--- title: "Blue Pike (Nikolaistraße)" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/poi/blue-pike-nikolaistrasse" description: "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." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/923167/a07f01f4ee57ac5ea4c67becca2b0b92bc791e3f895715a31118947c1d3143f4/entrance-to-the-blauer-hecht-passage-architecture-of-the-courtyards-and-passages-in-leipzig.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Blue Pike (Nikolaistraße) ========================= - Retail Entrance to the Blauer Hecht passage - Architecture of the courtyards and passages in Leipzig Passage of the Passage Blauer Hecht - Architecture of the courtyards and passages in Leipzig 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. Read more Good to know ------------ 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. Read more Organization Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH License (master data) Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Conference location - Conference hotel - Historical Location - Accomodations - Special Location - Place of interest - Retail - Retail - Retail Contact Nikolaistraße 39-45 04109 Leipzig