Old weight is a historic building in the Renaissance style, located in the heart of Leipzig. It was created in 1555 for the Chamber of Weights and Measures architect Hieronymus Lotter and his assistant Paul Speck.

The facade of this beautiful building of three floors comes just at the Market Square, where for a long time held the Leipzig Fair. During this mass of trade events each product sold compulsorily subject to duties, this was the cause of creation and construction of a building for the House of weights and measures. In 1820 she moved to another building, because this building became known as the Old or older weighing scales.

Four-pediment of the ancient landmarks adorn the sundial. The building has a basement and an attic on two floors. In those days, when the city began to trade fairs to actively demonstrate different exhibition samples, as well as appearing trading houses in Old weight he placed one of them, and in 1917 there was a directorate of the Leipzig Trade Fair.

The Second World War has not been in vain for this historic building during the bombing and air raids weight old city was completely destroyed. After almost twenty years, the building was renovated and completely restored in its original form. Subsequently, here is the travel agency of the city of Leipzig, and in 1966 became the property of one of the major insurance companies.

Old weight has an interesting history and extremely beautiful appearance. It perfectly combines both ancient and modern, the different facades of buildings are decorated in different ways, which makes it especially attractive.