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Berlin, DE
St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin is the Episcopal Church of the Archdiocese of Berlin. Built between 1747 and 1773, St. Hedwig's Cathedral is the first Catholic church constructed after the Reformation in Berlin. After the destruction of the rotunda in an air raid during the Second World War, the cathedral was rebuilt from 1952, the interior was redesigned by the architect Hanns Schwippert.
Chemnitz, DE
The Gothic St. Jacob's Church is one of the oldest buildings in Chemnitz. It was built in several stages between 1350 and 1412 on the foundations of an older Romanesque church. In 1945, the church was almost completely destroyed and was rebuilt until 1974 for the exterior and 2009 for the interior.
Neustadt in Sachsen, DE
This church was built around 1500 in the late Gothic style. In the 16th and 17th centuries, a number of noble burials from the surrounding estates took place here. In 1699 the previous baroque church was given a new altar. From this the shape of the risen Christ has been preserved. The figure was rediscovered, restored in 1928 and placed on the console opposite the pulpit in 1930. The stained glass windows in the chancel show the 12 apostles. The design for the stained glass also comes from Church Architect Möckel, the drawings from historical painter Dietrich from Dresden. In the middle of the chancel there is a brass chandelier from 1730, which was already in the previous building.
Osnabrück, DE
St. John's Church is a former collegiate church dating from the 13th century and one of the oldest Gothic hall churches in Germany. When the church was consecrated on 18 August 1292, the construction work was not yet complete. The work continued until the beginning of the 14th century. It is a three-aisled hall church with an east transept and an enclosed rectangular choir. Between the choir and the southern arm of the transept is a sacristy. To the north, the cloister is connected to the transverse chapel used as a prayer room.
Wessobrunn, DE
The St. Johannes Baptist Catholic parish church was built in the 1750s near the site of the demolished Wessobrunn monastery. The rococo building was built according to the plans of Joseph Schmuzer and his son Franz Xaver. The stucco decoration was made by Tassilo Zöpf, the frescoes by Johann Baptist Baader.
Jena, DE
The church of St John the Baptist was built in the 9th century. The church was originally a Romanesque hall church with a rectangular choir and a semi-circular apse. The first extension of the church was made in the 13th century to the north of the choir as a sacristy building. In 1903, the church was enlarged and westernised: a transept and a neo-Gothic choir were added to the west and the old choir to the east was transformed into an entrance. In addition, a tower was added to the old choir in the east.
Tübingen, DE
The Catholic parish church of St. John the Evangelist in Tübingen was built between 1875 and 1878 by the court architect Joseph von Egle in the neo-Gothic style. After the Second World War, the dark interior and the neo-Gothic furnishings no longer corresponded to contemporary taste and liturgical needs. For this reason, a concept for the renovation of the church was drawn up in 1959, which was implemented from 1961 to 1964. The complete sculpture of the tympanum and the door reliefs were designed by Toni Schneider-Manzell. The interior was freed of all ornamentation and brightened up with colours and higher choir windows.
Munich, DE
Construction of the church of St. Johann of Capistran in Munich began in 1959 and it was consecrated in 1960. It was planned by Sep Ruf, who is also known as the architect of the German Kanzlerbungalow (1963-1966) in Bonn. Ruf combined ancient formal rigour, modern material authenticity and liturgical reform ideas into an impressive spatial unity.
Berlin, DE
St. John's Basilica is a church built between 1894 and 1897, the largest Catholic church in Berlin. The architect was the building consultant August Menken. He designed the church as a basilica in the Rhineland Romanesque style. After the Second World War, the church was used for the central services of the diocese of Berlin, because St. Hedwigs Cathedral was still badly damaged. In addition to being a parish church, it served as the cathedral of the German military ordinance.
Bremen, DE
St. John's Church was funded in 1258, when the Franciscan Order built the St. John's Monastery and Basilica. The monastery was until the middle of the 17th century Bremen's hospital and nursing home.
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