List of sacred buildings in Dresden

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The list of religious buildings in Dresden provides an overview of the church history, the city's history or architecturally important religious buildings in Dresden . While the first section (“List of sacred buildings”) contains existing churches, the second section (“Church ruins and rededicated sacred buildings”) lists sacred buildings that still exist but are no longer used as places of worship. In the third section (“Destroyed churches and sacred buildings”) the most important sacred buildings that no longer exist today were included. Most of them were destroyed by the air raids in 1945 .

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  • Illustration: Shows a photo of the sacred building.
  • Name: gives the name of the structure.
  • Street / district: gives the address of the sacred building. The column is sorted according to the district.
  • Denomination: Name the denomination.
  • Construction time: states the construction time and gives the dates of a fundamental renovation.
  • Architect: Names the architect or architects of the sacred building.
  • Other: Contains information on the equipment, community membership, previous functions or conversions. The reason for the rededication is given in the list of church ruins and rededicated sacred buildings.
  • Location: Indicates the geographic coordinates of the sacred building.

List of sacred buildings

Illustration Surname Street,
district
Denomination construction time architect Others location
Advent House Advent Community Dresden.JPG Advent house Haydnstrasse 16,
Striesen
adventist 1950 Max Franz Advent house of the Advent community in Dresden location
Dresden-Annenkirche.jpg Anne's Church Annenstrasse,
Wilsdruffer
Vorstadt
Evangelical Lutheran 1765-1769 Johann George Schmidt , Gottlob Friedrich Thormeyer tower Altar of the old cruciform church ; forms together with the Matthäuskirche the Annen-Matthäus-Kirchgemeinde Dresden location
St. Antonius Church Löbtau.jpg St. Anthony Church Bünaustraße 10,
Löbtau
Roman Catholic 1922-1923 Rudolf Zacek 1969 Redesign of the interior, Jehmlich organ , since 2004 Way of the Cross with 15 bronze plaques by Walter Mellmann location
Dresden Apostle Church 2.jpg Apostle Church Kopernikusstrasse 40,
Trachau
Evangelical Lutheran 1927-1929 Oswin Hempel Construction in the style of New Objectivity , above the portal figures of the apostles by Kurt Dämmig , Schuke organ , sgraffiti by Hans Nadler location
Apost-gem-dresden.jpg Apostolic Congregation Bismarckstrasse 30,
Niedersedlitz
apostolic 1996 The original church of the Reformed Apostolic Congregation Association on Freiberger Strasse, built in 1926, was destroyed in the war. The congregation used the Evangelical Reconciliation Church in Dresden-Striesen for their services until the inauguration of this church location
Dresden-Plauen-Resurrection.jpg Church of the Resurrection Altplauen 5,
Plauen
Evangelical Lutheran 1466-1467 Second Plauen church, after the first was destroyed in 1429 during the Hussite Wars , neo-renaissance reconstruction from 1901 to 1902 by William Lossow and Hermann Viehweger , bells of the destroyed Zionskirche , owl organ location
Eschdorf (Dresden) - St. Barbara Church (Photo Norbert Kaiser) .jpg St. Barbara Church Kirchberg 3,
Eschdorf
Evangelical Lutheran rebuilt around 1225, 1886 Christian Friedrich Arnold (conversion) belongs to the Ev.-Luth. Pirna church district, organ prospectus by Gottfried Semper , organ figures by Ernst Rietschel , church houses a local museum location
Bethlehem Church dd, saxony.jpg Bethlehem Church Marienberger Strasse 65,
Tolkewitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1950-1951 Wolfgang Rauda first new Protestant church in the GDR, Jehmlich organ location
Dresden Briesnitz Church 4.jpg Briesnitz Church Merbitzer Strasse 6,
