Leipzig in change: From the industrial location to the creative hotspot!

Leipzig in change: From the industrial location to the creative hotspot!

Leipzig, Deutschland - Leipzig, the city in the upswing! Once a gray industrial city, Leipzig has turned into a pulsating center for creativity and business. In the latest episode of "fabulous" Axel Bulthaupt takes the audience on a captivating journey of discovery through this fascinating metropolis. Large companies such as BMW, Porsche and Amazon have discovered Leipzig as a location for themselves - a sign of impressive change!

BULTH HAUP encounters inspiring personalities who have made Leipzig what it is today. Maria Schenke, a pioneer of the creative scene, has successfully conducted her own fashion label since 1998. At a dizzying 35 meter height, the biologist Rolf Engelmann with Bulthaupt explores the tree tops of one of the largest inner -city outer forests. The baroque violinist Nadja Zwiener takes him to the venerable Thomaskirche, where the spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach, who was Thomas cantor here for 27 years, becomes alive. And that's not all!

insights in Leipzig's secrets

With Alfred Otto Paul, we go into the mysterious crypt of the southern cemetery, the largest cemetery in the city, directly at the impressive Battle monument. Holger Große, who directs the fortunes of an allotment garden association, preserves the tradition of allotment gardens, which has its origin in Leipzig. On an exciting boat tour with Patrick Graumnitz, Bulthaupt discovers the many rivers and channels of the city from a completely new perspective. And the former Olympic champion Christian Gille shows him the latest water sports device-the E-Foil-in the picturesque New Zealand at the gates of Leipzig.

Arne Linde, one of the first gallery owners in the former cotton mill, tells how an international art-hot spot became an old industrial site. Leipzig blooms and attracts more people every year. Take a look at this fascinating film and experience Leipzig like never before!