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Blue Pike (Nikolaistraße)

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View of the entrance with the Blue Pike, which is an example of the architecture of the courtyards and passages in Leipzig, Culture, Architecture
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The Blauer Hecht passageway, whose entrance is decorated with the same fish, is an example of the architecture of the courtyards and passages in Leipzig, culture
© www.tomwilliger.de, Tom Williger | CC-BY
The passage is unmistakable due to the distinctive house sign. A blue pike is depicted above the entrance.
Blauer Hecht is the name of a commercial building in Leipzig's city center. The former fur trade house is connected to Reichsstraße via a passageway and is a listed building.

Built in 1911/1912, it got its animal name from the former Leipzig inn "Zum Blauen Hecht". The house sign with a blue pike at the entrance to the arcade still bears witness to this today.

The façade of the building is clad in limestone, with pillars featuring capitals in the shape of animal heads. The figurative elements refer to the smoked goods traded at the trade fair.

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Directions & Parking facilities

Public transportation: The nearest stop is Leipzig, Hauptbahnhof. The destination is about 350 m on foot from there. Other stops in the immediate vicinity: Goerdelerring or Markt.

Car: Use the surrounding parking garages around the city center. The nearest parking garage is the underground garage at Augustusplatz.

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Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

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Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

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Nikolaistraße 39-45
04109 Leipzig
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