The Augustusplatz is a square located at the east end of the city centre of Leipzig, borough Leipzig-Mitte. It is the city's largest square and one of the largest squares in Europe. It is also part of the city's inner-city ring-road and a central hub for its tram network.

Leipzig-Mitte is one of ten boroughs (Stadtbezirke) of Leipzig, located in the center of the city. It includes numerous architectural monuments. Most of them are located in the subdivision "Zentrum", which is sited inside the Inner City Ring Road and the Promenadenring:the Opera, the Europahaus, the Gewandhaus, the City-Hochhaus at the Augustusplatz, the Wintergartenhochhaus, the St. Thomas Church, the St. Nicholas Church, the New Town Hall, the Old Town Hall at the Markt square, the Leipzig University.