Maloja Reformed Church
The Reformed Church in Maloja is a Protestant - Reformed church under protection of the canton of Grisons . The church is seen from the Upper Engadine at the entrance to the village on the cantonal road.
History and equipment
The church was originally an Anglican religious building at the end of the 19th century, which was built in connection with British winter tourism. The church was built in 1888–89 by the architect Nicolaus Hartmann sen. and the builder Alexander Kuoni . The client was the Kursaal AG of the Maloja Palace .
The church presents itself as a stylized neo-Gothic building. The nave carries over a highly flexed hip roof a roof turret and is clothed with exposed stone masonry.
The interior of the choir is rectangular. The central point is the altar , which was retained after the building was transferred to the Reformed. The church interior is covered with a vault made of wooden barrels, reminiscent of Noah's Ark .
Church organization
The Evangelical Reformed Regional Church of Graubünden leads Maloja as part of the Bergell pastoral community within the Colloquium VII Engiadin'Ota-Bregaglia-Poschiavo-Surses .
gallery
Exterior view of the choir
in the winter
Italian-German inscription on the blackboard on the outside wall
Psalm 23, carved on the bench in front of the church
Web links
- Former Anglican Church Maloja on graubuendenkultur.ch
- The Maloja Reformed Church on the homepage of the marketing organization graubuenden.ch with photos of the exterior and interior
Coordinates: 46 ° 24 '21.7 " N , 9 ° 41' 50.7" E ; CH1903: 773 673 / 141908