Klarakirche (Stockholm)
The Klarakirche ( Swedish S: ta Clara kyrka or Klara kyrka ) is a church building in the center of the Swedish capital Stockholm . The church stands near the main train station in the Norrmalm district .
History and architecture
In the 1280s, a nunnery with a church was established on the same site . The entire monastery complex was demolished in 1527 on behalf of Gustav Wasa . Today there are only two doors to an altar cabinet from that time. Today's church was built under Johann III. who ordered the Dutch builder Henrik van Huwen to Sweden for this . It is believed that Willem Boy , the court architect at the time, was also involved in the construction.
The brick building with the plan of a Latin cross received a high pointed roof on the church tower. The nave , transept and tower were built between 1572 and 1590. The church interior is covered by a cross vault. The sacristies were added to the north and east of the cross arm. The western sacristy, which was expanded again in the 19th century, was built in 1651. There are staircases on the gables of the transepts and extensions on the same side were built around the tower. Another staircase was built on the southern arm of the cross in 1726, probably based on drawings by Göran Josuae Adelcrantz .
A devastating fire hit the building in 1751; Reconstruction began a year later based on drawings by Carl Hårleman . The northern staircase was built and the roof was given its current shape. The tower and the facades got their present appearance during the renovation from 1884 to 1886 by Helgo Zettervall . The interior design is today characterized by the renovation of 1906/07 by Agi Lindegren . Olle Hjortzberg (1872–1959) decorated the vaults with paintings.
In the 1930s, the 1,400 m² church roof was covered with 1,600 copper plates with a total weight of 10,000 kilograms. At 116 meters, the church tower is the second tallest in Sweden and Scandinavia (after the cathedral in Uppsala ) and the fifth tallest building in Sweden.
The restoration from 1963 to 1965 under Artur von Schmalensee was mainly of technical importance.
Field of activity
In addition to holding church services, the church is the basis for comprehensive assistance to people in need in central Stockholm. For example, homeless people , alcoholics and refugees are provided with clothes and food or prostitutes , stressed and sick people and prisoners in nearby prisons are supported with talks and prayers. The deacons , priests and volunteers are organized in the local parish or in the association "Friends of the Clarakirche". The association also has youth groups, prayer and Bible study groups and conducts courses on the basics of the Christian faith .
Interior decoration
The altar painting from 1766 was created by J. Hoffman. The altarpiece was created from 1787 to 1790 based on a design by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz , the baptismal font was created by T. Thorén in 1908.
The altar is framed by two kneeling angels, which were carved by Johan Tobias Sergel in 1904 from plaster originals . The pulpit was probably built in 1753 from Carl Hårleman's drawings.
Cemetery and important graves
The cemetery, delimited by an iron fence, with an almost identical location and size as in the 17th century, is mostly lined with modern buildings. There are various grave choirs from the 18th century and a burial chapel from 1889. There are also commercial and storage buildings as well as a school.
The national poet Carl Michael Bellman , the writers Anna Maria Lenngren and Carl Gustaf af Leopold , the Prime Minister Gustaf Åkerhielm , the State Secretary Leonhard Klinckowström and the author of household advisers Anna Christina Warg were buried near or in the church .
gallery
the pulpit
The organ
The choir with the altar and the baptismal font
Memorial stone for Carl Michael Bellman
swell
- The description of the building is based mainly on the description of the church by the Reichsantiquaramt ( Riksantikvarieämbetet ) from November 26th, 1996 by A. Hållén.
- Roland Odlander: Santa Klara kyrka. 1966.
- Göran Åstrand: Här vilar berömda svenskar. 1999.
Web links
- Official website of the church with presentation of the association "Friends of the Clarakirche".
Individual evidence
- ^ Erik Lindorm: Gustaf V och hans tid 1928–1938. 1979, ISBN 91-46-13379-8 , p. 251.
Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 52 ″ N , 18 ° 3 ′ 42 ″ E