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The Lutherkirche (Luther Church) is one of four main Protestant churches in Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse, Germany. It was built from 1908 to 1910 in Jugendstil (the ''Art Nouveau'' style) and in accordance with the , on a design by Friedrich Pützer. With two organs and good acoustics, it is also a concert venue. == History == By 1903, population growth in Wiesbaden necessitated the building of a fourth Protestant church. The city already had three: the Marktkirche, the Bergkirche and the Ringkirche. The latest of these, the Ringkirche, had been consecrated only nine years earlier; designed by the construction of the church had followed the principles of the Wiesbadener Programm. These principles had met with wide acclaim. They were followed again in the planning of the new church. In 1905 the architectural competition the program required was held. After shortlisting three proposals, the congregation decided on a design by Friedrich Pützer from Darmstadt on 8 June 1906. He was an architect and professor at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt. Pützer was not associated with the Darmstadt Artists' Colony at the ドイツ語:Mathildenhöhe, but shared their interest in overcoming historicism.〔 The jury included the architects Hermann Eggert and Franz Schwechten, the Wiesbaden building inspector Richard Saran and the minister Emil Veesenmeyer, who had developed the ドイツ語:Wiesbadener Programm with Johannes Otzen. The jury ruled: :The ground plan of this design is innovative, and promises to create an exceptionally beautiful interior, plus in all probability good acoustics as well. The exterior has an original and appealing appearance and can be even further adapted with minimal changes to the local architectural style, as has by chance already been seen. In particular, the spires need an alteration, which will anyway occur, as necessary, during further elaboration of the design (…) The design achieves an impressive architectural effect by comparatively simple means, and can be regarded as a significant step forward on the path to advancing Protestant church architecture.〔〔Cited on (www.lutherkirche-wiesbaden.de )〕 Construction was originally scheduled to begin in July 1907, but was somewhat delayed. Earth was broken on 28 August 1908, a stone-laying ceremony took place on 1 November 1908,〔 and the Lutherkirche was inaugurated on 8 January 1911.〔 The roof of the building was damaged during World War II. Postwar, the colourful interior wallpaintings were covered by whitewash.〔 In the 1980s the walls were restored using the original plans,〔 and the restoration of the church was completed in 1992.〔 The building is of national importance as an example of Jugendstil.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lutherkirche, Wiesbaden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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