Kirche des Hlg. Johannes von Kronstadt zu Hamburg
The Kirche des Hlg. Johannes von Kronstadt zu Hamburg is a Russian Orthodox church in Hamburg’s St. Pauli district. Its neo-Romanesque exterior uses Rhenish-Staufer forms and an octagonal tower. Chapel-like extensions and transepts gather around the central structure, giving the building an unusual outline.
Architect Fernando Lorenzen designed the church according to the Wiesbaden Program in 1906. It began as the Evangelical Lutheran Gnadenkirche. World War Two heavily damaged the building, which remained unusable until 1947. In 2004, the Russian Orthodox Church received the building, and consecration followed in 2007. Pews now line the walls, while the pulpit stands beside the iconostasis. The exterior changed little, apart from Orthodox crosses added to its towers.
The design also draws on Georgian church forms, with Romanesque and Gothic elements. Inside, an octagonal elliptical layout recalls the original focus on a pulpit altar. A cemetery and a filial church in Bahrenfeld support burials and other religious events. Stone-painted icons provide a rare detail in contemporary Europe.
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