Leipzig 360 Panorama

My host family took me to the Leipzig Panorama today! It was SO neat! I've never seen a work of art so life like. The exhibit is located in a giant, retired gas tank in the Southern part of Leipzig. It cost about 10 euro for an adult...worth every cent if you ask me! Today was the last day of this particular exhibit so I'm glad we made it in time. The art was created by Yadegar Asisi along with a team of helpers. This was no small task to undertake. Along with this work are several others including a panorama of ancient Rome, and Dresden before both world wars. I hope you enjoy the pictures...

 This statue greets guests as they walk in from the side parking lot. A little creepy, eh?

 I half expected it to offer to tell me my fortune...

 This large cylindrical building used to be a gas storage tank. It is now where the art is exhibited. 

 There are several historical artifacts from around the same time as the great war. This is a textile inventory book. Leipzig was known for it's trade in fine textiles. 

 A bone saw, ladies and gents. They did actually use this in the war. 

 A very small piece of the panorama. It's amazing how life like it is!

 The exhibit is so large that there is a 4 story scaffolding platform in the center of the room where viewers can take in the art at different levels. Along with the visual art there were sound effects like music, people, hustle and bustle, cannons firing,  and birds chirping. The lighting was timed so that every few minutes it would become night and the lights would go low. They would slowly become brighter as the 'morning' came. 

 'nighttime' 

 This 'shrine' I guess you could call it was a part of the same artist's display of a similar panorama of Mount Everest. It was blessed by Buddhist monks and so the artist didn't want to move it even after the Everest exhibit was over.  

Our last stop of the day was the 'Everything Store'. A favorite of my host family. Not many things are open on holidays or the weekends. This shop is something that is open and it has 'everything' anyone could ever possibly need. It's a tiny shop but there really is everything you'd ever need. It was awesome! We got some ice cream before heading home. 

Click here for some video of the exhibit.

Thanks for reading! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! xo