Kleine Funkenburg

Kleine Funkenburg was a neoclassical residential building on Ranstädter Steinweg with refined facades and elaborate interior staircases. The five-story structure featured tall rooms and a well-organized floor plan typical of Leipzig residences from that era.

Construction began in 1864 when brewery owner Carl Wilhelm Naumann built the complex as a restaurant and gathering place. Over time it transitioned to serve purely as residential housing managed by the city.

This residential structure shaped the neighborhood with its neoclassical facade and reflected the tastes of Leipzig's well-to-do residents of that era. Visitors could observe how such properties defined the character of upscale districts during that period.

The site sat on a major throughway, making it easily reachable on foot from the city center. Visitors should note that the building was demolished in 2005, so only the location where it once stood remains visible today.

The building survived World War II when most others on its street side did not, standing for several more decades afterward. Its removal was linked to 2006 World Cup preparations that required street widening in the area.