Temple Neuf (, meaning "New Temple") is a Protestant church in
Metz
Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...
, France. It is located on place de la Comédie (next to
Opéra-Théâtre),
at the center of the
Jardin d'Amour on the southwestern edge of
ÃŽle du Petit-Saulcy, which is surrounded by the
Moselle
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.

The church was built by Glod, with the first stone being laid on 25 November 1901 (when Metz was a part of the
German Empire
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),
following plans by architect Conrad Wahn.
It was inaugurated as the Neue evangelische Kirche on 14 May 1904 in the presence of
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty ...
, and his wife
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny; 22 October 1858 – 11 April 1921) was the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to Wilhelm II, German Emperor.
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.
The church is an example of
Romanesque Revival architecture
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 ...
,
and has been a ''
monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
'' of France since 1930.
References
External links
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