Briesnitz
Evangelical Lutheran around 1260 Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel (conversion 1881/82) second Briesnitz church after the first one was destroyed in 1233; second oldest sacred building in Dresden, church cemetery location
Christophoruskirche Laubegast.JPG Christophoruskirche Hermann-Seidel-Strasse 3,
Laubegast
Evangelical Lutheran 1994-1996 Jörg and Horst Engert Jehmlich organ , Moravian altar table, Christophorus painting by Eberhard von der Erde (* 1945) location
Christophoruskirche.JPG Christophoruskirche Kirchstrasse 10,
Wilschdorf
Evangelical Lutheran first documented mention in 1242/43 oldest church in Dresden, Gothic frescoes in the interior, Wegscheider organ location
Dresden-Klotzsche Christ Church.JPG Christ Church Boltenhagener
Platz 3,
Klotzsche
Evangelical Lutheran 1905-1907 Woldemar Kandler Altar by Carl Hauer, Jehmlich organ , Christ sculpture by Johannes Schilling , name consecration 1925 location
Strehlen Christ Church exterior view.jpg Christ Church At the Christ Church,
Strehlen
Evangelical Lutheran 1903-1905 Schilling & Graebner is one of the most important Art Nouveau buildings in Saxony, statue above the main entrance by Peter Pöppelmann , ceiling painting by Otto Gussmann , Jehmlich organ location
Cossebaude Church.jpg Cossebaude Church Talstrasse 9,
Cossebaude
Evangelical Lutheran 1850 Gerd Bürger (renovation 1999) Prayer room originally converted into a machine room, provisional in 1992 as Evangel.-Luth. Church consecrated, 1999 conversion of the prayer room to a church, Jehmlich organ location
Diakonissenhauskirche Dresden.jpg Deaconess house
church
Bautzner Strasse 70,
Innere
Neustadt
Evangelical Lutheran 1928-1929 Max Hans Kühne (in the Lossow and Kühne offices ) Church of Diakonissenanstalt Dresden , destroyed in 1945, from 1961 to 1962 by Oswin Hempel rebuilt location
Dresden-Dreikoenigskirche.jpg Dreikönigskirche Hauptstrasse 23,
Innere
Neustadt
Evangelical Lutheran 1732-1739 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann Burned out in 1945, rebuilt 1984–1991; Dresden Dance of Death inside location
Dresden Emmauskirche Kaditz 1.jpg Emmaus Church Altkaditz 27,
Kaditz
Evangelical Lutheran 1200, 1869 renewal of the tower, 1887–1888 gothic conversion Modifications: Ziller brothers Stucco ceiling by Johann Gottfried Knöffler , consecrated name in 1904, Jehmlich organ , since 1948 two bells from the Sophienkirche and one from Apolda (since 1973), the “Kaditzer Linde”, the oldest tree in Dresden, stands in the church cemetery location
Dresden-Emmauskirche.jpg Emmaus Church Katharinenstrasse 17,
Äußere
Neustadt
Evangelical Methodist 1907 Church building without a tower and without bells in a backyard location
100130 150006 Dresden Frauenkirche winter blue sky-2.jpg woman Church Neumarkt ,
inner
old town
Evangelical Lutheran 1726-1743 George Bähr Destroyed in 1945, rebuilt between 1994 and 2005 location
Dresden-Bühlau Friedenskirche.JPG Friedenskirche Neubühlauer Straße 3,
Bühlau
Evangelical Methodist Parish hall, consecrated as a Peace Church in 1896 location
Friedenskirche Dresden fully.jpg Friedenskirche Wernerstrasse 32,
Löbtau
Evangelical Lutheran 1889-1891 Christian Friedrich Arnold Destroyed in 1945, in 1949 an emergency church was set up in the church by Otto Bartning , which is still in use today, the Kreutzbach organ location
Dresden Garrison Church gp.jpg Garrison Church of St. Martin Stauffenbergallee 9,
Albertstadt
Roman Catholic 1893-1900 William Lossow and Hermann Viehweger originally divided into a Protestant and a Catholic part, today only the Catholic part is used location
Fiedlerstrasse parish hall Fiedlerstrasse 2,
Johannstadt
Evangelical Lutheran Rectory ruin of the Trinity parish, expanded into a parish hall, today one of two parish halls of the Johanneskirche parish location
Gittersee parish hall.JPG Gittersee parish hall Windbergstrasse 20,
