Maria am Gestade (Innsbruck)
Mary on the Strand is a Roman Catholic church in Innsbruck district Sieglanger , KG Wilten . The area of today's parish Maria am Gestade belonged to the parish Wilten until 1947 , then it was parish vicariate and was finally raised to a parish in 1965. The parish belongs to the dean's office in Innsbruck . The church is a listed building .
history
In the early 20th century, a hillside settlement was built in the area of today's parish, the Wiltenberg. The further expansion of the settlement after 1945 required the construction of a new church. Until then, the services were held in the Mentlberg pilgrimage church . The foundation stone of the Maria am Gestade church was laid in 1961. The church was consecrated the following year.
Building description
The church, a reinforced concrete construction in the handwriting of the leading architect Gerhard Daum , shows itself as a north-facing cubic structure with a square floor plan, whose raised roof leads to the connected and striking tower in the north. The interior impresses with the interesting lighting, which is reminiscent of the building of the pilgrimage church in Ronchamp (France) by Le Corbusier . The concrete glass wall created by Max Weiler on the west side of the church building is striking . The freestanding high altar, carved from granite blocks, stands in front of a twelve-part ascending pillar wall , in the middle of which the tabernacle is set as a globe by Rudolf Wach in a wider wall field. The high altar relief was created by Rudolf Millonig in 1992 .
literature
- Parish church Maria am Gestade Innsbruck-Tirol (church guide), Christian art sites of Austria No. 347, Salzburg: Verlag St. Peter 2000.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '8.3 " N , 11 ° 21' 50.9" E