Leibniz House

In 1499, a magnificent Renaissance-style town house was built. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz moved the Electoral Library into this presence - the Leibnizhaus - on 29 September 1698 as part of a historic change.

The current version of the Leibnizhaus in the historic city centre was reconstructed in the 1980s with great attention to detail. Originally, the patrician house stood at Schmiedestraße 10, where a multi-storey car park is located today. It suffered severe destruction during the Second World War.

Leibniz was known for his countless thoughts, which he jotted down on notepads every day. He therefore had a cabinet specially made to store these ideas in an organised manner. His pupil and secretary Rafael Levi also lived in this building for several years. Leibniz died on the first floor of the front section, known as the "Utlucht", on 14 November 1716 at the age of 70.

Following extensive restoration work at the end of 2016, events are once again being held in the building.