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church in

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. It was built in the

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city district of

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, near the Pregel river, between 1904 and 1907. The church was designed by architect and was built for the Catholic immigrants that were arriving in Königsberg. The church remained largely unharmed during

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. It was used by the

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as a

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immediately after the war, and then as a fertilizer depot. In the beginning of the 1980s the church underwent a minor restoration, and began to function as the concert hall of the Kaliningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. This made possible the installation of a new organ, which with its 44 registers and 3,600 pipes became a favourite of even the best organists of the Saint Petersburg music academy. The clock of the

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church was placed in the tower. The Kaliningrad authorities have refused to return the church to the

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community.

References

* Robert Albinus: ''Königsberg-Lexikon''. Würzburg 2002, *

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: ''Geschichte der königl. Haupt- und Residenzstadt Königsberg in Preußen''. Reprint of the original edition, Stuttgart 1899. *

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: ''Die Geschichte der Stadt Königsberg in Preußen''. 3 Bände, Köln 1996, * Jürgen Manthey: ''Königsberg – Geschichte einer Weltbürgerrepublik''. Hanser 2005, * Gunnar Strunz: ''Königsberg entdecken'', Berlin 2006, * Baldur Köster: ''Königsberg: Architektur aus deutscher Zeit.'' Husum Druck, 2000, {{ISBN, 3-88042-923-5. 1904 establishments in Germany Roman Catholic churches in Kaliningrad Concert halls in Russia Churches in Kaliningrad Oblast Former churches in Königsberg Former Roman Catholic church buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in Russia

Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Kaliningrad Oblast