Gittersee
Evangelical Lutheran 1900 Originally rectory of the Coschützer community, bell tower built in 1953, bell from 1490 one of the oldest in Dresden, Jehmlich organ location
Community building on Haydnstrasse Haydnstrasse 23,
Striesen
Evangelical Lutheran Rectory ruins of the Andreas parish, gradually expanded as the parish hall of the Erlöser-Andreas parish, today one of two parish halls of the Johannes parish location
Evangelical Mennonite Free Church Dresden.JPG Parish hall Hechtstrasse 78a,
Leipzig
suburb
Mennonite 1994–1996 (renovation) Parish hall of the Evangelical Mennonite Free Church in Dresden location
Mormon parish hall Dresden.JPG Parish hall of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tiergartenstrasse 42,
Strehlen
Mormon 1988 Dieter Hantzsche architectural example of the historicizing postmodernism of the 1980s location
Heilandskirche Cotta.JPG Heilandskirche At Heilandskirche 3,
Cotta
Evangelical Lutheran 1914-1927 Rudolf Kolbe Altar by Friedrich Press , received the bells of the destroyed Jakobikirche after 1945 , figure of Christ by Karl Albiker , Jehmlich organ location
Holy Spirit Church Blasewitz.jpg Holy Spirit Church Berggartenstrasse 22a,
Blasewitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1891-1893 Karl Emil Scherz since 1977 in possession of the owl organ from the St. Mark's Church in Leipzig location
Holy Cross Chapel Dresden.JPG Chapel "To the Holy Cross" Darwinstrasse 19,
Klotzsche
Roman Catholic Set up as a chapel in 1948 originally Villa Odin, from 1927 to 1947 settlement of the Capuchin Poor Clares , from 1948 to 1975 settlement of the Franciscans (OFM) ; Jehmlich organ location
Church of the Holy Family Dresden.JPG Holy Family Meusslitzer Strasse 108,
Kleinzschachwitz
Roman Catholic 1979–1981 (renovation and expansion) Conversion and expansion: Hubert Paul Rühle organ , crucifixion group from the chapel of the Rehefeld hunting lodge by Friedrich August III. Donated in 1926 location
Dresden Herrnhuter Brothers Congregation.jpg Church of the Moravian Brethren Oschatzer Strasse 41,
Pieschen
evangelical   Church of the Moravian Brethren in Dresden location
Herz-Jesu-Kirche Dresden.JPG Sacred Heart Church Borsbergstrasse 15,
Striesen
Roman Catholic 1903-1905 August Menken Jehmlich organ , dozens of decorative animal figures in and on the church location
Leuben - Ascension Church.jpg Assumption Church Altleuben 13,
Leuben
Evangelical Lutheran 1899-1901 Karl Emil Scherz Eule organ , altar painting by Julius Schultz, Epitaph made of sandstone Hans von Dehn-Rothenfels by Christoph Walther II from the old Frauenkirche location
Hope Church, Dresden-Löbtau P03.JPG Hope Church Clara-Zetkin-Strasse 30,
Löbtau
Evangelical Lutheran 1935-1936 Rudolf Kolbe Naming 1961, glass window by Helmar Helas , cross by Elly-Viola Nahmmacher , two Jehmlich organs , three bells from the Johanneskirche location
Dresden Weißer Hirsch Hubertuskirche.jpg St. Hubertus Chapel Am Hochwald 8,
Weißer Hirsch
Roman Catholic 1937 Robert Witte Interior renovation from 1975 to 1979 by Lothar Gonschor , altar cross by Peter Makolies , Jehmlich organ location
Immanuelkirche Dresden.jpg Immanuel Church Hühndorfer Strasse 22,
Cotta
Evangelical Methodist 1927 Simple building without sacred design, Jehmlich organ , glass windows by Manfred Korn location
Church Christian Community Dresden.jpg John's Church Reichenbachstrasse 30,
Südvorstadt
Christian- anthroposophical 1999 Church of the Christian Community Dresden, successor to the first church of the Christian Community in Dresden, which was destroyed by bombs in 1945, by Bernhard Weyrather location
Dresden Josephskirche.jpg St. Joseph's Church Rehefelder Strasse 59,
Pieschen
Roman Catholic 1910-1911 Alexander Tandler first reinforced concrete church in Dresden, interior renovation in 1963 by Friedrich Press , Rieger organ location
