today my destination is like c. the former east german city where the peaceful revolution began in the autumn of one nine hundred eighty nine. all started here cuts to the so-called monthly demonstrations. this sculpture the democracy belt is a reminder of those events. tens of thousands took to the streets the fall of the berlin wall followed and communist east germany was history. the city of life took its future into its own hands extensive renovation work huge

building projects and large investments followed. thirty years after the peaceful revolution lights it has become a pretty exciting city everything seems possible here so it's just the right time for a trip into the city's past and present. we visit one of the creative hotspots of life. we take a walk through the possibility with your leaf. and we sure wave your video with holiday greetings from japan. st nicholas church is the symbol of the peaceful revolution of one nine hundred

eighty nine. a church that has always been closer to the people but to those who were in power it dates back to the twelfth century and was donated by citizens. in one thousand nine hundred eighty s. this church was the only place where the people of life could speak openly about the conditions in the east germany. open for everybody that's the motto of st nicholas church starting in one thousand nine hundred two people were invited to peace prayers and then fall of one thousand nine hundred nine thousands gathered here first they took part in discussions and then everybody went out into the streets to demonstrate against the east german regime. an exhibition in the church tells the story of the peace prayers east german

citizens called for a dialogue but the regime refused to listen anger and frustration group but peace prayers played a major role in keeping the people calm the demonstrators carry their peaceful protest out of the church and into the city this pillar reminds us of that. if you want to know more about what was going on in life that your bedtime or recommended tour of the place is related to the peaceful revolution and where does it start of course right here next to st nicholas church. the meeting point in st nicholas church. city guide karen choiceless shows tourists the focal points of the events of autumn nine hundred eighty nine she knows what she's talking about because she took part in the monday demonstrations. during the one nine hundred eighty s. the monday prayers drew more and more people who no longer agreed with the social

developments in this part of germany the communist east. in order to understand what happened back then the group heads for the form of contemporary history. that provides a comprehensive picture of the division and the unification of germany. the origins of the s.c.d. the ruling east german communist party. daily life and how the state owned enterprises operated. the fall of the berlin wall in one nine hundred eighty nine and open the way to freedom it also meant the loss of a home and earned that identity topics the foreign consciously focus upon. it as we know this hour. well this is why it isn't called a museum but a forum. we wish to initiate discussion about this it's

a great deficit that we don't talk to each other instead everyone has their own cliches and prejudices. east and west have to talk to one another north and south rich and poor. this house is meant to serve as an example for that. is an open invitation to visit us here and engage in conversation. on things with political. on the monday demonstrations began in one nine hundred eighty nine nobody could know this was the beginning of the end of the east german regime. filming the events was dangerous. current scheuer leads the way to a place where two activists fill in the legally. is that every year that this reform church is the exact spot where the first footage of our monday demonstration was shot. martin. the fil a material was then secretly hunted to a western journalist. so this journalist smuggled this

little real from east to west in his underwear and he succeeded. and that is you know. there were fears that the secret police or stars he would discover everything. its headquarters were called the ground corner. today it's a museum and a memorial. it provides a chilling insight into how the stars the operated an old listening device used to eavesdrop on town hall style and machine for opening letters. i witnessed as guide people through the exhibition it's not a multimedia show or an interactive museum everything looks just like it did back then and that's the intention. them and in fact on the non-coding to textbooks and research this exhibition shouldn't work at all we should have

a single visitor especially young people would run away screaming but just the opposite is the case. as he was responsible for monitoring and repressing the east german citizens on across the splats car insurance recalls that the revolution was largely a peaceful one. in their fleetness other bullets so revolution without a single death we can be so happy and grateful we had the chance to experience it so where else did anything like that take place. in memory of this historic autumn of eighty nine leipzig celebrates a light festival every year in october ninth. and once again the splats looks like it did back then. before the fall of communism used to be great rundown and many houses were derelict

bet's hard to imagine today one man who witnessed and accompanied this transformation is i now call me by. the muslims what was life like water for in one thousand nine hundred nine especially the inner city area what that there do to the people as you can imagine the leipzig of the one nine hundred eighty s. as a city that had fallen into the depths of despair. after twenty to thirty years of hardly any renovation many of the buildings were in a desolate state and the effect that the people. people have had close links to leipsic for many centuries so it was painful for them to see the city center in particular to case so badly. for a few and then my opinion. this per condition of leipsic spilled it was an important factor in triggering the first protests in the autumn of one nine hundred

eighty nine that eventually led to the peaceful revolution it just can't be done. because one of. the thought of this place is one of the most important ones chronicling the developments of recent years and decades. brought along a little book that illustrates the transformation of this very same corner building . this one here that's exactly this is part of what we call the tri fugue him which was heavily damaged during the second world war. here you see the situation in the early ninety's after the war damage and forty years of east german rule had been stabilized to make it safe then of the one thousand nine hundred stay entire complex was restored. in no other german city can you find so many fine buildings

from the nineteenth century lights it has been a treat for a location since the middle ages. and makes a million the first breath of light see the trees for a privilege in fourteen ninety seven. lights he took advantage of that and centuries later with a brilliant idea the city became leading trade for a location in the world. you will annoy mr brand new trade show was created here the sample fair until eight hundred ninety five when it was first held trade fairs the world over took the form of trading first of all the merchandise was brought to the fairgrounds and offered for sale with the industrial revolution conditions changed sellers looked around for a new kind of fare and from then on the sample fare was the type that dominated the world's trade for. only one sample product was presented buyers made a contract and it was delivered and this invention then conquered the world in one

