Sankt Bonifatius
Sankt Bonifatius is a Roman Catholic parish church in Hamburg’s Eimsbüttel district, built from brick in basilica form. Its recessed choir ends in a semicircular apse. Small paired clerestory windows illuminate the main nave beneath ribbed vaults. A square-based tower rises north of the nave, carrying a pyramid-shaped copper roof.
Cologne architect Fritz Kunst designed the church, which was constructed between 1909 and 1910. The asymmetrical street front recalls Gothic mendicant-order churches despite the ribbed vaulting. Monument protection has covered the building since 1998, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
Inside, Heinrich Seling’s workshop created the carved wooden high altar with multicoloured gilding. Saint figures flank the tabernacle, while half-reliefs above show five scenes from Jesus’s life. The sequence includes his birth, crucifixion, and resurrection beneath a triumphant Christ as judge of the world.
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