Ricklingen Castle Church
The Church of Ricklingen Castle is a baroque church from the late 17th century in Ricklingen Castle , Lower Saxony .
The Evangelical Lutheran baroque church in Ricklingen Castle is a single-nave hall building with a barrel vault. It was built from 1692 to 1694 at the expense of the bailiff Johann Georg Voigt, who also financed the construction of the school and rectory. The construction rests on a sand dune, which led to static problems from the beginning, which could only be solved in 1956.
Relatively simple on the outside, it is decorated on the inside in the Italian-influenced, lush baroque style, which includes the pulpit altar with altar organ as a special feature in Protestant church construction . From around 1882 to the early 1960s, a larger organ was located on the site of the western master gallery ; when it became damaged, it was removed and restored to its original appearance in the course of extensive renovations from 1959 to 1962.
The current, now fourth organ was built in 2000 by Rudolf Janke ; it is integrated into the altar according to the original plan.
Looking towards the altar
Ceiling painting (Jesus' crucifixion)
Manorial gallery, including the opening to the tower room
Northern choir stalls (so-called priche ), left in front of the baptismal font
Ceiling painting (Ascension of Jesus) in the choir
Web links
- Internet presence of the parish
- Photo of the vaulted ceiling at the German Foundation for Monument Protection
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 '46.2 " N , 9 ° 30' 26.2" E