Qué ver en Chemnitz

Much like many other cities in socialist countries, Chemnitz was afforded a "Palace of Culture" in the post-war period. It is a rather elegant and nice neo-classicist building situated amidst green. It fell into disuse at the turn of the millennium and is now awaiting for the city to find it a new role and tennants.

The city was called Karl-Marx-Stadt during the DDR period, and on Brückenstraße may be found a seven-meter-tall bronze head of Karl Marx - known as "Charlie" or "the Nischel" to the locals. Various souvenirs along with a selection of sweet shops selling Karl-heads made of marzipan or chocolate can be bought.

The major green areas of central Chemnitz are the Schloßpark and the Küchwald, to the north-west and west of the city centre. The miniature railway and Kosmonautzentrum found in the Küchwald are worth a visit, especially if you're visiting the city with children.

Contains 2,459 works by 270 artists of the 20th century that have been collected by the art dealer Dr. Alfred Gunzenhauser, housed in a former headquarter of the Sparkasse Chemnitz, a building in the New Objectivity style completed in 1930.

A house on the main market square with a richly decorated baroque facade from 1741. Only a part of the original building survived the war and was restored to its current impressive condition.

(Wasserschloss Klaffenbach) Located in a small suburb in the South of the city, this is a sight seeing highlight you must visit, especially during the summer season.

This red-bricked tower right in the city centre survived many wars and centuries and is all what is left from the former Chemnitz city wall.

The former department store now houses a mix of retail and cultural institutions, with bits of the petrified forest in the atrium.

This is a beautiful small castle known as the smallest castle in Saxony.

it is one of the most beautiful buildings in Chemnitz