Friedenskirche (Handschuhsheim)
The Friedenskirche is a Protestant church in the Heidelberg district of Handschuhsheim , which was built between 1908 and 1910 according to plans by Hermann Behaghel and is considered to be one of the highlights of his work.
history
The old Handschuhsheimer village church is the St. Vitus church, which dates back to the 8th century . With the Bergstrasse recess , Handschuhsheim came from the Catholic Kurmainz to the Protestant Kurpfalz in 1650 and St. Vitus was henceforth used as a simultaneous church by both denominations . In 1905 St. Vitus was given to the Catholics for their sole use and shortly afterwards the construction of a new, larger Protestant church began.
The plans for the construction came from the Grand Ducal Senior Builder Hermann Behaghel, who had previously designed the Johanneskirche in Neuenheim , the Christ Church in the Weststadt and the Kreuzkirche in Wieblingen in Heidelberg . The Friedenskirche is probably the most elaborate and modern building by Behaghel. The foundation stone for the building took place on June 14th, 1908, the church and the associated rectory were consecrated on June 29th, 1910. The original bells had to be delivered in 1917 for armament purposes. In 1920 new bells made of cast steel came to replace them. Between 1959 and 1961 the church was renovated and received new principles designed by Edzard Hobbing, as well as a new Walcker organ.
description
The Friedenskirche is located on a small hill on the edge of the old village center behind the Tiefburg . The tower is built in the eastern corner and, with its 61 meters height, defines the image of the district. Due to the free-standing location, the church has three differently designed front sides. The northwest facade with the main portal is flanked by two stair towers. With these and other tower-like additions, the church is reminiscent of a castle - with reference to the Tiefburg, probably not by chance. The style of the church is an imaginative mixture of elements of the late Gothic , Renaissance and Art Nouveau .
The floor plan is based on a Greek cross with four galleries and rib vaults. It is a central building and a typical sermon church . The design consistently follows the Wiesbaden program , which puts the functionality of the church space in the foreground and propagates the unity of pulpit, altar and organ. These were together with the baptismal font in a line above or behind each other. This arrangement was canceled during the renovation in 1959–61, as was the colored version of the interior with the starry sky and tendrils. The stained glass windows date from the time it was built, they were designed by Rudolf Yelin and made in the Heidelberg stained glass factory Beiler.
remodeling
Between 2011 and 2012, the Friedenskirche was renovated and redesigned after long discussions. In October 2007, the unanimous vote as a result of an architects 'competition with the designs of five architectural offices decided in favor of the design by the architects' consortium AAg Loebner · Schäfer · Weber from Heidelberg. The spatial concept was to approximate the original form and the axial arrangement of organ, pulpit and altar, which was canceled during the renovation in 1959-61, was to be restored in a modern form in accordance with the theses of the Wiesbaden program. The newly created black bronze altar was moved to the center, behind which a staircase connects the community room with the organ gallery and offers space for preachers and musicians. In particular, the installation of this step system was controversial and has led to fierce controversy in the community. On September 30, 2012, the renovated church was consecrated again.
literature
- 50 years of the Friedenskirche Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim , Heidelberg 1960.
- Hans Gercke: Churches in Heidelberg . 1st edition. Schnell and Steiner, Regensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-7954-2413-8 .
Web links
- Handschuhsheim Peace Community
- Floor plan of the church (PDF; 354 kB)
- The new Friedenskirche (information on the redesign)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Everything you need to know about the renovation of the Friedenskirche in Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim
- ^ Fritz Quoos: "Enough talked and argued". In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung . April 21, 2011, archived from the original on December 16, 2012 ; Retrieved July 3, 2016 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 25 '44.1 " N , 8 ° 41' 10.7" E