Attraction · Leipzig · Updated on 1 November 2026.

St. Thomas Church in Leipzig

St. Thomas Church is an attraction in Leipzig, Saxony. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 49 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 240 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet, a water point and a bike pump.

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Audio tour · St. Thomas Church

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You're standing at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, the Thomaskirche. This is where Johann Sebastian Bach was Thomaskantor, the director of music, from 1723 until his death in 1750. First, take a look at the roof. It's unusually steep, with a pitch of 63 degrees. The tower is 68 metres tall, and the church itself is 76 metres long. At heart it's a late-Gothic hall church, consecrated on the 10th of April 1496.

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Facilities near St. Thomas Church

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