Dresden-Klotzsche old church.jpg Old Klotzsche Church Altklotzsche 63a,
Klotzsche
Evangelical Lutheran 1811 Georg Samuel Höring Church cemetery, previous building (1321) burned down several times from 1729, Jehmlich organ location
Dresden Kreuzkirche 2008.jpg Kreuzkirche Altmarkt ,
inner
old town
Evangelical Lutheran 1764–1792, reconstruction 1897–1900 Exner , Schmidt , woods ; Schilling & Graebner (construction from 1897) Sermon church of the regional bishop of Ev.-Luth. Regional church of Saxony , place of activity of the Dresden Kreuzchor , burnt out in 1945, rebuilt by 1955 location
Weißig Church 2.JPG Kreuzkirche Weißig Hauptstrasse 18,
Weißig
Evangelical Lutheran 17th century, 1901 expansion and renovation Woldemar Kandler (renovation) Altar painting by Alfred Diethe , Jehmlich organ location
Langebrueck Church.jpg Langebruecker Church Kirchstrasse 46,
Langebrück
Evangelical Lutheran 11th century, reconstruction 1674–1682 modern interior design by Gottfried Zawadski , Jehmlich organ from 1905 location
Lausa Church 1.JPG Lausaer Church (" Pastor Roller Church ") Koenigsbrücker Landstrasse 375,
Lausa
Evangelical Lutheran 12th century, 1640 remodeling and expansion Jahn organ, church cemetery with grave of pastor Samuel David Roller , in the parish garden "Dohna-Eiche" (1815) under nature protection location
Leubnitz Church.jpg Leubnitz-Neuostra Church At Klosterteichplatz,
Leubnitz-
Neuostra
Evangelical Lutheran First mentioned around 1150, 1288 Church cemetery; Coffered ceiling with paintings by Gottfried Lucas from the years 1671 to 1672, baroque sandstone altar, Rococo - organ , Jehmlich organ from 1905 location
Loschwitz Church 3.jpg Loschwitz Church Pillnitzer Landstrasse 9,
Loschwitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1705-1708 George Bähr , Johann Christian Fehre (design), Johann Siegmund Küffner (execution) Destroyed in 1945, rebuilt 1991–1994, Nosseni altar of the destroyed Sophienkirche , Wegscheider organ location
Hellerau Rähnitzer Friedhof.JPG Ludwig Kossuth Church Ludwig-Kossuth-Strasse 20,
Rähnitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1904 Ernst Meissner consecrated as a chapel, raised to parish church in 1913, Jehmlich organ , interior renovation in the 1970s under the direction of Werner Juza location
Dresden Lukaskirche 2.jpg Lukas Church Lukasplatz,
Südvorstadt
Evangelical Lutheran 1898-1903 Georg Weidenbach Burned out in 1945, often used for vinyl and later CD recordings since the late 1950s, again in use as a church since 1972 location
Maria am Wasser in Hosterwitz.jpg Maria on the water Kirchgasse 6,
Hosterwitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1497-1500 Kreutzbach organ , Schifferkirche, popular as a wedding church, church cemetery location
Chapel Maria am Wegen.JPG "Maria am Weg" chapel Dresdner Strasse 149,
Hosterwitz
Roman Catholic 1877-1878 Joseph Rokita Created as a private chapel of the Wettin family , works of art by the Wettin family were displayed there, an altarpiece by Anna Maria von Oer location
Assumption of Mary Striesen.JPG Chapel of the Assumption Wittenberger Strasse 88,
Striesen
Roman Catholic 1904 Julius Forster Jehmlich organ , neo-baroque work with echoes of Art Nouveau , remodeling 1969–1970 by Egon Körner location
Marienkirche Cotta.JPG St. Mary's Church Gottfried-Keller-Strasse 50,
Cotta
Roman Catholic 1905-1906 Arnold Güldenpfennig , Heino Otto Renewal 1970–1971 by Gottfried Zawadski , Jehmlich organ location
Dresden Markuskirche 1.jpg St. Mark's Church St. Mark's Square,
Pieschen
Evangelical Lutheran 1886-1888 Christian Gottfried Schramm on the facade four prophet figures by Robert Henze , choir window by Helmar Helas , owl organ location
Dresden-Lutherkirche.jpg Martin Luther Church Martin-Luther-Platz 5,
Äußere
Neustadt
Evangelical Lutheran 1883-1887 Ernst Giese and Paul Weidner Leaded glass windows by Anton Dietrich and Bruno Carl Urban , the Jehmlich organ with 59 registers is one of the largest organs in Dresden location
