Willow Church
Weiden churches are from the natural material wicker existing church buildings without a fixed roof. The first willow church in Germany was built at the IGA 2003 in Rostock as a so-called willow dome . More willow churches were built at later garden shows.
Willow Dome Rostock
The willow dome erected in the run-up to the International Garden Show (IGA 2003) is considered to be the largest living structure in the world. The dome height of the building designed by the architect Marcel Kalberer is 15 meters and the length 52 meters.
Kalberer also managed the construction, which began in 2001 and in which around 650 volunteers from 13 nations and the architecture group “ gentle structures ” were involved. 50 participants each lived in the camp to cut, bundle and erect the willow branches and to erect the self-supporting structure.
Weidenkirche Kaiserslautern
The Weidenkirche Kaiserslautern is located on the site of the former state horticultural show of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and is 30 meters long with a nave consisting of eight arches and has a 15 meter high "bell tower".
A drainage system was installed around the church so that the willow trees can grow . The willows themselves are 80 centimeters deep in the ground and have been wrapped around a steel frame that provides additional stability. The shape of the church is consciously based on the construction of Gothic churches.
Weidenkirche Gedern / Steinberg
The willow church in the village of Steinberg in the Hessian community of Gedern was built under the guidance of the nature artist Thomas Hofmann and completed in 2004. Eight women regularly attend this church.
Wendeburg willow church
This willow church is located on the grounds of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wendeburg in the Peine district , Lower Saxony.
Based on the basic ideas of the willow structures, this church was built between February 2006 and May 2006 according to the plans and under the direction of Wolfgang Gemba with the help of many volunteer young and old people.
The structure is approx. 15 m long and approx. 8 m wide. The nave consists of eight arches. The axes are aligned in east-west or north-south direction. All arch shapes obey the mathematical equations of the chain lines .
Weidenkirche Annastift Hannover
This willow church is located on the grounds of the Annastift in Hannover-Mittelfeld .
Based on the basic ideas of the willow structures, this church was built according to the plans and under the direction of Wolfgang Gemba together with the master gardener Martin Bode with the help of many volunteer young and old people, disabled and non-disabled, in the period from February 2011 to May 2011 from approx 2,400 willow branches built.
The structure is circular with a diameter of 18 m, reaching 10 m at the highest point, with the main room of the construction being 5 m high.
The circular nave consists of 12 large and 12 small arches, which are supported by 24 so-called cross braces. The building is crowned by a graceful stainless steel cross, to which 12 semi-arches soar. The floor is designed to be handicapped accessible in a colored plaster bed and contains the symbol of Diakonie . Here, too, all arch forms obey the mathematical equations of the chain lines.
Weidenkirche Pappenheim
The willow church of the Protestant youth in Bavaria was built in Pappenheim with the help of two work camps during the 2007 Easter holidays. The inauguration took place as part of the regional youth convention with a solemn service on May 17, 2007.
Weidenkirche Berlin
In Berlin-Wannsee , the willow church of the "Evangelical Student Work (BK) Berlin" is growing on the Bäkewiese children's and youth campground. Around 120 young people built the Berlin Weidenkirche from April 30 to May 4, 2014, supported by trainees and their trainers and volunteer craftspeople. The model is the willow church in Pappenheim - but only the rotunda without the nave. Provost Friederike von Kirchbach dedicated the Weidenkirche on the far south-western outskirts of the city on Sunday, July 6th, 2014.
Willow Dome Johnsbach
A willow dome in Austria is located in Johnsbach in the Gesäuse National Park .
See also
Web links
- Willow Church of the Evangelical Youth of Bavaria
- Series of pictures of the Weidenkirche in Steinberg
- Willow Church of the Annastift in Hanover
- Pictures of the construction of the willow church of the Annastift in Hanover
- Willow Church in Wendeburg
- Willow Church of Protestant Student Work (BK) Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfang Gemba: Weidenkirche "Annastift" master plan. (PDF; 5.2 MB) In: wolfgang-gemba.de. March 11, 2010, p. 12 , accessed June 29, 2020 .