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Haus Auensee is a concert hall located in
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Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
. Leipzig Auensee is a frequently used concert venue for national and international artists in Leipzig. The capacity is about 3,600 people. The house is named after the nearby lake which in turn is named after Leipzig Riverside Forest.


History

Construction began in 1911. The house was originally meant as the main restaurant of the
Luna Park Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Island parks. Luna parks are small-s ...
. On 5 May 1914 the new house was completed. With the bankruptcy and the foreclosure of the
Luna Park Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Island parks. Luna parks are small-s ...
on 13 January 1932 only the restaurant remained. In 1936, the house became known as Haus Auensee. In 1949, Auensee House reopened as a restaurant again, after wartime closure. From 1981 to 1985 the house was renovated. The reopening took place on 5 October 1985. In the 1990s, the house was known as Easy Auensee. On 13 November 1998, a new nightclub inside the house opened under the name Luna Park. There were financial problems and the property went into
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. After that the property was used only occasionally for concerts. Under a new operator "MAWI Concert" concerts and events began again from 2010.


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