Nikolauskapelle (Frankfurt-Bergen)
The Nikolauskapelle is a late Gothic former house of worship and a Hessian cultural monument in Bergen-Enkheim , a district of Frankfurt am Main .
Origin and development
The Nikolauskapelle was built in 1524 by Cistercian monks from the Haina monastery in the center of Bergen. After just two years, the church was profaned in the course of the Reformation in 1526. The use as a barn and stable is documented from 1829. In 1984 the city of Frankfurt am Main acquired the Nikolauskapelle in order to restore it. Since its completion in 1994, the building has been used as a location for secular cultural events.
architecture
In the historic town center, the Nikolauskapelle is located on Marktstrasse within the former royal court. The plastered building is designed with late Gothic windows. The fish bubble tracery of the windows, like the corner stones on the building edges, is made of red sandstone. The pointed roof is covered with red tiles. The three-bay hall church ends in the east with a three-eighth closure. The portals are marked with the years 1524 and 1564. Only rib connections remain from the former rib vault . Above it is a modeled star vault with ribs made of steel girders.
literature
- Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments . Hessen II administrative district Darmstadt. German art publisher, 2008
Web links
- Website of the operator of the Nikolauskapelle
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Nikolauskapelle In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
Coordinates: 50 ° 9 ′ 19.3 ″ N , 8 ° 45 ′ 19 ″ E