Friedenskirche
Friedenskirche stands in Dresden’s Löbtau district as an Evangelical-Lutheran church shaped by rebuilding. Its long history combines neo-Gothic form, neo-Romanesque details, and post-war timber architecture. Christian Friedrich Arnold designed the original building, whose construction began in 1889 and ended with consecration in 1891.
Air raids during the Second World War left the tower and several walls standing. Otto Bartning then designed a Notkirche within those surviving elements, using a prefabricated roof and a dark wooden interior. The rebuilt church received its second consecration in December 1949. Visible pillars and beams give the interior its strongest architectural character.
The sandstone altar came from the Sophienkirche and carries a Renaissance relief. Jehmlich built the replacement organ, while three steel bells cast in 1920 survived the war. Since 1999, the church has belonged to the Evangelical-Lutheran Parish of Peace and Hope.
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