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 ...
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Gedächtniskirche Leipzig-Schönefeld
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 Memorial Church, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (also known in English as Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) in Berlin. * Gedächtniskirche, Speyer, Gedächtniskirche der Protestation (Memorial Church of the Protestation at Speyer, Protestation) in Speyer. * Gedächtniskirche Schönefeld in Leipzig-Schönefeld, {{disambiguation ...
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