Taborkirche

Taborkirche stands in Leipzig’s Kleinzschocher district, on the Tanzberg hill above the former village centre. This Protestant church presents a neo-Romanesque basilica with two 52-metre towers on its south gable. The main entrance sits between the towers, while two smaller doorways serve the sides. Wheelchair access makes the building easier to experience from its distinctive double-tower façade.

Construction ran from 1902 to 1904, replacing Kleinzschocher’s earlier village church as the growing industrial community needed more space. Arwed Roßbach designed the building, and Richard Lucht led its completion in 1904. The site’s older history reaches back to a Slavic cult place on the Tanzberg, near the former manor house. The church follows a north-south alignment, unlike the east-west orientation of its predecessor.

Inside, strict Romanesque symmetry meets detailed sandstone columns, an altar, a baptismal font and carved wooden fittings. A colourful von Tauchnitz coat of arms hangs near a 1683 epitaph transferred from the old church. The Eule organ dates from 1904, survived wartime damage and received renewal in 1966 and 1967. Copper now covers the restored east tower, while spotlights illuminate both towers after dark.