Martinskaserne

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View from the East (2004)

The Martinskaserne (also Martini-Kaserne ) was a barracks building of the Royal Prussian Army in Erfurt, built between 1822 and 1825 . It was a listed building and was demolished in 2004 by the state development company of Thuringia .

history

Secularization and reconstruction of the former monastery building 1802–1820

Site plan ( Johann Friedrich von Stülpnagel 1826)
Central projection with thermal bath window
Corner formation of the eaves
Original window
profiled cornice stones

In anticipation of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803, Erfurt was occupied by the Prussian army in August 1802 . The great strategic importance of the city ​​located between the small states of Thuringia became apparent only four years later: After the battle of Jena and Auerstedt , the French Empire occupied Erfurt as " Domaine réservé à l'Empereur " and temporarily stationed over 16,000 soldiers, mostly in confiscated private quarters.

After Erfurt was retaken by Prussia as a result of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig at the end of 1813 and the Congress of Vienna , Erfurt was specifically developed as a Prussian " fortress of the first rank ". The more than 3,000 soldiers stationed in the city, who by the middle of the century made up over a tenth of the total population, had to be accommodated. The monasteries, which have been in state ownership since the secularization of 1803 , were particularly suitable for this purpose . By cabinet order of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. On October 19, 1818 and March 11, 1819, the Erfurt Martinskloster was also secularized, whereby their assets were to be used " for the good of the churches in Erfurtschen and Eichsfeld ." The Cistercian women who had previously lived here had to leave the monastery Reconstruction of the former monastery, built around a square courtyard between 1755 and 1758, which was later called "Martini barracks" .

Construction of the barracks on Bergstrom by 1826

In 1822, Erfurt became the seat of the IV Army Corps under the general command of Friedrich Wilhelm von Jagow . During this time, the Martini barracks was expanded directly to the bank of the Breitstrom in direct connection to the former enclosure on the areas of the former monastery garden . The symmetrical complex was given a castle-like character, with the courtyard open to the city center to the east apparently serving as a parade ground. The 74 m long three-storey central building merged at right angles into 58 m long and initially equally high side wings, which were reduced to two storeys to the east. The roofs were used as continuous, which bends in the corners of the saddle roofs formed on the side wings with Krüppelwalmen ended. The building had 29 window axes facing the Bergstrom and 11 window axes on the courtyard side. The facades of the central structure and the side wings received towards the courtyard slightly protruding with Sandsteinlisenen combined risalits with a large, semi-circular thermal bath window on the third floor and vigorous, with console Friesen provided eaves above. The crew quarters inside were accessed through wide corridors and comfortable, two-flight staircases in the middle and in the corners.

Military use until 1918

In 1826 the construction of the barracks was apparently completed and its floor plan was entered in the map of Erfurt drawn by Johann Friedrich von Stülpnagel . In the same year von Jagow, who had previously been made an honorary citizen of Erfurt , left the city because the IV Army Corps was stationed in Magdeburg . The 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 remained - with short interruptions - until 1860 in Erfurt, which was further developed as a garrison town. Thus, from 1828–1831, the defensions barracks were built on the property of the likewise secularized Peterskloster . The Martini barracks was used for military purposes until the end of the First World War .

Civil uses and concepts until 2000

After 1918 the building, now known as Martinskaserne, came into the possession of the Deutsche Reichspost , which set up its main workshop for motor vehicle repairs there. A thorough renovation was carried out in which the courtyard was provided with a glass roof and large workshop areas were created by inserting steel girders and supports. As a result of the fall of 1989/90, commercial use was given up. The now vacant building has been designated as a cultural monument . The meanwhile privatized Deutsche Post AG offered it for sale. In this context, several sensible re-use concepts emerged, including a. by the architects Fischer & Fromm .

Acquisition by LEG and demolition in 2004

In 2000, the state-owned LEG acquired the land with the buildings to round off its neighboring property in Brühl and submitted an application for demolition, as it would reduce the effort required to maintain it. a. due to soil contamination, as unreasonable. The Thuringian State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology , represented by Stefan Winghart , approved the application after initially making several negative statements, so that the monument was completely demolished in May 2004. The art historian Adrian von Buttlar described the process as sad, if not scandalous, in any case .

literature

Web links

Commons : Martinskaserne Erfurt  - Collection of pictures

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steffen Rassloff 2012, p. 89.
  2. ↑ Peinhardt 1992, p. 30.
  3. ↑ ARUP Städtebau 1994, p. 6.
  4. ^ Letter from Stefan Winghart to Elmar Nolte dated May 17, 2004.
  5. ^ Letter from Adrian von Buttlar to Elmar Nolte dated July 20, 2004.

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 23.9 ″  N , 11 ° 0 ′ 55.4 ″  E