hundred seventeen the double m. trademark was copyrighted. but in. the double entry for a little has become a trademark for like c. . in the city center street fair buildings were constructed during the nineteenth century the best known and most famous is the made love masashi. and the legislators went even further to develop the structure for the sample fairs known as fair palaces starting around one thousand nine hundred over two dozen of them popped up around central park many of them in the form of passages. in the bottom floors of the displays to the steak on the upper floors the actual fair spaces were conceived as one way layouts like an ikea. if you would about you you know the visitors are brought up to one floor and the fair organizers have to make sure they don't get away. with it there's a they have to go all the way around and once they're satisfied just like an ikea

today they go on to the next floor. and it out of office so this one way layout became the model for the sample fair palaces of light six inner city thought about through the system as opposed to no shot from the. opposite the media you can find the old trade exchange it is as beautiful as a palace and here you can also find an old acquaintance your one voice gone for good he studied in life and he was thrilled with a life in an elegant cosmopolitan city. talk your life some one thousand kilometers east of life in bets where our weekly bureau video comes from simona sent us holiday readings from japan thank you very much and here's your video.

now i am on my way to the blocks it's district on might cease west side. until germany's reunification block fits within this history of the area. the fall of the wall brought the end of industrial production here but the workshops remain they attract people with ideas who need the space in freedom to experiment. the best and most famous example is the cotton screaming mill within a short time it's taken over as the heart of the flights the start seems. to date flocks. it's a popular residential district it was a rough diamond that was disappearing more and more.

the vest back was once a valve factory today it's an open the cation for anybody with a project to make it a reality from the bicycle repair shop to the theater group. creative people like on the hot water for example restores lamps tables and chairs all objects with an industrial past. and his designs make something new out of field. i was in the studio and let me tell you we make lamps from old industrial material. things we find like cogwheels fittings everything that has been left in abandon the workshops and stores and interesting things that appeal to us and how we use them to make lamps how to convey your lawyer mr pickton.

the principle of the vest back on the upper floors you find studios and below there are cool shops with pretty cool outfits. with. a spirit of optimism and creating something new together away from the mainstream that's what the west of life they stand for and that's what the back also stands for it's like a power station of art between conveyor belt and boilers you will find exciting art projects. a stage from mass and culture. in

a former heat and power plant that until nine hundred ninety two supplied like six trams with electricity. that's the coolest kraftwerk now the center for contemporary art culture and design in leipzig. under the slogan combine old with new it provides artists with space for experiments. a frequent guest is gian franco young nuzzi of italy a world famous video artist. here both of what's special about globe sick and this place in particular is its history you can sense it when you're in the city or the space. the industrialization is still visible here in these halls that's inspired me a lot and so with my art i'd like to give something in return. quietly on

a war on what they thought had left already and it was for both. his installation the giants of the renaissance for example shows the best known works by raphael michel angelo and leonardo da vinci digitalized animated and accompanied by music this form of presentation is known as immersion it's taking the art world by storm and fits in here perfectly. for one leipzig is a changing city one and transformation in upheaval and that is what we focus on here. reagan order. the building stood empty for nearly ten years then in twenty thirteen to private enthusiastic bought it and gave. purpose. projects that combine art technology and science are becoming a trademark of the const craft fair. the aim is to get

younger visitors in particular interested in the art world. the immersion installations remain a central element. of the changing exhibitions not only define the spaces they allow visitors to enter fascinating worlds the possibilities offered when technology and art go hand in hand are impressive. what secrets lie behind these walls find out in an immersive experience and explore the fascinating world cultural heritage site d.w.

world heritage tree sixty. lives it is a boom town it is the fastest growing city in germany with currently almost six hundred thousand inhabitants and international and young city most people here are between twenty and thirty years old. that's also because of the university of new main building was inaugurated in two thousand and twelve. the ensemble includes the paulino the university church its reconstruction closer so when to the city state because the east german leadership blew up its historic precess or building in one nine hundred sixty eight. the university of life is the second oldest university in germany it was founded in fourteen zero nine new with the old are combined in

a fascinating way the university is now a tourist attraction. since the fall of the berlin wall the people from my place can travel all over the world for example to south america by the way i like to go there too and now. is going to show you a very special place over there the city of la paz in bolivia. dylan hockley i may have from the path taken the day off to show you the fab sights in my city. is there wasn't even the old town on the plus some you find bolivia's political hot

our parliament and right next door the presidential palace. and three thousand six hundred forty meters altitude have is the highest seat of government in the world that it. is there like this is the car you hein from the sixteenth century it's narrow and cobblestoned in the colonial style much has been preserved from that era and you can find many museums here and then i think what has also. come of it that there is this and i live in the pads and i'm used to the hilly streets but tourists run out of breath quickly because of the thin air so i'll let you know what to do about that later. you know first i'll show you the plaster san francisco with the basilica what's special about it is the baroque decoration on the church with indigenous elements in the

windows all big corporate in a prison. working as a conference here we're in what they called the witches market there are all kinds of bizarre things here extracts and talismans goal is that you're playing with a lot but and this is what helps with altitude sickness coca leaves don't worry they have nothing to do with witchcraft for many locals chew the leads all mighty from them this is a centuries old remedy even the incas used it to prevent altitude sickness. coming on now i'm going to take a ride since twenty fourteen we've had a cable car system some lines connect pads with the neighboring city alto it lives at four thousand one hundred fifty meters.

the result of a cable car brings me from a to b. safely and quickly. is on the whole this is the best view of the path back there is mt imani i hope you like my little two hour you're very welcome here when you want to be an immigrant. from up there from the cloud one bark you get a sensational view of the office just plugs.

and it's true i cannot imagine a better view. like this is a city on the move with a lot of positive energy it was really fun to discover it to trace its past a little bit and of course to dive into the present as well it's a really cool bye bye see you next time somewhere else and your.

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