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The Ringkirche (Ring Church) is a Protestant church in
The Ringkirche was the first Protestant church in Germany to follow the Wiesbadener Programm, which focused on a clear view from every seat to the combined altar, pulpit, organ and choir areas. It was built between 1892 and 1894 and designed by Johannes Otzen, one of the authors of the Wiesbadener Programm. The hall is a of a type which became a model for Protestant church buildings until the end of World War I. It was consecrated in 1894, seating 1,100 people. Its organ was built by Walcker, with a Romantic disposition, of which 75% is again intact today. The organ was modified to a neo-Baroque disposition in 1949, but restored to its original disposition by major restoration from 2015, leaving not one of the c. 1,800 pipes untouched. Around a quarter of them were replaced. and the others were repaired.
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Ringkirche
(in German) kirchen-wiesbaden.de {{authority control Romanesque Revival architecture in Germany Protestant churches in Wiesbaden Churches completed in 1894
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
, the state capital of Hesse
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...
, Germany. The Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended t ...
church was built between 1892 and 1894 and designed by Johannes Otzen. The historic monument also serves as a concert venue.
History
The Ringkirche was the first Protestant church in Germany to follow the Wiesbadener Programm, which focused on a clear view from every seat to the combined altar, pulpit, organ and choir areas. It was built between 1892 and 1894 and designed by Johannes Otzen, one of the authors of the Wiesbadener Programm. The hall is a of a type which became a model for Protestant church buildings until the end of World War I. It was consecrated in 1894, seating 1,100 people. Its organ was built by Walcker, with a Romantic disposition, of which 75% is again intact today. The organ was modified to a neo-Baroque disposition in 1949, but restored to its original disposition by major restoration from 2015, leaving not one of the c. 1,800 pipes untouched. Around a quarter of them were replaced. and the others were repaired.
The Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended t ...
church is located on the Ringstraße
The Ringstrasse or Ringstraße (pronounced Help:IPA/Standard German, ɪŋˌʃtʁaːsə:File:De-Ringstraße.ogg, ⓘ, lit. ''ring road'') is a 5.3 km (3.3 mi) circular grand boulevard that serves as a ring road around the historic city centre, ...
between the central districts of Westend Westend may refer to:
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and Rheingauviertel. Its twin towers dominate the intersecting .
A building of the Gründerzeit
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, the church was declared a German ''Nationaldenkmal'' (national monument) in 2002. It demonstrates a uniform style, reminiscent of the period between Romanesque and Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved f ...
, unaltered by destruction in wars or later remodeling. The building was extensively restored beginning in 2003. It is used for church concerts, such as a venue of the Rheingau Musik Festival
The (RMF) is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres. Concerts take place at culturally important locations, such as Eberbach Abbey and Schloss Johannisberg, ...
.
Literature
* ''Baedeker Wiesbaden Rheingau'', Karl Baedeker GmbH, Ostfildern-Kemnat, 2001 * Gottfried Kiesow, ''Das verkannte Jahrhundert. Der Historismus am Beispiel Wiesbaden'', Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, 2005 * Ralf-Andreas Gmelin, ''Der Dom der kleinen Leute – Ein Wiesbadener Geburtsort der Moderne'', Ring Edition Wiesbaden, 2004References
External links
*Ringkirche
(in German) kirchen-wiesbaden.de {{authority control Romanesque Revival architecture in Germany Protestant churches in Wiesbaden Churches completed in 1894