Gellert Church (Basel)
Gellerkirche | |
---|---|
Construction year: | 1964 |
Location: | 613.11 thousand / 266 540 |
Location: |
Basel Basel-Stadt , Switzerland |
Purpose: | Evangelical Reformed Church |
Website: | www.gellertkirche.ch |
The Gellert Church is an Evangelical Reformed church in the city of Basel . The building is located in the Gellert quarter in the St. Alban district and was included in the inventory of buildings worthy of protection in the city of Basel (part of Grossbasel-Ost, 1940-1970).
architecture
The Gellert Church was built in 1964 by Curt Peter Blumer as the winner of an architecture competition and is considered an excellent example of church construction from this era. It forms the center of the development of the Gellertfeld that was carried out in the 1960s, a remarkable urban development achievement of Basel post-war modernism. The church is formally derived from the tipi , the tent of the North American Indians and thus represents the type of a tent church . A central room is built over a nine-cornered floor plan, reflecting the conception of the sacred building at that time. The golden ratio and the numerical ratios 3 to 6 to 9 were materialized in church construction. Wood, concrete and glass dominate on and in the building. It is further characterized by the copper roof, which is not evenly steep everywhere due to the geometry, and the light gable protruding from the roof surface. The free-standing forty meter high tower sets a distinctive accent that works in dialogue with the building. A large number of ancillary rooms on the ground floor and basement enabled a lively community life even then. In 2007 and 2008 an additional parish hall was added to the Gellert Church to meet its growing needs. The three bronze angels on the church tower were created by Hans Geissberger .
Web links
- Homepage of the Gellert Church
- Homepage of the youth work of the Gellert Church
- Photographs in the image database of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
- Video, the bell tower
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church buildings of the Evang. ref. Basel-Stadt church at www.erk-bs.ch
- ↑ Gellert Church in the inventory of buildings worthy of protection in the city of Basel, on www.denkmalpflege.bs.ch