Russian Memorial Church
Russische Gedächtniskirche
An onion-domed Orthodox church built to commemorate Russian soldiers who died in the 1813 battle, in the style of Novgorod.
The Russian Memorial Church was built in 1913, the same year the Battle of the Nations Monument was completed, to commemorate the roughly 22,000 Russian soldiers killed in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. It imitates 16th-century churches of Novgorod, with golden onion domes about 55 m high, and its interior holds an 18-metre-tall iconostasis. Admission is free (donations are welcome), so keep quiet and dress respectfully. It stands beside the South German Library and pairs well with a same-day visit to the Battle of the Nations Monument.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Panometer Leipzig
- Grassi Museum
- Schumann House
- Mendelssohn House
- Monument to the Battle of the Nations
- Gewandhaus
- Panorama Tower (City-Hochhaus)
- Augustusplatz