1 - Rosenhof
Built as an inner-city residential and shopping district
the area of the former Holzmarkt
was renamed Rosenhof in 1965. The name was given
to the place because of the rose bushes planted from
partner cities and different historical
regions of the Second World War to mark the
reconciliation of the cities
destroyed by Hitler's fascism
and to commemorate the suffering and crimes
there.
2 - Rawema building Straße der Nationen 12
Before the property behind the Karl Marx Monument
was built, the "Rawema" building
was built in the same style. In the meantime, the
building has been renovated and today it houses a
hotel, conference facilities and the Centre for Teacher Education of the Chemnitz University of Technology. The ground floor
invites visitors to stroll around and enjoy several shops.
3 - Stadthalle Theaterstraße / Brückenstraße
The multifunctional town hall complex from
1974 includes the town hall with its
two halls and the inviting foyer as well as the
park in front of the town hall and the 26-storey
Dorint Congress Hotel. The striking façade made of
visible concrete not only dominates the cover of this
issue but also the image of Chemnitz
city centre. From the end of 2020, the Carlowitz Congress Centre integrated into the complex
will open for large
conferences and congresses.
4 - Kunst am Bau Brückenstraße 21
The variety of artistic
forms of expression used in GDR times is reflected particularly
in the art on the building. For example, lead inlays on porphyry were applied to all four residential buildings
on the Brückenstraße stump.
The work "Friedensfahrt" (Peace Drive) was created by Johannes
Belz.
5 - Wall mosaic "Industry and Landscape of the
District of Karl-Marx-Stadt"
Carl-Heinz Westenburger created this object in
the years 1980-83. It was once displayed in the foyer of the so-called
"Forum" as a large-scale wall mosaic
- today you can't see much more
than a grid reminiscent of a ventilation shaft.
The wall mosaic is a listed building and its
further development is currently unclear.
6 - Karl Marx Monument Brückenstraße 10
The city's most famous head cannot be overlooked: weighing 40 tonnes
and 7.1 metres high, the bust of Karl Marx stands prominently
on Brückenstraße, not far from Chemnitz city centre. The sculpture, designed by Lew
Kerbel, is framed by a
relief wall behind it by Volker Beier and Heinz Schumann - both
were ceremonially inaugurated in 1971.
7 - Fountain Ensembles Street of Nations
On the stretch between Brückens tr aße and Theaterplatz
there are four fountains by different
artists along the Street of Nations. Titled "Youth" (1965, Johannes
Belz), "Playing Children" (1965, Hanns Diettrich), "Friendship of Nations"
(1966, Gottfried Kohl) and "Wedding Fountain" (1980, Peter
Fritzsche), typical socialist motifs in public
space are negotiated here with the means of art.
8 - Bus station Georgstraße / Straße der Nationen
The bus station of Karl-Marx-Stadt was considered one of the
most modern in Europe. A really outstanding feature is the
pylon suspended roof built in 1968, which spans an area of a good 1,200 m²
and offers waiting passengers protection from rain and snow. In
interplay with the Old Stock Spinning Mill behind it
the ensemble forms a field of tension of architectural
epochs.
