[4] With the growth of the trade fair in the second half of the 19th century, it was decided to build the new stock exchange [de].

[1] The design of the Börse shows parallels in many details to the Palais im Großen Garten [de] and the Lusthaus in the Italian Garden in Dresden.

[7] Builders involved included the Leipzig master mason Christian Richter, the stonemasons Andreas Junghans from Rochlitz, Hans Caspar Beck from Laucha and Melchior Bock from Zeitz as well as the master carpenter Christian Schmied.

[6] The Börse is a freestanding building with two floors and a flat roof, accessed by an open two-way staircase.

[6][7] Above the staircase, two winged putti hold the Leipzig city coat of arms.

[7] The front features two statues, of Apollo and Mercury, the god of the merchants, while the back has Minerva and Venus.