Christ's Resurrection (Lindenthal)

Christ's Resurrection in Cologne-Lindenthal, exterior view from the east (2012)

Christ's Resurrection is a Catholic church in the Cologne district of Lindenthal , which was built from 1968 to 1970 according to plans by the architect Gottfried Böhm and consecrated in 1971 . It is considered a typical example and completion of a series of very plastic, sculptural buildings by the architect.

The church is located at the head of the Lindenthal Canal and is surrounded by water and old trees. Within the Lindenthal parish, it is the branch church of the Braunsfeld pastoral care area , to which the St. Joseph Church also belongs.

Previous construction

The new parish of Christ Resurrection, founded near the Melaten cemetery in 1920 , was given a church in 1934–1936 based on designs by the Düsseldorf architect Franz Schneider . The building, executed in traditional forms, was to have two towers in addition to the nave and polygonal choir , but these were no longer implemented. Despite war damage after a bomb attack in 1944, the church continued to be used by the community until 1967/1968; eventually it had to be demolished due to static problems.

Location and building description

Christ's resurrection is a vanishing point at the end of a small canal that extends east-west from the Aachener Weiher towards the city forest and is lined with an avenue of old trees. The canal opens onto a small square, from which wide stairs lead to the slightly raised church building.

Christ's Resurrection, interior (2008)

The floor plan is irregularly polygonal and the structures are often nested. While the parish buildings protruding to the side are made entirely of reddish bricks , brick and exposed concrete alternate on the actual church building - a contrast that is continued inside. Several three-dimensional structures move upwards in sections and are cut off by sloping roof surfaces. A slender tower with spiral stairs towers over the building at the northwest corner. Originally the sloping concrete surfaces of the roof were uncovered; As with many concrete structures, however, the material did not withstand the weather over the years and the sloping surfaces were covered with lead. In the case of Christ's resurrection, this measure is considered successful in comparison to other attempts.

The interior has a cave-like atmosphere, the appearance of which is enhanced by the reddish brick walls. Due to the angled design, there are hardly any smooth walls, but many nested niches and angles in which a separate space is provided for each liturgical task. The dominant feature, however, is the ceiling construction: heavy, load-bearing concrete columns branch upwards to form a multi-angled vault, which reaches its maximum height above the altar. Böhm himself saw in the branching of the columns a continuation of the avenue leading to the church.

In 1974 the church received underfloor heating according to the plans of architect ing.grad Kurt Günssler , in 1981 it was one of the European winners of the MB architectural competition.

With regard to the material combination of brick and concrete, Böhm said:

“ My mother was a very cautious woman, she didn't criticize directly, but she said 'look, a brick is also something very beautiful'. Then I built Christ's resurrection and used brick as well as concrete. "

- Interview with Gottfried Böhm, WDR, 2008

Interior

The crucifix body from the 16th century on the brick wall, which forms a thin cross in the masonry (2009)

The windows of the church - creation , redemption , resurrection and Mary windows - were designed by Gottfried Böhm. They are made up of two fused plastic disks, between which red paint, brass pins and steel nails have been incorporated.

The crucifix - actually just the body of a crucifix - dates from the 16th century and was placed high above the altar on a brick surface, where the bricks of the wall form a thin cross.

The six meter high tabernacle , which has stood in the sacrament niche since 1984 , was designed by the sculptor Matthäus Winter . The font from the 18th century, the lid of which was made by Sepp Hürten , forms a symbiosis of old and new .

The prospectus for the organ with 1573 pipes was designed by Gottfried Böhm.

Picture gallery

Front view
Entrance stairs
Detail front view
inner space
South side
South side
Bell tower north side
organ

Bells

Five bells hang in the tower . You are on the bells of the Paul Gerhardt Church (dis ¹ –fis ¹ –ais ¹ ) and the Clarenbachkirche (fis ¹ –a ¹ –h ¹ –cis ² –d ² –e ² –fis ² –a ² ) in Braunsfeld coordinated.

No.	Surname	Casting year	Caster	Diameter (mm)	Mass (kg, approx.)	Percussive ( HT -¹ /₁₆ )
1	Maria	1968	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock	1,080	775	f sharp ¹ +3
2	Peter	1968	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock	960	520	g sharp ¹ +3
3	Joseph	1968	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock	845	350	ais ¹ +3
4th	Ursula	1968	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock	795	300	h ¹ +3
5	Friedrich	1968	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock	705	220	c sharp ² +3

literature

Veronika Darius: The architect Gottfried Böhm. Buildings from the sixties. Düsseldorf: Beton-Verlag 1988 (Baumeisterforum).
Helmut Fussbroich: Architekturführer Köln, Vol. 3, sacral buildings after 1900. 2005, pp. 198/199, ISBN 3-7616-1683-X .
Hiltrud Kier , Hans Georg Esch : Churches in Cologne. 2000, pp. 208-211, ISBN 3761613954 .
Manfred Becker-Huberti, Günter A. Menne (ed.): Cologne churches. The churches of the Catholic and Protestant communities in Cologne. 2004, p. 65, ISBN 3761617313 .
Gottfried Boehm. Concrete and glass rocks. Exhibition guide of the Museum of Applied Art, Cologne 2009

Web links

Commons : Christ's Resurrection - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

↑ Ulrich Krings: Gottfried Böhms Kirchenbauten und die Denkmalpflege, in: Wolfgang Voigt (Hrsg.): Gottfried Böhm catalog book for the exhibition rocks made of concrete and glass. The architecture of Gottfried Böhm in the German Architecture Museum. JOVIS Verlag Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-936314-19-9 , p. 134
↑ Fußbroich, Architekturführer Köln, p. 239
↑ Multibeton: Parish Church of Christ Resurrection in Cologne ( Memento from February 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Troisdorf, 2014
↑ Interview with Gottfried Böhm, WDR, 2008 on Online ( Memento from November 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
^ Gerhard Hoffs: Bell music of Catholic churches in Cologne . PDF document, pp. 615–622. ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

50.935172 6.91652Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 6.6 " N , 6 ° 54 ′ 59.5" E

[1] Ulrich Krings: Gottfried Böhms Kirchenbauten und die Denkmalpflege, in: Wolfgang Voigt (Hrsg.): Gottfried Böhm catalog book for the exhibition rocks made of concrete and glass. The architecture of Gottfried Böhm in the German Architecture Museum. JOVIS Verlag Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-936314-19-9 , p. 134

[2] Fußbroich, Architekturführer Köln, p. 239

[3] Multibeton: Parish Church of Christ Resurrection in Cologne ( Memento from February 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Troisdorf, 2014

[4] Interview with Gottfried Böhm, WDR, 2008 on Online ( Memento from November 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive )

[Glocken-5] Gerhard Hoffs: Bell music of Catholic churches in Cologne . PDF document, pp. 615–622. ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )