THIS is a Capital of Culture? | Chemnitz

The city of Chemnitz has a really bad reputation, and yet it's been chosen as one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2025. How did it get that honour, what is it, and what does the city have to offer?

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Chemnitz
01:03 A city of racists?
01:45 Karl-Marx-Stadt
02:57 A historic centre?
03:53 The world's worst glockenspiel?
04:46 Heraldic déjà vu
05:26 The opiate of the masses
05:50 War and reconstruction
06:48 Living space
07:54 Shopaholics unite!
08:35 Mix-and-match architecture
09:21 Boulevard of broken dreams
10:43 Industry
11:08 What is a Capital of Culture?
12:23 Penguins and castles
13:05 Would I live there?
13:47 Getting there


Music:

"On My Way Home"
by the 126ers
YouTube Audio Library

"Modern Attempt"
by TrackTribe
YouTube Audio Library

"Style Funk" and "Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/
Creative Commons Attributon licence


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