Panometer Leipzig 360° Panorama Entry Ticket

The former gasometer in Connewitz

The Panometer stands in the Connewitz district, in a round brick building that was built as a gasometer in the early twentieth century to store town gas. When gas storage ended, the empty cylinder turned out to be an ideal room for a panorama: a tall, circular hall with no windows and a perfect, quiet space for images. Visitors who search for Panometer Leipzig tickets are usually surprised by the scale of the building itself.

The industrial setting is part of the experience. You enter through a modest door and climb to a platform in the middle of the hall, where the panorama surrounds you completely. Leipzig has other places that show its factory past, but this is the one that turns a technical building into a place for art.

The Antarctica panorama

The artwork is the work of the Berlin artist Yadegar Asisi, who has created a series of 360-degree panoramas in Leipzig. The Antarctica panorama is 32 metres high and shows ice, sea and wildlife at the edge of the world. From the platform you can look at the details as closely as you like, and the changing light moves the scene from a bright polar day towards a darker mood, with a soundtrack that makes the room feel quiet and enormous.

Many travellers ask how long the Panometer visit takes. Plan roughly an hour to an hour and a half, including time on the platform, the exhibition and the film. Displays change from time to time, so the booking panel and the venue show which panorama is on at the moment.

The exhibition, the film and the booklet

Around the main hall, an exhibition explains the coldest, driest and windiest continent on Earth: its ice, its wildlife, its research stations and the early expeditions that first reached it. This section helps you understand what you are seeing in the panorama and gives older children something to read and discover.

At the end of your visit a short closing film shows how the panorama was created and how the continent is studied today. The booklet in your ticket explains the scenes in English, so you can follow the details even though the optional guided tour at the venue is in German, and is paid for on arrival.

Visiting tips and getting there

Many people ask how to get to the Panometer in Leipzig. It is in the south of the city, and you can reach it by tram or bus from the centre; check a route planner on the day. Opening hours change by season and by day of the week, so look at the times for your date before you travel.

It is a good rainy-day plan, because everything is indoors. Combine it with the old town or with the nearby district of Connewitz for an easy afternoon. Your ticket is valid for one day, so you do not need to commit to an exact time.