Markuskirche (Berlin-Steglitz)
| St. Mark's Church | |
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 St. Mark's Church |
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| Start of building: | January 2, 1911 |
| Inauguration: | April 28, 1912 |
| Architect : | Jürgen Bachmann & Peter Juergensen , Charlottenburg |
| Style elements : | Beginning modernity and baroque reminiscences inside |
| Client: | Parish council of the St. Matthew parish |
| Floor space: | 37 × 22 m |
| Tower height: |
50 m |
| Location: | 52 ° 26 '57.7 " N , 13 ° 20' 30.4" E |
| Address: | Karl-Stieler-Strasse 8a Berlin-Steglitz Berlin , Germany |
| Purpose: | evangelical-union ; church service |
| Local community: | Evangelical Markus parish Berlin-Steglitz |
| Regional Church : | EKBO |
| Website: | www.markus-gemeinde.de |
The Protestant St. Mark's Church in the Berlin district of Steglitz was built in 1911 and is part of contemporary reform architecture . The three-aisled hall church , a plastered masonry structure , has no historicizing decor in its exterior. After the destruction in World War II , the church was rebuilt in a simplified form and rededicated in 1957.
history
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The Steglitz population has increased steadily since industrialization. In 1880, when Steglitz already had 6,476 inhabitants, the Matthäuskirche was inaugurated as a replacement for the too small and dilapidated Steglitz village church. However, in 1910 it was no longer sufficient for the 62,954 Steglitzers in the district, which was built on with numerous large apartment buildings. Therefore, the parish council decided to build a new church in the east of the parish, for which a 2553 m² property was purchased. The new church should have a name that was not yet represented in the neighboring towns. So it was decided in favor of the evangelist Mark . Several architects took part in the competition for the new building of the Markuskirche, who submitted designs in different architectural styles, for example neo-Gothic and neo-Baroque . The architectural office Jürgensen & Bachmann received the first prize on May 9, 1910 and was commissioned to build their design. Many parishioners spoke out against the decision of the panel of judges because, on the one hand, they criticized the structural connection between the church and the outbuildings and, on the other hand, they wanted a new building in the Gothic style. The construction costs amounted to 388,000 marks (adjusted for purchasing power in today's currency: around 2.26 million euros). For the inauguration, the congregation received a Bible with silver fittings from Empress Auguste Viktoria .
The church was destroyed by fire bombs during an Allied air raid on the night of August 24, 1943 . The inside of the church burned out completely. Only the tower, the outer walls and the vault remained. The adjacent rectory and the sexton with the church archive were also destroyed. After the parish hall on Albrechtstrasse opposite the Steglitz city park served as a reserve hospital , emergency services could only be held in smaller adjoining rooms.
The Markusgemeinde became independent on December 19, 1949 through the division of the entire Steglitz community and the reconstruction of the church began in a simplified form, first of all the roof was renewed. The interior was sparse and the galleries were not moved back in for the time being. On October 10, 1953, the topping-out ceremony of the rebuilt nave was celebrated and on August 24, 1954 the first service was held in the provisionally prepared church. The rebuilt church was consecrated on May 5, 1957. After the completion of the reconstruction of the church, the outbuildings were rebuilt.
On April 29, 2012, the 100th anniversary of the Markuskirche was celebrated. On this occasion, the church was extensively restored.
Building
The urban allocation to a square is characteristic of the building complex . The church was placed on the edge of St. Mark's Square and directly connected to a rectory on the side of the tower and the apse . The differences in height of the square were compensated by a massive basement.
Jürgen Bachmann and Peter Jürgensen were among the experienced church architects of their time. By turning away from historical details, they further developed Protestant church building. The style of the building was simple, slightly romanised and not adapted enough to a historical architectural style for the time.
The massive, square tower has a smooth tower shaft with small hatches and a clock. The bell storey with paired, rectangular sound openings is located above a cornice . Another floor of the tower rises above a cornice, covered with a blunt tent roof . The three bells from the Lübeck foundry M & O Ohlsson were melted down for armament purposes during the First World War and replaced in 1920 by three cast steel bells made by the Bochumer Verein .
| Bell jar | Chime | Weight (kg) |
Diameter ( cm) |
Height (cm) |
inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | cis' | 1669 | 157 | 140 | GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST. |
| 2. | e ' | 1190 | 138 | 122 | O COUNTRY, COUNTRY, COUNTRY, HEAR THE LORD'S WORD. |
| 3. | g sharp ' | 940 | 110 | 94 | I AM WITH YOU ALL DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD. |
You survived the Second World War because the authorities were not interested in steel casting. The side front of the nave is divided into four window axes by means of strong buttresses placed in front , each with a square and a round-arched window. The entrance portal, decorated with figures, is on the north side of the church. In a frame above the door there is the inscription “Don't be afraid, just believe” (Mark 5:36) and a keystone with the figure of Mark . In the spandrels are the medallions of Philipp Melanchthon and Martin Luther .
Interior
A small anteroom in the basement of the tower, in which a small church service room has been set up, leads into the interior of the church. It consists of two square yokes vaulted with domes and structured by pilasters and belt arches . The hall church has narrow aisles reduced to aisles and a semicircular apse . The church was originally completely painted and provided with surrounding galleries . Baptisms took place in a specially designed room on the side of the choir , which was also the sacristy .
The three-part altar structure in the choir was made from travertine by the Friedenau sculptors Hinrichsen and Ludwig Isenbeck . To the side of the choir was a simple wooden pulpit . The interior of the church was furnished with several heavy chandeliers . After the church was rebuilt, a simple canteen was built in the choir instead of the destroyed stone altar . A crucifix was placed over it. On the side, a slightly raised pulpit was built with a sweeping sound cover . A stone baptismal font was placed next to the altar in the choir.
In 2011/2012 the church was modernized. Among other things, the sound cover was removed and pictures specially designed for the Markuskirche by the Kreuzberg artist Peter Schmersal were integrated into new light boxes.
organ
The original organ of the church was made under the direction of Paul Walcker by the Sauer company in Frankfurt (Oder) . It was destroyed in World War II. The organ gallery was only moved in in 1959, initially only one positive was available. It was not until 1963 that the large organ with 41 stops on three manuals and 3544 pipes from Orgelbau Friedrich Weigle was installed.
local community
The church hosts the services of the Markus Congregation, which includes around 5000 people. Concerts and readings take place regularly. A regularly accepted incubator for kestrels in the tower of the building is operated by the initiative for a lively Markusplatz in Berlin-Steglitz - MarkusGarten and the AGRP protection of the NABU Berlin .
literature
- Architects and Engineers Association of Berlin: Berlin and its buildings. Part VI. Sacred buildings. Berlin 1997
- Hans-Jürgen Rach: The villages in Berlin. Berlin 1990
- Günther Kühne, Elisabeth Stephani: Evangelical churches in Berlin. Berlin 1978
- Klaus-Dieter Wille: The bells of Berlin (West). History and inventory. Berlin 1987.
Web links
- Evangelical Mark Parish
- Community history (PDF; 50 kB)
- The buildings of the Markus Congregation (PDF; 345 kB)
- Information about the organ
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markuskirche Berlin-Steglitz. In: rundfunk.evangelisch.de - the media portal of the evangelical church. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Kestrel on the steeple of St. Mark's Church. In: MarkusGarten - Initiative for a lively Markusplatz in Berlin-Steglitz. Helmut Lübbeke / Freundeskreis Markuskirche e. V., September 2, 2016, accessed May 18, 2019 .