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Evangelical-Augsburg Chapel, Poznań
Evangelical-Augsburg Chapel in Poznań is a historic building in Manitius Park in Poznań, Poland. It used to be a Protestant chapel at a cemetery. History The chapel was built in 1896 at what was then the Lutheran parish cemetery of St. Paul. When the cemetery was closed in 1946, the municipal authorities allowed the chapel to serve as a temporary place of worship. In 1948, the chapel became the home of the Polish National Church, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Over the years, the local authorities denied all requests to either enlarge the chapel or demolish it. The congregation decided to construct a new church in a different location in the city. The last Sunday service in the chapel took place in 2003. Description The chapel is a brick Neo-Gothic building with one nave and a shallow chancel. From the street, the nave is preceded by a vestibule. The choir is covered with a cross vault; the nave has open timbered roof trusses. The interior of the nave is il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poznań Kaplica Ewangelicko-augsburska
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair (''Jarmark Świętojański''), traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance Old Town, Town Hall and Gothic Cathedral. Poznań is the fifth-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. As of 2021, the city's population is 529,410, while the Poznań metropolitan area (''Metropolia Poznań'') comprising Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.1 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the Greater Poland region, currently the administrative capital of the province called Greater Poland Voivodeship. Poznań is a center of trade, sports, education, technology and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
