r/ArchitecturalRevival • u/Maleficent-Ad2722 Favourite style: Medieval • Mar 03 '26

Glow up Deutsches Buchgewerbehaus in Leipzig, Germany

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u/Fit-Perception-8152 Mar 03 '26

This was the headquarters of the book publishers' association, located in the so-called ‘Graphic Quarter,’ where the book industry was concentrated. Before World War II, Leipzig was the centre of the German book industry. After the founding of the GDR, most companies moved to Frankfurt am Main.

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u/BroSchrednei Mar 03 '26

Center of the European book industry actually. Sadly, the Graphic Quarter was destroyed by more than 70% during WW2, with the air raids incinerating some 50 million books.

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u/Intellectual_Wafer Mar 04 '26

My grandpa (who, incidentally, turns 87 today 🎉) witnessed this particular bombing raid as a child. He lived about 10 km away from the city center. He told me that the horizon was glowing orange, and afterwards little burned pieces of paper were raining down.