Marktkirche — Wiesbaden, Germany
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N 50° 04.930 E 008° 14.582
32U E 445843 N 5548040
The Marktkirche (Market Church) is the main Protestant church in Wiesbaden. The neo-Gothic church on the central Schloßplatz was built between 1853 and 1862. It is also called "Nassauer Landesdom" (Cathedral of Nassau)
Waymark Code: WMEFK6
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 05/22/2012
Views: 27

Nachdem die evangelische Hauptkirche Wiesbadens, die mittelalterliche Mauritiuskirche bei einem Brand zerstört worden war, erhielt der Architekt und Hofbaumeister Carl Boos 1851 den Auftrag zur Errichtung der neuen Marktkirche. Sein Entwurf für eine dreischiffigen Basilika ohne Querschiff in neogotischem Stil, ein für die Region untypischer Backsteinbau, orientierte sich an Karl Friedrich Schinkels Friedrichswerderscher Kirche in Berlin. Er erntete wegen des Materials, des gotischen Stils und der angeblich zu hohen Türme Kritik.
Der 98 m hohe Westturm macht sie auch heute noch zum höchsten Gebäude der Stadt. Insgesamt gibt es 5 Türme, die Seitentürme haben eine Höhe von jeweils 58 m, die beiden Chortürme eine Höhe von 73 m.
Das Innere hat eine Länge von 50 m, eine Breite von 20 m und eine Höhe von 28 m und ist von Emporen umzogen. Das Deckengewölbe wurde als Sternenhimmel ausgemalt.

After Wiesbaden's Protestant main church, the medieval church of St. Mauritius, was destroyed in a fire, the architect and court master builder Carl Boos was appointed in 1851 to build the new church, the Marktkirche. His design of an all-brick building - that is atypical for the region - for a three-aisled basilica without transept in Neo-Gothic style based on the model of Karl Friedrich Schinkel's Friedrichswerder Church in Berlin. He was criticised because of the material, the Gothic style and the hight of the towers.
The 98 m high west tower makes it still the tallest building in the city. In total there are 5 towers, the side towers have a height of 58 m each, the two choir towers to a height of 73 m.
The interior has a length of 50 m, a width of 20 m and a height of 28 m and is encircled by galleries. The vaulted ceiling is painted as a starry sky.

Quelle / source: wikipedia

Active Church: Yes

School on property: No

Date Built: 09/22/1853

Website: [Web Link]

Service Times: Not listed

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