Dresden Matthaeuskirche.jpg Matthew Church Friedrichstrasse 43,
Friedrichstadt
Evangelical Lutheran 1728-1730 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann Name consecration 1883, located on the Inner Matthäusfriedhof , founded in 1724/1725, destroyed in 1945, rebuilt 1974–1978 location
Dresden-Bühlau St. Michaels Church 3.JPG St. Michaelis Church Quohrener Strasse 18,
Bühlau
Evangelical Lutheran 1898-1899 Woldemar Kandler Jehmlich organ , Erlöserkirche renamed St. Michaeliskirche since 1949, stained glass window by Albrecht Ehnert (1927-2004) since 1980 location
Nazareth Church Seidnitz.JPG Nazareth Church Altseidnitz 12,
Seidnitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1951 (renovation) Wolfgang Rauda , Herbert Burkhardt Converted barn, named in 1953, shoemaker organ, baptismal font of the church of the Bartholomäushospital , various items from the Ehrlich penal church location
Dresden Community Center Niedersedlitz.JPG Community center in Niedersedlitz Pastor-Schneider-Strasse 7,
Niedersedlitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1982-1983 Interior by Werner Juza , owl organ location
Gitterseer Friedhof.jpg Paul Gerhardt Church Friedhofstrasse 10,
Gittersee
Evangelical Lutheran 1897, expanded in 1928 Woldemar Kandler , extension: Gebrüder Fichtner with church cemetery, Jehmlich organ location
St. Paulus Church Dresden.JPG St. Paul Church Bernhardstrasse 42,
Südvorstadt
Roman Catholic 1922-1925 Robert Witte 1945 partially destroyed, rebuilt by 1953, Jehmlich organ ; "Parent church" of the Catholic student community location
Dresden Petrikirche 2.jpg St. Peter's Church Großenhainer Platz 2,
Leipzig
suburb
Evangelical Lutheran 1889-1890 Julius Zeissig neo-Gothic brick building, Jehmlich organ since 1958 , sacristy extension 1906 by Schilling & Graebner , leased to the Trinity congregation in the independent Evangelical Lutheran Church for 75 years in 2001 location
Church of St. Petrus Strehlen.JPG St. Peter Church Dohnaer Strasse 53,
Strehlen
Roman Catholic 1960-1961 Egon grains instead of a cross, the relief of the Transfiguration of Christ by Max Lachnit dominates the chancel, stained glass windows by Rudolf Teufel , and Jehmlich organ location
Philippuskirche Gorbitz.JPG Community center of the Protestant Luth. Philippus-Kirchgemeinde Dresden-Gorbitz Leutewitzer Ring 75,
Gorbitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1990-1992 Ulf Zimmermann Modern church building, naming 1991, red exposed brickwork, Klop organ location
Parish Center Prohlis.jpg Kirchgemeinde-
center Prohlis
Georg-Palitzsch-Strasse 2,
Prohlis
Evangelical Lutheran 1982 Heiner Göpfert , Eberhard Bauer (tower) Gallery made of exposed concrete, altar by Klaus Dennhardt , Jehmlich organ ; The exterior of the church has been changed since 2004, the bell tower consecrated in 2006 location
Reformed Church Dresden.JPG reformed Church Brühlscher Garten 4,
Inner
Old Town
evangelical reformed 1956 (rebuilt) Heinrich Rettig (reconstruction) Church hall based on designs by Werner Hößelbach in the Kanonenhof, until 1999 Jehmlich organ in the church hall location
Russian Orthodox Church Dresden.JPG Russian Orthodox Church Fritz-Löffler-Strasse 19,
Südvorstadt
Russian Orthodox 1872-1874 Design: Harald Julius von Bosse , execution: Karl Weißbach official name "Russian Orthodox Church of St. Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain" location
Lockwitz Castle Church.jpg Lockwitz Castle Church Altlockwitz 2,
Lockwitz
Evangelical Lutheran probably 13th century, baroque reconstruction in 1699–1703 Church building connected to Lockwitz Castle, Jehmlich organ location
Church Friedhof Schönborn.jpg Schönborn Church Seifersdorfer Strasse 5,
Schönborn
Evangelical Lutheran 1664 rebuilt after destruction from 1653 to 1664, Rühle organ , Luther painting by Georg Gelbke location
