St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

The St. Thomas Church is one of 2 places of love in Leipzig's downtown area. Home of the St. Thomas Boys Choir and a position of melodic inventiveness, it is additionally the last resting spot of the acclaimed St. Thomas Cantor, Johann Sebastian Bach.

Today, guests from everywhere throughout the world come to Leipzig to watch church benefits in the St. Thomas Church, hear a motet from the St. Thomas Boys Choir, or to enjoy shows and organ music.

A cross made by Caspar Freidrich Löbel is one of only a handful few residual pieces from the seasons of Bach.

There are four chimes in the St. Thomas chime tower. The biggest is the Gloriosa, which was thrown by Theodericus Reinhard in 1477.

It weighs 5200 kg, has a distance across of 2.04 meters, and a strike pitch of a°. It is utilized for days of festivity.