Leipzig 2025 – Wagner monument

Wagner was born in Leipzig and after his death there were plans to build a monument. Max Klinger designed this base and a statue. The base was first installed at another spot and the statue was never added. In the 1930s another monument was planned and the foundation stone was layed by Adolf Hitler and the mayor Goerdeler. That monument was not finished. The Klinger base was transferred to this spot where the monument was supposed to be. The statue was then added. The building behind it was the Stasi office and it is to be demolished.