Gustav-Adolf-Church (Breslau)
The Gustav Adolf Church on ulica Księdza Stanisława Brzóski 1 in the Zimpel (Polish: Sępolno ) district of Wroclaw is a Protestant church.
history
In 1927, a Germany-wide architectural competition for the planning of the Protestant church in the heart of the largest new housing estate in Breslau (during the Weimar Republic ) was announced. The radically modern competition entry by Hans Scharoun caused a stir ; but he received no award. The winner of the competition was Albert Kempter (1863–1941), who worked and lived in the Zimpel settlement, who had proposed a moderately modern church structure and, together with Paul Heim, one of the leading architects of the Zimpel settlement, was also awarded the contract to build the church . In memory of the upcoming 300th day of the Battle of Breitenfeld , the church was given the name Gustav Adolf of Sweden when the foundation stone was laid on November 6, 1932 . The new building was completed in 1933.
After 1945 the building was used as a cinema and cultural center called " Światowid ". The upper tower floors with the belfry were removed and replaced with a glazed structure for the new use as a lookout tower. In the course of this, most of the windows were walled up. The organ was dismantled and built to complement the well of the workshop Sauer organ, from the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw Cathedral , used was relocated.
In 1996 the house was returned to the Protestant church and the interior was partially renovated by 1999. The church received a new organ of Dutch production and a figure of Christ from the 18th century, which comes from a wayside cross from the area of Świebodzin (Schwiebus). The bell tower was not reconstructed . The church is used as a Protestant garrison church. The building has been a listed building since January 24, 2007 .
Equipment and architecture
The three-aisled church was built on an east- facing floor plan with a rectangular east end. The area of the sacristy on the east side is connected to a parish or parish house. The high central tower in the west facade was originally crowned with a bell house and carried a clock . The Wroclaw sculptor Theodor von Gosen created a large Christ relief and a baptismal font for the interior of the church . The leaded glass windows were designed by Richard Süßmuth . The church survived the battle for Breslau without major damage. The church received an organ from the company W. Sauer from Frankfurt (Oder) .
Web links
Individual evidence
literature
- Ulrich Bunzel: Origin and Decay of the Protestant Churches in Wroclaw. Munich 1964.
- Jerzy Ilkosz: Dawny ewangelicki kościół pamięci Gustawa Adolfa (Gustav Adolf Memorial Church)… In: Jan Harasimowicz (ed.): Atlas Architektury Wrocławia, Tom 1, Breslau 1997, ISBN 83-7023-592-1 , p. 76 -77.
Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 38 ″ N , 17 ° 6 ′ 9 ″ E