukulturellen Erbe umgehen kann.

Flöha, Alte Baumwolle – new city centre | Copyright: panoramastreetline.de

Eilenburg, Train Station | Copyright: panoramastreetline.de

PARTNER

We are particularly grateful to the City of Leipzig and the Center Management of the Promenaden in Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) for their encouragement and support in the realization of this exhibition.

First Impressions from the Exhibition