St. Thomas Church — Attraction in Leipzig

The Blight is encountered by both sides in Leipzig, forcing the French and Coalition armies to put aside their differences and cooperate in escaping the city. A dozen or so soldiers, along with myself, barricaded ourselves inside St. Thomas Church, waiting for help that never came. We knew we couldn’t hold out for long, so we decided to evacuate on our own. On the way to the barricade, we ran into those vampires everywhere. After burning the barricade, we blew up the iron gate. At the nearby mausoleum in the cemetery, we encountered other surviving soldiers who had been waiting for rescue. They decided to join us so we could escape this place together. Our plan was to prepare barricades and somehow signal someone for help. One Russian rang the bell too early — a signal meant to call for rescue. Along with the ringing, the beasts awoke. They were everywhere, surrounding us from every side, yet we kept resisting. After several minutes, a French soldier arrived to help and blasted the gate open, but was killed instantly in the explosion. In a desperate retreat through burning buildings, we crossed the bridge to the other side of the river. However, due to a miscalculation, several soldiers who stayed at the rear met their untimely demise. After Leipzig, the War of the Sixth Coalition ended in a ceasefire, following the official recognition of the threat posed...

The St. Thomas Church (German: Thomaskirche) is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany. It is associated with several well-known composers such as Richard Wagner and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and especially Johann Sebastian Bach, who worked here as a Kapellmeister (music director) from 1723 until his death in 1750. Today, the church also holds his remains. Martin Luther preached here in 1539.

Although rebuilt over the centuries and damaged by Allied incendiary bombs in 1943, the church today mainly retains the character of a late-Gothic hall church. The Thomanerchor, the choir of the Thomaskirche, likely founded in 1212, retains a well-known boys' choir.

The churches measures 76 meters in length, of which the nave accounts for 50 meters. The nave is 25 meters wide and its walls reach a maximum height of 18 meters. The church's roof is unusually steep with a roof pitch of 63 degrees. It rises to a crown that is 45 meters high. The tower is 68...

St. Thomas Kirche/Church Leipzig

One of the must see attractions while in Leipzig, is the St. Thomas Church, originally build in 1212, modified to the Gothic Look around the 15th century, it’s quite an amazing structure loaded with historic happenings.

Martin Luther preacher here in 1539, and the Choir (in existence since 1212) has become a preeminent location for the Protestant Faith.

Johan Sebastian Bach, one of the most famous composers and musicians of all time, directed the Choir from 1723 to 1750.

Unfortunately I was not able to listen in to the choir, but one can close the eyes and just imagine one of Bach’s famous organ recitals and the choir performing, this must have been a massively magical moment in time!

Enjoy this little pictorial! 🙏🏻

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