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Fast schon zum Wahrzeichen von Chemnitz geworden ist die schon aus der Ferne sichtbare Bunte Esse.

Mit 302 Metern Höhe ist die umgangssprachlich „Lulatsch“ genannte Esse das vermutlich höchste Kunstwerk der Welt. Die 18.000 Quadratmeter große Außenhülle des Heizkraftwerk-Schornsteins wurde nach einem Entwurf des französischen Künstlers Daniel Buren gestaltet, der sieben etwa gleichgroße farbige Abschnitte vorsieht. Von Aquamarin bis Verkehrsgelb strahlt sie nachts dank 168 LED-Leuchten weit über die Stadtgrenzen hinweg.

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50.857770, 12.923851

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50°51'28.0"N 12°55'25.9"E

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33U 353878 5636062

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Dammweg 10
09114 Chemnitz
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Bicycle Rides · Chemnitz

Purple Path Tour through Chemnitz

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Distance 21.1 km

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from Vanessa Hähnel, Tourismusverband Chemnitz Zwickau Region e. V.

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