St. Ambrosius (Trier)
The St. Ambrosius Church in Trier is a Catholic parish church that was created by converting a former parade hall of the Goeben barracks .
history
In the course of the construction of the Goeben barracks in Trier , a parade hall was built in 1912, which, like the entire barracks, was initially used by the Prussian soldiers stationed there and, after the end of the First World War, initially by American and then French occupation troops. After their departure, houses were built on the former barracks in the 1930s , and a parish named after St. Ambrosius of Milan was set up for their residents after the Second World War . In 1947 the former parade hall was converted into a church according to plans by the Trier architect Fritz Thoma , followed by a second one in 1954, which gave the building its present-day appearance by adding the bell tower.
The parish has been part of the St. Paulin parish community in Trier since 2011.
construction
Today's church is a single-nave building with a high gable roof and one of two buttresses (which also form the bell tower) in the east facade of the thermal baths. The interior, which is oriented towards the west, still gives an idea of the character of the former functional building through its wooden truss construction. It is particularly characterized by the glazing of the gable windows by Heinrich Dieckmann and the side windows by Reinhard Heß . The church is particularly noteworthy for its character as a former functional building that was deliberately retained during the redesign.
literature
- Jens Fachbach, Stefan Heinz, Andreas Tacke, Georg Schelbert (eds.): Architekturführer Trier , Petersberg 2015, pp. 133-134.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 55.8 " N , 6 ° 39 ′ 33.8" E