Gedächtniskirche (Speyer)

	Gedächtniskirche (Speyer) Gedächtniskirche (German for "Memorial Church") may refer to several different churches, among them: * Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche (also known in English as Emperor Frederick Memorial Church) in Berlin * Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (also known in English as Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) in Berlin. * Gedächtniskirche der Protestation (Memorial Church of the Protestation) in Speyer. * Gedächtniskirche Schönefeld in Leipzig-Schönefeld Schönefeld is a locality in the Northeast borough of Leipzig. Concerning administrative matters Schönefeld-Ost is a separate locality of Leipzig, while the rest of Schönefeld, together with Abtnaundorf forms a locality called Schönefeld-Abtn ... , {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche The Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche () is a German Protestant church owned and used by a congregation within the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia. The church building is situated in Händelallee in Hansaviertel (a locality of Berlin's Mitte borough) near Großer Tiergarten. Designed by architect Ludwig Lemmer, it was built in 1957, replacing a former nineteenth-century building designed by Johannes Vollmer which was destroyed during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... External links record 20495713in the Marburg Picture IndexOfficial website Churches completed in 1895 Churches completed in 1957 1957 establishments in West Germany KaiserFriedrichGedachtniskirche Buildings and structures in Berlin destroyed d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (), mostly known simply as the Memorial Church (German: ''Gedächtniskirche'' ) is a Protestant church affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia, a regional body of the Protestant Church in Germany. It is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the centre of the Breitscheidplatz. The original church on the site was built in the 1890s. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and 1963. The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall. The Memorial Church today is a famous landmark of western Berlin, and is nicknamed by Berliners ''"der hohle Zahn"'', meaning "the hollow tooth". Old church The construction of the church was part of a Protestant church-building programme initiated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gedächtniskirche, Speyer The Gedächtniskirche der Protestation ( English: ''The Memorial Church of the Protestation'') is a United Protestant church of both Lutheran and Reformed confessions in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, that commemorates the Protestation at Speyer in defense of the evangelical faith, specifically Lutheranism. Built between 1893 and 1904, the church was constructed in memory of the protest that took place at the Diet of Speyer by the Protestant rulers of the Holy Roman Empire in 1529. The tower is the tallest bell tower in the whole Palatinate at . Historical background In the latter part of the nineteenth century during the time of the ''Kulturkampf'', relations between Protestants and Catholics were strained. The Gedächtniskirche was intended as a mother church for Protestant Christianity, although debates among the Protestants led to a delay of about 35 years between the original idea and the laying of the foundations. The building of the memorial church was a react ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Protestation At Speyer On 19 April 1529, six princes and representatives of 14 Imperial Free Cities petitioned the Imperial Diet at Speyer against an imperial ban of Martin Luther, as well as the proscription of his works and teachings, and called for the unhindered spread of the evangelical faith. The "Protestants" The Six Princes # John the Steadfast of Wettin, Elector of Saxony # George the Pious of Hohenzollern, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach # Ernest I the Confessor of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Lüneburg-Celle and his brother # Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Gifhorn # Philip I the Magnanimous, Landgrave of Hesse # Wolfgang of Ascania, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen The 14 Imperial Free Cities #Strassburg #Augsburg # Ulm #Konstanz #Lindau #Memmingen #Kempten # Nördlingen #Heilbronn #Reutlingen # Isny # St. Gallen # Weissenburg # Windsheim "Protestants" withdrawing their initial support #Cologne #Frankfurt am Main Cause Eight years earlier, Martin Luther was banned by the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer lies south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, and south-west of Heidelberg. Founded by the Ancient Rome, ancient Romans as a fortified town on the northeast frontiers of their Roman Empire, it is one of Germany's oldest cities. Speyer Cathedral, a number of other churches, and the ("old gate") dominate the Speyer landscape. In the cathedral, beneath the high altar, are the tombs of eight Holy Roman Emperors and List of German monarchs, German kings. The city is famous for the 1529 Protestation at Speyer. One of the ShUM-cities which formed the cultural center of Jewish life in Europe during the Middle Ages, Medieval / Middle Ages, Speyer and its Jewish courtyard, Speyer, Jewish courtyard was inscribed on the UNESCO (United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gedächtniskirche Schönefeld Gedächtniskirche Schönefeld (Schönefeld Memorial Church) is a Lutheran church in Schönefeld, now part of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The former village church was built in style from 1816, replacing a previous building destroyed by fire. It was named Gedächtniskirche in 1916 when it became a memorial to fallen soldiers. History The first church in Schönefeld was probably built in the early 14th century. It burned down in 1526, and was restored within a year. It was rebuilt and expanded from 1753 to 1776. On 18 October 1813, it was destroyed by fire during the Battle of Leipzig. In 1816, a new church was begun, by the Leipzig master carpenter Walter Friedrich and the Schönefeld master mason Carl Friedrich. From 1817, mason Wagner from Leipzig and Adam Gottlob Lindner from Taucha, Seegeritz helped. The church was inaugurated on 16 April 1820; the tower was completed end of that year, and the bells were consecrated on 25 August 1839. Interior features were provided by 27 spon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]