Johanneskirche (Zurich industrial quarter)
The Church of St. John is a reformed sacral building in the district industrial quarter in Zurich .
history
The quarter was built from 1875 and included residential buildings in the eastern part facing the old town, while industrial facilities in the western part. The Johanneskirche was built from 1897 to 1898 by the Basel architect Paul Reber in the style of the German Renaissance . In 1930 the Limmathaus was added to the church, and in 1938 an exterior renovation was carried out by the architects Fierz and Helbling, whereby the original structures, gables and decorations were partially removed. The main entrance was also moved from the long side to Limmatstrasse. In 1983 the facades were repaired by the architect Alfred Esposito; individual windows were also removed.
description
location
Located in the immediate vicinity of Limmatplatz , the church is on the corner of Limmatstrasse and Ackerstrasse . A low wall and hedges to the side surround the church. The symmetrical planting in front of the church emphasizes the main facade of the church. Originally the entrance to the church was in the southeast.
Exterior
The church is designed as a three-aisled gallery - basilica with a transept and stair towers to the galleries on all four sides. Three stair towers have hooded roofs , the fourth to the right of the main facade is both a clock and bell tower and therefore clearly towers above the nave. The clock gables of the tower, like the gables of the ship, are designed in the style of the Dutch Renaissance and are finished with a segmented arch . The tower is crowned by a pointed helmet made of copper . The bell cage hides a four-part chime that sounds in the tone sequence c 'e' g 'c and was manufactured in 1898 by the H. Rüetschi bell foundry . The main facade is dominated by a rose window under which there are three arched windows . The stone carving is done in granite, Bollinger sandstone and artificial stone. The canopy was added in the 20th century.
inner space
The interior has circumferential galleries that rest on pillars with composite capitals. The second row of columns at the gallery level has segmented arcades over which there are a number of skylights . A painted wooden ceiling stretches over the nave, the supporting struts of which are carved in the form of a round arch. The consoles take on the shell shape typical of the Renaissance. The organ is on the north gallery. The post-modern liturgy zone with a table and baptismal font is in front of your gallery . The font originates from the construction period and is decorated with round-arched cartouches . More recent seating replaces the original pews and allows flexible use of the church space.
The three arched windows above the steep south pore date from the 20th century. The rose window above the window still contains the original glass paintings in the late Nazarene style.
West side gallery
rosette
Organ brochure (detail)
Baptismal font
Parish Hall
The parish hall , which contains various offices and parish rooms, is attached directly to the church . The listed Limmathaus from 1930 is attached to the parish hall .
organ
In 1898 the organ of the Johanneskirche was built by Carl Theodor Kuhn, Männedorf. Originally it was a pneumatic membrane shutter organ with 23 registers on 2 manuals and a pedal . In 1936 the instrument was converted into a pneumatic pocket organ by Orgelbau Kuhn , Männedorf. The organ was expanded to 32 registers, 2 manuals and pedal. The prospectus and the case of the organ remained largely unchanged, as did the bellows scoop, which can be operated with a flywheel via a gearbox. In 2011 the instrument was fundamentally modified by Orgelbau Füglister (Grimisuat VS) and today has 3 manuals and a pedal with 38 registers. About 20 stops - with certain modifications - could be taken over from the previous instrument, as was the historical case. Today the organ is equipped with a mechanical action; the registration is electric and coupled with an electronic setter. In its aesthetics, the instrument is based on the French Baroque in the first two manuals, supplemented by a French-romantic swell in the third manual, but thanks to its richness of colors it also allows the reproduction of repertoire from other cultures and epochs. The organ prospectus bears the inscription SOLI DEO GLORIA ( Latin: God alone is honor ).
Disposition organ:
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Pairing :
- Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
- Super octave coupling: III / P
- Playing aids : electronic typesetter
See also
literature
- Art guide through Switzerland - Volume 1. Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Bern 2005, p. 794.
- Building Construction Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006.
Individual evidence
- ^ Building Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006, p. 60.
- ^ Building Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006, pp. 58–60.
- ↑ Information from YouTube. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Organ directory Switzerland and Liechtenstein, section Ref. Johanneskirche Zurich. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 23 '1.6 " N , 8 ° 32' 0.2" E ; CH1903: six hundred eighty-two thousand six hundred sixty-seven / 248682