what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. t.w. world heritage $368.00 get the map now. today my destination it's like see the former east german city where the peaceful revolution began in the autumn of 1990.

all started here. with 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 lights took its future into its own hands the standards of renovation were huge building projects and large investments followed. 30 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 cities past and present. we

visit one of the creative hotspots i'd like to. we take a walk through the possibility with your relief. and we sure wave your video with holiday greetings from japan at. st nicholas church is the symbol of the peaceful revolution of the 1989. a church that has always been closer to the people than to those who were in power it dates back to the 12th century and was donated by citizens. in the 1980 s. this church was the only place where the people of life could speak openly about the conditions in east germany. open for

everybody that's the motto of st nicholas church starting in 1902 people were invited to peace prayers and in fall of 1909 thousands gathered here 1st 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 of peace prayers played a major role in keeping the people calm the demonstrators carried 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 you have bad time or recommended tour of the places related to the peaceful revolution and where does it

start of course right here next to st nicholas church. the meeting point to st nicholas church. city guide karen choiceless shows tourists the focal points of the events of autumn $989.00 she knows what she's talking about because she took part in them on the demonstrations. during the 1980 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. it provides a comprehensive picture of the vision and me 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 1989 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 if there's any more 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 visitors here and engage in conversation with the met on things was political. on the monday demonstrations began in 1909 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 2 activists fill in the legally. is that every year that this reform church is the exact spot where the 1st foot each of our monday demonstration was shot. the full immaterial was done secretly hunted to a western journalist. so this journalist smuggled this little real from east to west in his underwear and he succeeded. in that is you know. there were fears that the secret police. or stars he would discover everything. its headquarters were called the round corner. today it's a museum and a memorial. it provides

a chilling insight into how the stars he operated an old listening device used to eavesdrop on town hall style of a machine for opening letters. eyewitnesses guide people through the exhibition it's not a multimedia show or an interactive museum everything looks just like it didn't back down under the intention. for them and in fact boots 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 of. the star 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 have never let 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 of that kind and so was so now living. in memory of this a story or some of 89 lives excel abrade sunlight festival every year in october 9th then once again augustus plots looks like it did back then. before the fall of communism lights used to be great rundown and many houses were derelict bets hard to imagine today one man who witnessed and accompanied this transformation is i know i couldn't fight. he was. what was life for in 1909 especially the inner city area what the dead do to the people as you can imagine the leipzig of the 1980 s. as a city that had fallen into the depths of despair. after 20 to 30 years of hardly any

renovation many of the buildings were in a desolate state and that affected people. picked on people that 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 buildings was an important factor in triggering the 1st protests in the autumn of 1909 that eventually led to the peaceful revolution can be done enough. 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 exactly this is part of what we call the tri fuel him which was heavily damaged during the 2nd world war. here you see the situation of the early ninety's after the war damage and 40 years of east german rule north had been stabilized to make it safe then in the 1990 s. the entire complex was restored. in no other german city can you find so many fine buildings from the 19th century like that has been a trade for a location since the middle ages. and makes a 1000000 the 1st breath of life the trade for a privilege in 4097. lites he took advantage of that and centuries later with a brilliant idea the city became the leading trade fair location in the world. you will annoy or most of the new trade show was created here the sample for until

895 when it was 1st held trade fairs the world over took the form of trading 1st 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 from down on the sample fair was the type that dominated the world's trade fairs only one sample product was presented buyers made a contract and it was delivered and this invention then conquered the world 917 the double m. trademark was copyrighted. but in top of. the double every trade fair logo has become a trademark for like a seat. in the city center street fair buildings were constructed during the 19th century the best known and most famous is the made love massage. and the legislators went even further to develop the structure for the sample fairs known as fair palaces starting around 1900 over 2 dozen of them popped up around

central leipsic many of them in the form of passages. in the bottom floors of the displays to this day on the upper floors the actual fair spaces were conceived as one way layouts like an ikea game. if you would about you you know all the visitors are brought up to one floor and the fair organizers have to make sure they don't get away. with it as well 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 those office so this one way layout became the model for the sample fair palaces of leipzig inner city thought about through the system as opposed to know something about the. opposite. the meat you can find fuel trade exchange it is as beautiful as a palace and here you can also find an old acquaintance your envoy is going for he

studied in life and he was thrilled with the life and in elegance cosmopolitan city . tokyo life some 1000 kilometers east of bet's where our weekly bureau video comes from. sent us holiday readings from japan thank you very much and here's your video.

now i am on my way to the block since districts on life's east west side. until germany's reunification block fits within this treaty 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 and freedom to

experiment. the best and most famous example is the constant screaming mill within a short time it's taken over as the heart of the flights the start see. today flocks. it's a popular residential district it was a rough diamond but this is disappearing more and more. the vest back was once the bell factory today it's an open location for anybody with a project to make it a reality from the bicycle repair shop to the theater group. creative people who 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 this new unless 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 we use them to make lamps. lawyer mr pickton. the principal of the vest back on the upper floors you find studios and below there are cool shops with pretty cool outfits.

and. a spirit of optimism and creating something new together away from the mainstream that's what the west stands 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 haitian power plant that until 992 supplied like 6 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 john franco young nuzzi of italy a world famous video artist. here both of what's special about leipsic and this place in particular is its history you can sense it when you're in the city or in 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 the war on what they thought had left already and good 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. behind the kanada. the building stood empty for nearly 10 years then in 20132 private enthusiasms bullshit and. david and purpose. projects that combine art technology and science are becoming a trademark of the const craft fair. game 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 allowed 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 sites d.w. world heritage through 16. lives it is a boom town it is the fastest growing city in germany with currently almost 600000 the narratives and international and young city most people here are between 20 and 30 years old. that's also because of the university of new main building was inaugurated in 2012

. the all sambal includes the paulino the university church its reconstruction closes the room to the cityscape because the east german leadership blew up its historic precess or building in 1968. the university of lights issue is the 2nd always university in germany it was founded in 1409 new as old are combined in a fascinating way beginner vs jeep is now a tourist attraction. since the fall of the berlin wall the people from life that can travel all over the world for example to south america by the way i like to go there too and now live is going to show you a very special place over there the city of la paz in bolivia. given

enough i may have from the path taken the day off to show you the fab sights in my city. is the reason we're here in the old town on the plus some you find bolivia's political hot our parliament and right next door the presidential palace. and 3640 meters altitude is the highest seat of government in the world that it. is there that this is the kind you hine from the 16th century it's narrow and cobblestoned in the colonial style much has been preserved from that era and you can find many museums here. what is also.

what we tend to 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. it up you know 1st of all 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 their mentos all big corporate in a place of. working as a quote from here we're in what they called the witches market there are all kinds of bizarre things here extracts and tellers man's goal is that we have a look at 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 leaves all mighty

from them this is a centuries old remedy even the incas used it to prevent altitude sickness. becoming the now i'm going to take a ride since 2014 we've had a cable car system some lines connect the past with the neighboring city alto it lies at 4150 meters went on they thought it was. the result of a cable car brings me from a to b. safely and quickly. is that on the whole this is the best view of the path back there is money money i hope you like my little 2 hour you're very welcome here we really will see an imprint. was.

up there from the cloud one bark you get a sensational view of the office just plugs. the fact. that 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 off course to dive into the present as well it's a really cool city by weiss your next time somewhere else in your.

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