Markuskirche (Hanover)

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St. Mark's Church

The Markuskirche is a Protestant-Lutheran church building in Hanover-List . It is the seat of the superintendent's office area Hannover-Mitte.

history

The construction of the Markuskirche began in 1902 on a plot of land provided free of charge by the city of Hanover near Lister Platz . The architect Otto Lüer was commissioned with the construction . The construction work soon halted because a stable foundation was necessary for the 70 m high church tower. To this end, 400 concrete piles were driven into the ground with quicksand . The church was consecrated in 1906.

The mosaic on the southwest side was donated by Kaiser Wilhelm II and shows the risen Christ as ruler of the world. It was not completed until 1907, when the emperor personally traveled to see it.

The newly built church, seen here from the busy Walderseestrasse ;
Postcard no. 16 from Friedrich Astholz junior
Similar point of view in 2012

In keeping with the spirit of the times, the church was originally painted in the neo-Romanesque style. This painting was completely destroyed during the air raids on Hanover during World War II and was not restored, but replaced several times by simple paintwork with changing colors. To get an impression of the interior design before the destruction, you can z. B. in the monastery church Marienwerder and also in the nearby cath. Church of St. Elisabeth still today see the painting by the same artist Oscar Wichtendahl (in the church chronicle wrongly named "Otto", sometimes as "Oskar"), who also painted the Markuskirche.

local community

Confirmation sheet of the community ; 1914

In 2015, the Markus parish had around 3000 members.

The church has a high attraction far beyond the parish boundaries, as cultural events, exhibitions and readings by authors take place in addition to the church services. The Markuskirche is also known as a music church, as numerous concerts are held in it. There is a church choir in the parish.

organ

The organ of the Markuskirche was built in the years 1958–1962 by the organ builder Paul Ott . The original disposition (IV / P, 57 registers) was designed by KMD Werner Immelmann and Oberlandeskirchenrat Rudolf Utermöhlen . In addition to being used for community tasks, the organ was designed as a university instrument on which the students of the Hanover University of Music and Drama, which was then located in the nearby Lister Tower, were taught. After a re-intonation in 1974/75 by the Emil Hammer Orgelbau company and the renovation and reorganization by the Franz Rietzsch Orgelbau company, Hemmingen, in 1994 the instrument now has 56 registers on four manuals and pedal. The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

I Rückpositiv C – g 3
Dumped 08th'
Quintad 08th'
Principal 04 ′
Reed flute 04 ′
Sesquialtera II 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Gemshorn 02 ′
Sif flute 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Scharff IV 01'
Dulcian 16 ′
Dulcian 08th'
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
Pommer 16 ′
Principal 08th'
Reed flute 08th'
octave 04 ′
Coupling flute 04 ′
Fifth 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
octave 02 ′
Mixture V-VI 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Sharp III 01 ⁄ 3 ′
Trumpet 16 ′
Trumpet 08th'
III Kronwerk C – g 3
Spillgedackt 8th'
Wooden pipe 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Night horn 4 ′
Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Forest flute 2 ′
third 1 1 ⁄ 5  ′
Seventh 1 1 ⁄ 7  ′
octave 1'
None 8 ⁄ 9 ′
Sharp IV 2 ⁄ 3 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Trumpet 4 ′
Tremulant
IV breastwork C – g 3
Wooden dacked 8th'
recorder 4 ′
Principal 2 ′
Reed flute 2 ′
Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
octave 1'
Zimbel III 1 ⁄ 2 ′
Vox humana 8th'
Tremulant
Pedals C – f 1
Pedestal 32 ′
Principal 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
octave 08th'
Gedacktpommer 08th'
Fifth 05 1 ⁄ 3  ′
octave 04 ′
Bass flute 04 ′
Mixture VI 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Night horn 02 ′
trombone 16 ′
Trumpet 08th'
Trumpet 04 ′
  • Coupling : I / II, III / II, IV / II, I / P, II / P
  • Shut-off valves : HW down, KW down, RP down, BW down, P II down, PI down

see more

  • The Markuskirche (far right) seen from Lister Platz ; Postcard around 1906

  • The church around 1906, seen from Hohenzollernstrasse

  • Southeast side

  • mosaic

  • window

Others

In 2015, the light artist Claudia Wissmann installed the light sculpture Lichtgestalt on the outer facade above the main entrance of the Markuskirche. Since then, the work has been permanently installed and can be seen daily in the evening and night.

literature

  • Wolfgang Puschmann : Markuskirche , in: Hanover's churches. 140 churches in and around town . Edited by Wolfgang Puschmann. Hermannsburg: Ludwig-Harm-Haus 2005, ISBN 3-937301-35-6 .

Web links

Commons : Markuskirche (Hannover-List)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Focus February to April 2016, p. 37.
  2. ↑ More information about the organ
  3. ↑ Between Heaven and Hell, video installations by Jean-François Guiton, light sculpture by Claudia Wissmann, overview of the exhibition program, http://www.guiton.de/_Ausstellungen/Himmel+Hoele-2015/Flyer_HH.pdf , as of: June 20, 2018, 10:30 p.m.

Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '17.9 "  N , 9 ° 45' 8.2"  E