Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel Handelshof

Leipzig, Germany. Located in the heart of Leipzig’s old town, filling a whole block beside the Old Town Hall and the Naschmarkt.

Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel HandelshofLeipzig, Germany

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Address: Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel Handelshof
Salzgäßchen 6
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Telephone: +49 341 3505810
Official website: www.steigenberger.com
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177 rooms and suites, including a presidential suite.
Brasserie Le Grand; shops and restaurants on the ground floor, as originally planned for the trade-fair building.
Seven meeting rooms totalling about 450 m², in a building arranged around two large light courts.
Located in the heart of Leipzig’s old town, filling a whole block beside the Old Town Hall and the Naschmarkt.

10 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1565 – 1907
The site is occupied by the Burgkeller block, with the city’s meat and bread stalls.
1905
Leipzig architects Georg Weidenbach and Richard Tschammer win the design competition for a municipal trade-fair building.
1908 – 1909
The Handelshof is built for the City of Leipzig, with eight-metre arches and sculpture by Bruno Wollstädter; over 300 stands cover some 9,000 m².
1925
An extension on the Salzgäßchen side alters the original roofline.
4 December 1943
A heavy air raid badly damages the building and parts of it burn out.
1945 – 1960s
Restored in stages with a simplified ground floor; under the GDR it remains a fair palace, mainly for radios and televisions.
1991
The last trade fair is held in the building, which is bought by Leipziger Messe.
1998 – 2004
Part of the building temporarily houses the Museum der bildenden Künste.
2007 – 2011
Handelshof GmbH carries out a renovation in line with heritage rules.
14 April 2011
The Steigenberger Grandhotel opens in the former trade-fair palace.