Schönfeld Kirchhof.jpg Schönfeld Church Borsbergstrasse 6,
Schönfeld
Evangelical Lutheran 13th Century Altar by Christoph Abraham Walther , Jahn organ, valuable graves in the church location
Stephanuskirche Dresden.JPG Stephanuskirche Meusslitzer Strasse 113,
Kleinzschachwitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1880 (consecration) emerged from the gym of the local school, owned by the community since 1899, name consecration in 1947, wooden cross by Hermann Glöckner , stained glass window by Helmar Helas , Jehmlich organ location
Synagogue - 4, Dresden.jpg New Synagogue Dresden Hasenberg 1,
Inner
Old Town
Jewish 1996-2002 Wandel, Hoefer and Lorch + Hirsch Building in 2002 honored as European Building of the Year, Star of David from the old Semper Synagogue location
Templar House Loschwitz.JPG Templar House Pillnitzer Landstrasse 63,
Loschwitz
Templar 19th century Building since 1997 convent of the Knights Templar location
Thomaskirche Dresden-Gruna.JPG Thomas Church Bodenbacher Strasse 24,
Gruna
Evangelical Lutheran 1891-1892 Christian Gottfried Schramm Named in 1908, the first church in Dresden to be destroyed in the war to be consecrated again in 1950; Altar window by Helmar Helas , baptismal bowl and basin from Ehrlich penal church , Jehmlich organ location
Castle Chapel Dresden.JPG Castle Chapel Ss.Trinitatis August-Böckstiegel-Strasse,
Pillnitz
Roman Catholic around 1818 Christian Friedrich Schuricht in the New Palais, painted by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein location
Dresden Hofkirche in the evening (2005) .jpg Cathedral Ss. Trinity Schlossplatz ,
inner
old town
Roman Catholic 1739-1755 Gaetano Chiaveri Cathedral of the Dresden-Meißen diocese , Wettiner crypt with tombs of numerous rulers of the Saxon ruling house Wettin location
Unkersdorf Church.jpg Unkersdorf Church Am Schreiberbach,
Unkersdorf
Evangelical Lutheran 14th Century Reconstruction 1586–1613 by Johann George Lorenz , rococo pulpit altar from 1766, organ by Bruno Kircheisen from 1896 location
Reconciliation Church Page.JPG Church of Reconciliation Schandauer Strasse 35,
Striesen
Evangelical Lutheran 1905-1909 Gustav Rumpel and Arthur Krutzsch Group of figures in the inner courtyard of Selmar Werner's church ; artistic interior design by Otto Gussmann , crucifix and altar sculpture by Georg Wrba , Jahn organ location
Weinbergkirche Pillnitz 2.jpg Weinbergkirche Bergweg 3,
Pillnitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1723-1725 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann Portal with Polish-Saxon coat of arms by Johann Benjamin Thomae , altar by Johann Georg Kretzschmar , Jehmlich organ from 1891 location
Dresden Weinbergskirche.jpg Vineyard Church Albert-Hensel-Strasse 3,
Trachenberge
Evangelical Lutheran 1958 (consecration) Hermann Ullrich New building for the church that burned down in 1946, windows are higher than 6 meters, Jehmlich organ , sundial designed and donated by Hans-Ullrich Sandig location
Dresden Weißer Hirsch Evangelical Church.JPG White Deer Church Stangestrasse 1,
Weißer Hirsch
Evangelical Lutheran 1889 (consecration) Ferdinand Richard Schaeffer Wooden church modeled on the Wang stave church, Jehmlich organ location
Methodist Church of Zions.JPG Zion Church Augsburger Strasse 59,
Striesen
Evangelical Methodist 1950 Karl August Alicke in the entrance area The new Jerusalem by Werner Juza , Jehmlich organ location
NeueZionskirche.jpg New Zion Church Bayreuther Strasse 28,
Südvorstadt
Evangelical Lutheran 1981-1982 was created under the direction of a Swedish site manager with the help of students from the TU Dresden; Sauer organ , crucifix from the 15th century on permanent loan from the State Office for Monument Preservation; "Parent church" of the Protestant student community location

Church ruins and rededicated sacred buildings

