Gasparin Temple
The Gasparinentempel is a classical former chapel in Greiz , which was later converted into an open pavilion . It stands on the Grochlitzberg, formerly also called Alexandrinenberg or Gasparinenberg, now also called Hutmachersberg, at 325 m above sea level. NHN.
Details
The year of construction is not known for sure. It is believed that the temple was built around 1822 on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Heinrich XIX. was built with Gasparine from Rohan-Rochefort and Montanbau . However, since a similar structure was built in a park in Köstritz around 1785 , an earlier construction is quite conceivable. Since the Princess Gasparine was of Roman Catholic faith , the Prince had the temple converted into a Catholic chapel.
Originally, the dome was supported by wooden columns , the spaces between which were closed, with the exception of the side facing the city. This resulted in constant repairs. In the run-up to the Greiz Heimatfest in 1934, the wooden columns were replaced by columns made of Tuscan granite and the walls were removed, giving the Gasparin Temple its present-day appearance: above the round base with a diameter of almost 6 m, eight three-part, approx. 4 m high columns support the almost 4 m high dome.
In 1907 hiking trails to the temple were laid out by the Greizer Beautification Association . The Karfeitag singing of the Greizer choral societies has taken place there since the 1860s . This tradition was revived in 1996.
After the Second World War, the building continued to deteriorate, despite minor repairs, until entry had to be forbidden at the end of the 1980s. In 1992 the temple was extensively restored and the view of the city was opened up again through tree maintenance work .
The surrounding forest area is called the temple forest after the building . The name of the Tempelwald sports field on the edge of the forest , home of 1. FC Greiz , also refers to him.
Today the location of the Gasparin Temple offers one of the most beautiful views of Greiz's old town. It can be reached via hiking trails either from the sports field or from Zentastraße.
literature
- Volkmar Schneider: Greizer home calendar 2007 . Ernst Tischendorf, Greiz 2006, The Temple on Grochlitzberg, p. 121-127 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ostthüringer Zeitung: Good Friday singing at the Gasparinentempel in Greiz. April 19, 2014, accessed November 19, 2014 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 21.4 " N , 12 ° 11 ′ 24.5" E