Digital visit of the European jury
It's done: Chemnitz presented itself to the jury in a live broadcast lasting almost four hours
Three times 70 minutes across Chemnitz and three times 30 minutes of questions upon questions - the European jury's digital city visit is over.
More than 50 participants, six camera teams, two cranes, a tram, a key, sunshine and thousands of crossed fingers were involved.
We took the jury up to the top of the tower block on the corner of Zwickauer Straße and Reichsstraße, where the view over the city tells of the breaks in history.
We walked along Ikarus Boulevard, talked to the local people and about European relations, Eastern Modernism and the NSU.
We walked through the city centre with the Stadthalle, Marx, the Stadtbad and the art collections, because nowhere else can you tell so vividly where the strengths and weaknesses of the city lie, what drives and motivates us - and how August 2018 has sharpened our artistic programme.
And finally, we took the jury with us: into the garages and workshops of this city. To the movers and shakers who shape our programme. Among other things, we visited the Stadtwirtschaft as a future centre for the cultural and creative industries and various stakeholders in the region.
In addition, members of the application team, curators and project managers, business representatives, the Rector of Chemnitz University of Technology, Prof. Dr Gerd Strohmeier, Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig together with her successor Sven Schulze, the Chief of Police Sonja Penzel and the Saxon Minister President Michael Kretschmer answered the jury's questions.
Chemnitz was the fourth city to be visited digitally by the jury today. The city visits began on Monday in Hanover, followed by Hildesheim and Magdeburg. Tomorrow the visit will take place in Nuremberg.
Chemnitz now has four days left until a ten-strong team presents its application to the jury, also digitally, on 26 October.
On 28 October, the European jury will then announce its recommendation for the European Capital of Culture 2025.