Photograph of Saint Thomas Church

The church St. Thomas (German: Thomaskirche) is a Protestant church in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. Friedrich Adler designed and built the church between 1865 and 1869.[1] The church was constructed in the shape of a Latin cross with two towers and a 56 metre high dome.[2]

Prior to the construction of the Berliner Dom, it was the largest church in Berlin with around 3,000 seats, and the congregation was one of the largest in Western Christendom.[3]

St. Thomas was partially damaged by an aerial bombardment on 22 November 1942.[4] The church’s eastern gallery and choir windows were completely destroyed.[5]   The reconstruction occurred between 1956 and 1963 by Werner Retzlaffand Ludolf von Walthausen. The exterior of the church was reconstructed according to historical templates, while the interior underwent several changes.[5]

It is located directly between the Luisenstädtischer Kanal and Mariannenplatz, once a central location.

References

  1. ↑ Newcomb, Rexford (1931). "Outlines of the History of Architecture" (Revised ed.). J. Wiley & Sons, Incorporated: 273. ISBN 0598974814. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Visite de Berlin : Monuments de Berlin, Edifices religieux, Eglise Saint Thomas, St Thomas-Kirche, Histoire de la St Thomas-Kirche, Les influences croisées rhénane et néo-classique". www.berlin-en-ligne.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  3. ↑ Meintz, Rene. "St.-Thomas-Kirche". Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg-Portal (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  4. ↑ "St. Thomas Kirche - Berlin - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. 1 2 "DeWiki > St.-Thomas-Kirche (Berlin)". DeWiki (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-19.

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