Illustration Surname Street,
district
Denomination construction time architect particularities location
Cossebaude Talstrasse 7a.jpg Cossebaude old chapel Talstrasse 7a,
Cossebaude
probably originated in the 13th century, part of a Vorwerk first mentioned in 1263; residential building since 1921 location
Church tower old church Leuben Dresden.JPG Old church Leuben Evangelical Lutheran around 1512 Church demolished in 1901 except for the tower location
Chapel Gorbitz.JPG Gorbitz Chapel Uthmannstrasse 26,
Gorbitz
Evangelical Lutheran 1878-1879 originally the chapel of the Diakonenbildungsanstalt, lead glass window by Karl Schulz, Jehmlich organ ; preserved, but no longer used as a chapel location
Chapel of Friedrichstadt Hospital.jpg Chapel in the Friedrichstadt hospital Friedrichstadt around 1895 in the central building of the Palais Brühl-Marcolini ; preserved, but no longer used as a chapel location
Kreuzkapelle Übigau.JPG Kreuzkapelle Übigau Rethelstrasse 43,
Übigau
Evangelical Lutheran 1956 (consecration) From 1956 to 1999 the temple of the Übigau Christians, today a residential building location
Dresden palace chapel inside residential palace Copper engraving by D. Conrad, 1676, hymn book Löffler, image no.  67.jpg Castle chapel Dresden Residence ,
old town
evangelical 1551 / 1853-1737 Melchior consolation Destroyed in 1945, the shell of the building restored, today used as a venue location
Dresden-St-Michael-Chapel.jpg St. Michael Chapel Friedrichstrasse 48,
Friedrichstadt
Roman Catholic 1748 Chapel of the Catholic Sickness Center in Friedrichstadt, destroyed in 1945, rebuilt in 1992, today used as a retirement and nursing home St. Michael location
Dresden-St-Pauli.jpg St. Pauli Church Königsbrücker Platz,
Leipzig
suburb
evangelical 1889-1891 Christian Schramm Burned out in 1945, the ruin is now used as a summer theater location
Dresden Silver Chapel in the Taschenbergpalais 1900 Löffler, Image No.  281.jpg Silver chapel Kleine Brüdergasse,
Inner
Old Town
Roman Catholic 1756-1763 Julius Heinrich Schwarze , François de Cuvilliés Burned out in 1945, restored as a conference room in the Taschenbergpalais location
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-1105-012, Dresden, Synagoge.jpg Johannstadt synagogue Fiedlerstrasse,
Johannstadt
Jewish 1866 Ernst Giese from 1950 to 2001 synagogue of the Jewish community in Dresden, before and since then the death hall of the Jewish cemetery on Fiedlerstrasse location
Trinitatiskirche Dresden.JPG Trinity Church Fiedlerstrasse 2,
Johannstadt
evangelical 1891-1894 Karl Barth Burned out in 1945, the ruin is now the venue location
AlteZionskirche.jpg Zion Church Nürnberger Strasse /
Hohe Strasse,
Südvorstadt
evangelical 1908-1912 Schilling & Graebner 1945 burned out ruin than today lapidary used location

Destroyed churches and sacred buildings

Illustration Surname Street,
district
Denomination construction time architect particularities location
Hospital Church Johannstadt 1910.jpg Institution church Johannstadt hospital Fetscherstrasse,
Johannstadt
1898-1901 Edmund Roaster Burned out in 1945, removed in 1950 location
American Church (Johanneskirche) Fritz-Löffler-Strasse,
Südvorstadt
Protestant ( Episcopal Church of the United States of America ) 1868-1869 Friedrich Wilhelm Dögel Burned out in 1945, blown up in 1959 location
Dresden Anglican Church.  All Saints Church.  Photo taken around 1875.jpg Anglican Church (All Saints Church) Wiener Straße / Beuststraße,
Seevorstadt-Ost / Großer Garten
Anglican 1868-1869 August Pieper , James Piers St. Aubyn Church in the Early English style , burnt out in 1945, then demolished location
Engraving of St. Bartholomew's Church with the adjoining Bartholomew's Hospital in Dresden St. Bartholomew Church Freiberger Platz,
Wilsdruffer suburb
evangelical 13th or 14th century Canceled in 1838/1839
Ehrlichsche Stiftskirche Straßburger Platz / Güntzstraße,
