Andreas Church (Dresden)

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Andreas Church in Dresden around 1915

The Andreas Church was a Dresden Evangelical Lutheran church in the neo-baroque style. It stood on Stephanienplatz between Canalettostrasse and Dinglingerstrasse and was destroyed in 1945 during the air raid on Dresden on February 13th .

prehistory

After the construction ban for the area was lifted in 1874, the Johannstadt district emerged in a very short time. This was divided into north and south. While the Trinity Church , built from 1891 to 1893, took over pastoral care in Johannstadt-Nord , a new church was needed for the southern part. The population growth that began with the construction boom resulted in the construction of a new neo-baroque interim church for the St. Andrew's community with 850 seats from July 1901 to June 8, 1902.

Construction of the Andreas Church

The Dresden master builder Oskar Kaiser was commissioned with the new building. A towerless central dome building was created in the neo-baroque style in the shape of a Greek cross. The prominent entrance portal, embedded on both sides by smaller bell towers, had a sandstone relief above the entrance gate and an oval, lead-glazed ornamental window above it. The brick construction with stud framework with a simple, plastered facade on the outside blended nicely into the development of Stephanienplatz. The church had a visually effective interior with rich plastic stucco elements, a spacious interior with an altar space, central nave and side aisles as well as galleries on both sides . The upper end of the interior was an ornate, decoratively vaulted stucco ceiling. Further artistic equipment was dispensed with in favor of a planned new building.

The bell, consisting of three bronze bells, was divided between the two bell towers next to the entrance portal and the bell tower, which was placed in the middle and placed on the roof.

The three-manual organ was installed by the Dresden organ building company Jehmlich in 1935.

The altar painting was a copy for reasons of economy. The chairs consisted of simple wood, were functional and simply designed and were supplemented by rows of chairs. On June 8, 1902, the church was consecrated by the court preacher Franz Dibelius with a festive service. In front of the church there was a park-like area with paths arranged in a star shape.

Time until 1945

Around 1906, a building at Haydnstrasse 23 was rented and used as a parish office and administration. According to the plans, the church should be replaced by a representative sacred building after ten years. In 1912 the church council started an architecture competition for this. 178 designs were submitted, four made it to the preselection and that of the architect Bender was selected and awarded a jury prize.

The First World War and the subsequent impoverishment, however, prevented this project. The parish therefore decided to build a parish hall. For this purpose, a plot of land in Canalettostraße was acquired and the Dresden building director and architect Ludwig Wirth was commissioned . The foundation stone was ceremonially laid at the end of 1929 and the new parish hall was consecrated in 1932. Another building was added later at Schumannstrasse 14 for the maintenance of the community. Around 1934 construction work on the church became necessary, so the central pillars were strengthened and thus ensured better stability. The Second World War prevented further planned construction measures .

After 1945

The devastating bombing raids in 1945 destroyed the church building. Hit several times by high-explosive bombs and incendiary bombs during the first attack on February 13, it burned down to the surrounding walls. A bell and the silver baptismal bowl were saved from the rubble. The buildings used for the maintenance of the parish, the rectory and the parish hall were completely destroyed. Around 1954 the last remains were blown up and cleared of rubble. The rectory with a parish hall was rebuilt and consecrated on September 22, 1957. The preserved bell is placed in front of the rectory on Haydnstrasse.

literature

  • F. Th. Blanckmeister: Andreas Church . In: Paul pita (eds.): New Saxon church gallery, Ephorie Dresden I . Strauch, Leipzig 1906, XXI, Sp. 783–787 ( PDF [accessed January 29, 2016]).
  • Andreas Church in Dresden: 1st prize: Emil Wolf, Dresden, 2nd prize: Paul Bender . In: German competitions united with architecture competitions . tape 29 , no. 337 . Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin 1913, p. 2 and 16 ff . (Booklet 1 / II. Collective booklet).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Andreas Church in: Johannstadtarchiv
  2. ^ Andrew's Church. dresdner-stadtteile.de, accessed on January 29, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Hansjörg Dehnert: Lost Churches: Dresden's destroyed churches. Documentation since 1938. 3., alter. Edition City of Dresden, Office for Culture and Monument Protection, Dresden 2018, pp. 64–66 ( PDF 6.3 MB )
  4. ^ Paul Schumann : Competition for the Andreaskirche , in: Dresdner Anzeiger , Dresden 1912, year 183, pp. 5-6.
  5. ↑ Ludwig Wirth: Parish Hall Andreaskirche , in: Deutsche Bauhütte, Dresden 1933, pp. 62–63.
  6. ↑ Matthais Lerm: Farewell to the old Dresden: loss of historic buildings in 1945 . 1st edition. Hinstorff, Rostock 2000, ISBN 3-356-00876-5 , p. 223 and 275 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 50.4 "  N , 13 ° 45 ′ 52.6"  E