Leipzig IV - Gewandhaus

This first photo is not the Gewandhaus, but the opera house on the right and the University of Leipzig on the left. The University is spread all over town. Founded in 1409 and in continuous operation since, it is one of the oldest universities in the world. The opera building I think is a 1960s construction.
This is the Gewandhaus, directly across Augustplatz from the opera house. This is the third Gewandhaus on this site. The second one was heavily damaged in WW II, and eventually torn down in the '60s. The current one opened in the early '80s.
This view of the Gewandhaus I took walking back from Mendelssohn's house.

A better picture of the opera house. In my humble opinion, there is absolutely nothing that distinguishes this building. It is indeed serviceable, and for a communist-era building, of which now I have seen a lot, it is not unduly ugly.