Pirnaische
Vorstadt
evangelical 1904-1907 Karl Emil Scherz Burned out in 1945, removed in 1951 location
Dresden Erlöserkirche, photo taken around 1880.jpg Church of the Redeemer Paul-Gerhardt-Strasse / Wittenberger Strasse,
Striesen
evangelical 1878-1880 Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel neo-Gothic church; Burned out in 1945, removed in 1961/1962 location
The Reformed Church in Dresden 1760er.jpg old Evangelical Reformed Church Kreuzgasse,
inner
old town
evangelical 1764-1767 Samuel Locke Replaced by a new building from 1892–1894, demolished in 1907, the property overbuilt by the New Town Hall location
Dresden Reformed Church Memorial sheet for laying the foundation stone in 1892 Detail.jpg Evangelical Reformed Church Dr.-Külz-Ring,
Inner
Old Town
evangelical 1894 Harald Julius von Bosse Burned out in 1945, torn down in 1954 location
Dresden catholic church franziskus-xaverius - d.jpg St. Francis Xaverius Jorge-Gomondai-Platz,
Inner New Town
Catholic 1852-1853 Ludwig Theodor Choulant Burned out in 1945, torn down in 1957 location
Dresden Jakobikirche 1902.jpg Jakobikirche Wettiner Platz ,
Wilsdruffer
suburb
evangelical 1898-1901 Jürgen Kroeger Church in neo-Romanesque style, model was the Rhenish high Romanesque, burned out in 1945, blown up in 1953 location
Johanneskirche dresden.JPG Johanneskirche Güntz- / Pillnitzer Straße,
Pirnaische
Vorstadt
evangelical 1874-1878 Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel neo-Gothic church, models were the cathedral of Laon and the Naumburg cathedral ; Burned out in 1945, nave blown up in 1951, tower blown up on April 8, 1954 location
J. Franke - The Johanniskirche in Dresden around 1829.jpg Johanniskirche Lingnerallee,
Pirnaische
Vorstadt
evangelical 16th century;
1789-1795
Christian Heinrich Eigenwillig (new building) Wooden church demolished in 1784, new late baroque building in Pirna sandstone, demolished in 1861 location
Scottish Church Dresden.jpg Scottish Church Bernhardstrasse 2,
Südvorstadt
evangelical 1884 Villa, burned out in 1945, demolished in 1954 location
Dresden Sophienkirche Lithographie.jpg Sophienkirche Postplatz ,
inner
old town
evangelical 1265-1875; Reconstruction 1864–1868 Christian Friedrich Arnold Hall church with neo-Gothic double tower front burned out in 1945, demolished in 1962 location
Dresden old synagogue front view.jpg Old synagogue Zeughausstrasse,
inner
old town
Jewish 1840 Gottfried Semper during the November pogroms 9./10. Burned out in November 1938, blown up in 1938 location
The Arnoldische Buchhandlung, Webergasse 2 on the Altmarkt in Dresden, lithograph around 1860.jpg Mendel Schie's private synagogue Webergasse 2, corner of Altmarkt ,
Innere
Altstadt
Jewish 1500; 1790 Christian Traugott Weinlig Arnoldisches Haus , destroyed in 1945 location
Neumarkt Karte.png Jüdenhof parish hall Jüdenhof am Neumarkt,
inner
old town
Jewish 1268-1411 Confiscated in 1411, converted into a brewery, demolished for the electoral stable location
Orphanage Church Dresden (2) .jpg Orphanage Church Georgplatz ,
Pirnaische
Vorstadt
evangelical 1710-1713;
1777-1780
George Bähr ;
Christian Heinrich Eigenwillig (new building)
Church of the orphanage at Jüdenteich , destroyed in 1760, new building demolished in the 1890s location

See also

literature

  • Office for culture and monument protection Dresden (ed.): Lost churches. Dresden's destroyed churches. Documentation since 1938. 3., alter. Edition, Dresden 2018. ( Available online as PDF, 6.4 MB)
  • Jürgen Helfricht : Dresden and its churches. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-374-02261-8 .
  • Gerhard Schmidt: Dresden & its churches. Evangelical Publishing House, Dresden 1978.
  • Ursula Wicklein: Dresden and its churches. St. Benno Verlag, Leipzig 1992, ISBN 3-7462-1031-3 .

Web links

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