Christkönigskirche
Christkönigskirche began as a turbine testing facility before architect Klapproth from Vorsfelde transformed the industrial hall into a Catholic church. The congregation consecrated the church in 1934.
Bomb damage during the Second World War led to restoration, new windows, a renewed ceiling and a larger gallery for the organ. Wiegand Helfenbein built the original organ in 1950.
Inside, a creamy travertine altar once held relics of Saint Elisabeth and Saint Radegundis of Thuringia. Paul Emil Jacobs painted the World Redeemer and Madonna with Child.
The church survived closure and repairs before the Romanian Orthodox community took responsibility for the building in 2019. The building became a spiritual home for Romanian Orthodox believers.
Its history joins industrial engineering, Catholic worship, wartime damage, artistic heritage and the continuing work of a religious community. The travertine altar anchors the interior of Christkönigskirche.
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