St. Nicholas' Church, Leipzig
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The St. Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas' Church) is an ecclesiastical building in Leipzig in front of which the Monday demonstrations took place in 1989.
The church's motto "St. Nicholas - open to all" attracts thousands of people each year. The church was built around 1165 when Leipzig, or St. Nicholas's City was founded. It is named after St. Nicholas, the patron saint of merchants and wholesalers and is situated in the very heart of the city on the corner of two historically important trade roads. It is built partially in the Romanesque style but was extended and enlarged in the early 16th century with a more Gothic style. The interior was remodelled by French architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe in the neoclassical style. The church has been a protestant seat since 1539 after the Protestant Reformation.
The church organ is one of the best examples of the 'romantic' style of organ-building in Europe and was updated with pneumatic pipes in the early 20th century. More recently the church has been struggling to find the funds for interior restorations which have been ongoing since 1968. The church's current administration consists of Frank Pörner (Leader of the parish council) and Minister Christian Führer (Leader of the church office).
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